Positives first
Our EFI was having problems and Paul Powell [super EFI turner, wizard] traced the problem to corroded
weather pack pins. Then eventually tuned the car to the power we were used to or more and offered to help in the future.
2nd.. We didn't blow any tires on the trailer, 3 last time at Bvill, the axel changes worked.
We did have a big ass banging tire splitting cord busting blow out on tire mounted on front of trailer. Scared the hell ot of
everyone, sounded like a big rifle. Checked another spare in the trailer and it had a 11/2 in piece of rubber blown out.
What the heck
All our tires say #80 lbs at max load rating which we filled before leaving with air hose gauge.
Our race gauge only goes to 60 lbs, bowered a gauge that went to 120 lbs from ThunderSalt and checked the tires on trailer
95 lbs truck 100 lbs
Shop air gauge way off. maybe there is such a thing as Guarding Angles, Not good having front tire
blow out on truck.
After fixing the corrosion problem we had the 294 mph tune in the EFI, way to rich, course very bumpy, turned out.
Paul leaned it but didn't want to get to lean, still to rich turned out. Course way to bumpy and shacking every thing in car.
Felt like a broken rod.
Paul puts in his personal tune up and we brake dyno it [ on jack stands, step hard on brake and full throttle it ] 1st time
a little lazy, Paul adjust EFI [this takes seconds] try again, better. adjust, better, adjust WOW.
Short course this time 1st gear 30% throttle loose, bumpy, eyes double vision but better than long course, 2nd gear same deal loose and squirrely. 3rd gear plenty of power got up to 40% Throttle but felt I could spin at any time so shifted into high
gear,revs to low fouled a plug but I stayed on throttle hoping it would clear up it slowly picked up but still squirrely had a 204
or something 21/4 and spun before the 3 at a tack indicated 228 mph stayed on ground but right side front end got damaged
from car getting up on suspension when sideways, left side went into droop so much the spring holder was on top of spring instead of centered. We could have repaired front end but I had enough of rough courses.
The BNI did the best they could do with the thin salt they had. They couldn't use the heavy railroad track to drag as the salt was so thin, so they used lighter drags. Fast Freddy was out there dragging every night and said the salt was just to dry and needed a little rain to bond.
JL222