What changes have you made?

[isiahstites]

Curious as to what changes everyone has made so far in the off season or plan to make prior to the racing season starting?

I am going to be making some chassis changes. I plan to stretch the frame and lower the front end and steering neck. If I am succesful in the completion of these items I will get rid of the existing controversial Yamaha gas tank as it keeps me in the wind. I will make a new one to go where ever I can find the space and add a fuel pump and regulator (thanks Kent) as I am assuming at this point it will be lower than the carb. Once all of this is complete I am going to see about finding a set of fairings from Kent.

I am going to be busy before everything gets kicked off in May. My goal for this year is 175mph!

Scott

[Sumner]

....................mplete I am going to see about finding a set of fairings from Kent................Scott

I hear he doesn't get in until about 10 am or later.  Just go in before then and help yourself  .


Sum

[isiahstites]

....................mplete I am going to see about finding a set of fairings from Kent................Scott

I hear he doesn't get in until about 10 am or later.  Just go in before then and help yourself  .


Sum

Later is more like it.........I learned after two trips down there in the early morning I have a better chance of catching him at 2 A.M. rather 10 A.M.

Scott

[ol38y]

I am going to be busy before everything gets kicked off in May. My goal for this year is 175mph!

Scott
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An admirable goal, do you think it's realistic,,, maybe with a fairing...

Good on ya mate,,, see ya in May

Larry

All in fun Scott, good luck to ya

[isiahstites]

I am going to be busy before everything gets kicked off in May. My goal for this year is 175mph!

Scott
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An admirable goal, do you think it's realistic,,, maybe with a fairing...

Good on ya mate,,, see ya in May

Larry

All in fun Scott, good luck to ya

With a fairing I think it's realistic, besides you have got to shoot for goal that is not exactly easily obtainable......there needs to be some sort of challenge!

Scott

[jimmy six]

Since I lost 2 more trailer tires on my November trip to El Mirage, I again purchased 4 new trailer tires. 10 ply this time. Now my 7000 pound trailer has over 11,400 punds of tire capacity up from 10,000. Since I'm allowed to store at work I now have it up on blocks...Fork lifts sure help. Good Luck

[GH]

Repaired the broken engine from the World Finals. Here's hoping I got the sticking exhaust valve problems solved. Still looking for that RED HAT.

[Dave Haller]

I experienced oil blow out through the breather on my dry sump tank. Cut the meet short for me following advise from friends who stated the fix couldn't be done down there. Been researching what I need to do for the fix. Running a three stage dry sump pump, one pressure, two suction. Been told the air created in the engine vacum had no where to go so it went out the breather tube filling the overflow tank and blowing out from there. Been told a couple of different fixes, just don't know which will cure the problem. Am changing the headers, going to tuck them in and maybe run an evac system to each collector. Changing out the rear end from a Ford 9" to a Winters quick change so I can get the gearing needed to attain the goal I have set for myself. Getting new Taylor wheels made for the 30" M/T's I overpaid for. Been told I need to enclose the rear of the car by some of the experts but will hold off on that until next year. Other than that no other changes for this year.
Dave Haller #93 A/FL

[Jonny Hotnuts]

We are now having a few minor changes made to a completely new engine (modded GPS that is for our LED gear position indicator).

It was our intent to use a basically stock 1300cc busa motor as a test engine last year and we were going to use a 500+HP turbo busa this year. Because of our handling problem we could not get the motor over 6K in 6th (reds at 11) so we decided to postpone the turbo motor another year, but to put in a no compromises NA busa.

The new motor is 1507cc, billet crank, H-beam rods, Wards Performance big valve ported head…..The motor was dynoed at 250 rwhp on 98 oct. and should be stable to 300+ with a little spray.

We are also stretching the front to the class limit 130”, narrowing the front to the class limit, adding shoot, and another fire bottle (just because).

Keeping the green paint….it is my lucky color after all!

[SPARKY]

Changing the rear axle to 7.5 GM with 2.14 rear gears, replacing the Shorty 'Glide with a 400.  Atacking the 4" + "Scrub Radius" with new spindles, and some old Jeep wheels 16" wheels---if they can be made round enough. gpong back to solid on front and rear axles. Changing to nose shape and shortning the wheelbase to 190".  Will be changing the top of the car slightly.  Lowering the rear fin and fairing the axles.  WHEW---makes me tired just thinking about it all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dwarner]

JH,

Did you happen to plug these numbers into a spread sheet like on Sum's webpage? I would like to see a hard copy of 300 MPH on 250 HP.

DW

[ol38y]

DW,

I took the 300 to mean HP but I could be wrong.

Larry

[promachine]

Well, the 811 fuel roadster is getting a new 44 amp msd mag and a 16 gal. pump,
We will try to finish the Leggit-Beck-Davidson blown fuel roadster to run this year.
As far as the street roadster goes, we will try to remove the imprint of a Int. Scout from the fronte of the car.

[Jonny Hotnuts]

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JH,

Did you happen to plug these numbers into a spread sheet like on Sum's webpage? I would like to see a hard copy of 300 MPH on 250 HP.

DW

DW,

I took the 300 to mean HP but I could be wrong.

Larry

I was meaning the motor should make 300HP....but I am fairly sure the car should do at least 400 mph with that. 

[jackson]

We decided the used ancient cam that we had purchased originally for a 406 inch small block was a little bit too much for our 283.  That cam was like a light switch.  Nothing, and at 6000 rpm it goes sideways.  The guys at Howard's cams will get all my business from now on.  I called all the other guys that were big players that I could find, and most of them made mad enough that I almost hung up on them.  I don't have the connections to get to the people that are knowledgeable with a tiny motor, but I was strongly disappointed with the big guy's advice.  Hopefully the new cam, 4-speed as opposed to 2-speed, and not having a wrist pin rubbing on the cylinder wall will get the Berkeley another 18.5 mph.  By the way, the blow-by was so bad that I got mad and ducted the valve cover breathers to hoses that went through the belly pan.  I hope nobody tried to follow that 30 degree left turn I laid with the oil trail at the 1-3/4 mile.  At least it is good to know that the arm restraints are just loose enough to correct for that.  Any more than that and I'm sure this pencil pusher wouldn't have saved it no matter how much arm movement I had!