It's About Time (Not MPH)

Mark Yacavone · 05-23-2021, 06:26 PM

So, we went down to Wild Horse for the Summit race last night.
There were enough S/SS cars to have a 3 round combo race..I'm glad I didn't totally embarrass myself with my friends.
I guess this is good news but it doesn't feel that way yet.
The little car seems to be okay...No wheel hop or torque steer that's usually associated with FWD cars.
It felt pretty good behind the line at 4 grand. I decided to bring it out at 5000 at that point. it immediately started leaning out on the line. It spun a bit then didn't want to rev up, so I shifted it low. That didn't help. It did it in every gear as I went thru in 4th, but way too low rpm-wise. It felt like about a second over run ..I had to look at the time slip twice to believe it..It ran about .56 under !.
I tried a second pass with the fuel pressure cranked up and some more heat in the motor. It shut down before the 60' clocks, so I just coasted thru and loaded it up and headed for the hills.

Bottom line here ,is it should be a second under car, with the computer straightened out...

I built the car for our local combo series, but the future of that looks rather bleak.
I'd probably sell it really cheap right now..I mean really cheap...before I get in the mood to start working on it again.
Meanwhile, here's a few left over pics.
This one is the water pump brackets, and yes , I owe you a finished picture, which I will do soon.

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05-23-2021, 06:26 PM	#25
Mark Yacavone Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Miles From Nowhere Posts: 7,817 Likes: 2,907 Liked 5,124 Times in 1,953 Posts	Re: It's About Time (Not MPH) So, we went down to Wild Horse for the Summit race last night. There were enough S/SS cars to have a 3 round combo race..I'm glad I didn't totally embarrass myself with my friends. I guess this is good news but it doesn't feel that way yet. The little car seems to be okay...No wheel hop or torque steer that's usually associated with FWD cars. It felt pretty good behind the line at 4 grand. I decided to bring it out at 5000 at that point. it immediately started leaning out on the line. It spun a bit then didn't want to rev up, so I shifted it low. That didn't help. It did it in every gear as I went thru in 4th, but way too low rpm-wise. It felt like about a second over run ..I had to look at the time slip twice to believe it..It ran about .56 under !. I tried a second pass with the fuel pressure cranked up and some more heat in the motor. It shut down before the 60' clocks, so I just coasted thru and loaded it up and headed for the hills. Bottom line here ,is it should be a second under car, with the computer straightened out... I built the car for our local combo series, but the future of that looks rather bleak. I'd probably sell it really cheap right now..I mean really cheap...before I get in the mood to start working on it again. Meanwhile, here's a few left over pics. This one is the water pump brackets, and yes , I owe you a finished picture, which I will do soon. [img]http s://i.postimg.cc/02gPqLGD/20210515-175323.jpg[/img] __________________ "We are lucky we don't get as much Government as we pay for." Will Rogers Last edited by Mark Yacavone; 09-15-2023 at 12:46 PM.