Apparently you to misunderstand.
I said I think it is POSSIBLE, and I think it will happen.
We are NOT trying to put our car in the 8's BUT
The road for us is the exact same for the destination.
Think of it this way, we have 3 phases planned 1 is done and will be testing and wrung out through Gaiensville, Phase 2 through early Aug and Phase 3 from then till early next season.
We want to keep the car in a competitive upward reach. Not build it run be done.
We are not shooting for 8's that is NOWHERE on our Roadmap.
BUT The path to get there is the same EXACT path as it is to stay competitive and outfront over the long haul (a season)
So......if the opportunity or "off ramp" should show itself within that time maybe a detour is in order.
Now do you understand what I am saying ? I want the car to do it, and by saying we plan for it, were not planning for the 8's were planning to keep the car ahead.
In as much as "who actually has drag racing experience" we do have that, we have more in other areas, but stock eliminator is new....big difference to NO drag experience.
But to me, thats all the more reason to ignore other pundits, Thinking "well if other havent done it I cant" is a certain recipie for utter failure
"Wether you think you can or not youre right"
"The bigges deterent to progress is .... oh hell I cant remeber.....Basically common knowledge or ASSUMING someone else knows something you dont is also a recipie for failure 100%
I ASSUMED that when these engines were put together that they were put together RIGHT, and that the cam position in was correct and that there was no way Stanton missed something like this, and that I, ME, I must be missing something, that it had to be right and I was not understanding the setup.
I was 100% Wrong, the cam was in wrong, I , my gut was right......so in as much as people with "actual drag experience" well thats 1 item, 2 is is it harder to pull 65 hp out of a 326cc engine or 750 out of a 383 inch engine ? The details on a smaller engine are that much more critical, I also can work on watches and camera shutters in my sleep, but that happens from living in the "Watch Room" with a grandfather who was a wathcmaker, not a repairman, a watch MAKER, who taught me well.....so YES I think we know things others dont in engines......by June well see....I could be 100% wrong, and that will be 100% OK too.....
I mean how many people ever , ever in their lifetime who love cars get an opporunity to build (less cage and such) a Drag Pak car themselves, with their own hands 100% Paint, wiring, plumbing etc......ever.....Making EVERY decision on EVERY part that goes in with no contratints, noone to answer to, no "client" no wife.....just build it the way you feel it should be built.
On a car, of this importance (historically the DP cars I mean) I will NEVER see an opportunity like this again , of that I am pretty certain. So Im here to enjoy the Journey, being able to do it with the old man, the things we used to do before he got sick.....I mean really ?
For US the Journey has been the reward the rest is gravy
For the other 100 DP Owners/ Builders.....Im sure they will see it the same, to be fortunate to even participate has been a privlage and worth it all in itself.
Cheers
Chris
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Originally Posted by Mopar Steve
I've been reading all this nonsense from the beginning and this will be my only post on this.
All this stuff that drooze thought of that is going to put this car in the "8's," wouldn't someone else, who actually has drag racing experience, have already thought of and tried these things?
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