Yet another bogu horsepower factor

[Chris "drooze" Wertman]

You and those valve sizes....lol.........

See everyone has something to bitch about even the DP guys.....

Originally Posted by hemidup

Some very valid points to consider Art. Bigger is always not better in certain engine builds. This whole thread was based on how bogus the 5.7 Hemi was rated. Maybe we should all get back on track since this topic just turned into another, "bash the NHRA" thread. To those who don't like what NHRA is doing, past or present?...Go throw your keg's of tea into the Boston Harbor and have yourselves a party.

Anyways, There are at least 4, maybe 5 DP cars with this particular package. None of which have even hit the 1320 as of yet. Our 5.7 DP is still on the chassis jig and has already been bench raced and factored to death. lol Do I particular like the options on the 5.7 engine package that Mopar gave us? No... Could have made more power with less.

[hemidup]

Originally Posted by drooze

You and those valve sizes....lol.........

See everyone has something to bitch about even the DP guys.....

And Chris, we never even discussed TB size. Made the same power with a single blade 3.30" as a bench raced proclaimed, whoop azz factory supplied 1000 cfm. BTW, 3.34" and 3.54" single blade TB's net basically the same results. Now that we talked about how much air goes into the pump, we should talk about how much air goes out of the pump. Oh wait, we already discussed headers and wasn't that a surprise.

[Chris "drooze" Wertman]

Originally Posted by hemidup

And Chris, we never even discussed TB size. Made the same power with a single blade 3.30" as a bench raced proclaimed, whoop azz factory supplied 1000 cfm. BTW, 3.34" and 3.54" single blade TB's net basically the same results. Now that we talked about how much air goes into the pump, we should talk about how much air goes out of the pump. Oh wait, we already discussed headers and wasn't that a surprise.

Thats why those are still in the Box, Ill try em but I dont feel like tiging the bungs on for the EGT's and yeah the "Secret Squirrel" Models Pete Z made me up, well theyre awesome...Torque like this ? Well, specially on the 5.7......540ft lbs at 4500-5000 depending on advance......I think Im gonna have the Stainless sent back and 3 stepped like Petes....

April fools all........maybe.......maybe not.

[hemidup]

Originally Posted by drooze

Thats why those are still in the Box, Ill try em but I dont feel like tiging the bungs on for the EGT's and yeah the "Secret Squirrel" Models Pete Z made me up, well theyre awesome...Torque like this ? Well, specially on the 5.7......540ft lbs at 4500-5000 depending on advance......I think Im gonna have the Stainless sent back and 3 stepped like Petes....

April fools all........maybe.......maybe not.

How's your current 5.7 build coming along? LSM will be doing our camshaft. Thanks for the heads up.

[Chris "drooze" Wertman]

Originally Posted by hemidup

How's your current 5.7 build coming along? LSM will be doing our camshaft. Thanks for the heads up.

Good, a few more hours with a dial and some other things and itll go in tommorow (or saturday most likley) Ive got Jay going over the trailer and painting and putting in the new flooring, button up everything else Sunday and Monday and hit the road for Houston.

Looks like only Mandie can go unless I wanna wait till Drema is done Monday and drives down from a trade show up in Indy, but Id rather put 12 hrs on the road Monday and another 12 or so Tue and hit Dallas for some testing Wed. Well see......you know I just kinda wing it.....

Gonna be fun.

Shooting for 10.5 with the 5.7 with as little testing as we have under it but that will be in Stock legal trim. 10.3 by Vegas if all holds true. If I can keep it consistent with a weak *** advance and afr, but well add a little , ok a lot to it in Vegas if I can keep it together till then. I still think its way cool that no matter what I do it wont affect Stock HP ratings.....and the car can run in JA in Stock trim. I think, well see. Houston is just kinda more "testing" so well see, itll also be my First National, and while there are some people there Ive been told to "lean on" and have said to me they will make themselves available, the "drill" as it were will be a little different than Atlanta Div.

IF, IF I can get my Golf Cart okd....lol......I can always slap a "Mosquito Killer" set of decals on it.

Gonna be fun.

Always is.

[Chris "drooze" Wertman]

Originally Posted by drooze

Shooting for 10.5 with the 5.7 with as little testing as we have under it but that will be in Stock legal trim.

Gonna be fun.

Always is.

Wow, I forgot I said that......I guess my initial impressions were correct for once.....funnny to read something you said, forgot and now came to fruition.

[Ed Wright]

Originally Posted by drooze

Wow, I forgot I said that......I guess my initial impressions were correct for once.....funnny to read something you said, forgot and now came to fruition.

Should be 10.30s when you get your 60' problem fixed. Impressive.

[hemidup]

Originally Posted by Chris "drooze" Wertman

Wow, I forgot I said that......I guess my initial impressions were correct for once.....funnny to read something you said, forgot and now came to fruition.

Yes, you said that. I thought 10.50 was being a little modest. lol