Super Comp Dragster Weight?

mrfab · 08-13-2010, 09:06 PM

Can anyone give me a ballpark estimate as to what a SC dragster weighs? I'm helping convert a SC car to run at Bonneville as a gas lakester. I have no access to any scales. The car is a 2002 235 inch Yancer sprung rear car (pivot points behind the driver, 2 shocks) Iron block BBC, alum heads and a PG. Dual optima, fuel cell, and a weight box up front.

Bill Baer · 08-14-2010, 10:48 AM

My similar hard tail car weighs 1870 with a 260# driver after a pass.

The thing about bonneville is the salt is slippery and they don't want any aero drag so they add ballast to improve down force to keep from spinning the tires @ 200+ So you might want to consider ways to add weight. I'm not sure, but I think they allow water as ballast.
Good luck,the one time I was at Bonneville it had a nice laid back atmosphere.

Chris Williams · 08-16-2010, 10:11 AM

Our 97 Yancer 225" hardtail weighs 1805 with a small driver in it. So I'd think you're right about at it with a guesstimate of ~1900 lbs.

mrfab · 08-16-2010, 09:34 PM

Thanks for the information guys. I'm having a tough time coming to terms that I will have to add HUNDREDS of pounds of ballast to the rear and probably the front too. I can accomplish the same results with wings but that adds alot of drag. It's just going to be alot different from all of my past experience

sc7667 · 08-25-2010, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by mrfab

Thanks for the information guys. I'm having a tough time coming to terms that I will have to add HUNDREDS of pounds of ballast to the rear and probably the front too. I can accomplish the same results with wings but that adds alot of drag. It's just going to be alot different from all of my past experience

I asked my brother, who works at Yancer, and he said it probably weighs about 1700lbs w/o driver. if it is a big nose car you can probably put between 100-150 lbs in the weight box up front. If it a small nose around 75-100 lbs.

7110 · 11-08-2010, 07:51 PM

I have small nose Yancer with the single shock design, and when I used to run an iron-headed BBC, it weighed about 1720 lb with the front weight box NOT installed.

08-13-2010, 09:06 PM	#1
mrfab Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 2 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Super Comp Dragster Weight? Can anyone give me a ballpark estimate as to what a SC dragster weighs? I'm helping convert a SC car to run at Bonneville as a gas lakester. I have no access to any scales. The car is a 2002 235 inch Yancer sprung rear car (pivot points behind the driver, 2 shocks) Iron block BBC, alum heads and a PG. Dual optima, fuel cell, and a weight box up front.

08-14-2010, 10:48 AM	#2
Bill Baer Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Nothern IL Posts: 596 Likes: 1 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Super Comp Dragster Weight? My similar hard tail car weighs 1870 with a 260# driver after a pass. The thing about bonneville is the salt is slippery and they don't want any aero drag so they add ballast to improve down force to keep from spinning the tires @ 200+ So you might want to consider ways to add weight. I'm not sure, but I think they allow water as ballast. Good luck,the one time I was at Bonneville it had a nice laid back atmosphere. __________________ Bill Baer 3391 SC, 339B SC, QR Last edited by Bill Baer; 08-14-2010 at 10:56 AM.

08-16-2010, 10:11 AM	#3
Chris Williams Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Woodinville, WA Posts: 401 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Super Comp Dragster Weight? Our 97 Yancer 225" hardtail weighs 1805 with a small driver in it. So I'd think you're right about at it with a guesstimate of ~1900 lbs. __________________ Chris Williams 6304 SC, TD, ET

08-16-2010, 09:34 PM	#4
mrfab Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 2 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Super Comp Dragster Weight? Thanks for the information guys. I'm having a tough time coming to terms that I will have to add HUNDREDS of pounds of ballast to the rear and probably the front too. I can accomplish the same results with wings but that adds alot of drag. It's just going to be alot different from all of my past experience

11-08-2010, 07:51 PM	#6
7110 Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: AZ Posts: 5 Likes: 9 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Super Comp Dragster Weight? I have small nose Yancer with the single shock design, and when I used to run an iron-headed BBC, it weighed about 1720 lb with the front weight box NOT installed.