Any racing or changes for 09 ?!?

[hammertime]

Any of you guys doing any racing this year yet if so how are you doing ?
Anyone making changes for the 09 year, race car street car or whatever your toy is :lol: :D

Its suppose to be 60 degrees tomorrow here in Michigan gets me amped up for racing season !! I am sure it'll be 20 degrees in a few days but going to enjoy it while its here !!

[mytmouz]

Working on my vacuum pump install on mine. Tight fit, and everything had to be tweaked...Got most of it done now, just need to swap one valve cover and install 2 lines when they come in, and finish the gauge panel install for the vacuum gauge and the ammeter for the alt. I already installed. It was in the 70's the last few days while I was off. (I work 4 on/4off). If the weather cooperates, there is a local Grudge race on Feb. 22 I'm trying to make...

[TheYellaBrick]

My Open Road Race car is getting taller gears, a 2 pack of chutes, dual battery setup, new valve springs, and additional sponsor graphics.
Today I was interviewed by a local tv station about Miss DD Doba and our mission, the 'We the People, have your backs' tour 2009, which aired this evening. A nice shot of publicity for the veterans and car folks.


The pavement hill climb car is getting shorter gears, slicks, and a power steering unit.
20's to 30's and teasing us with 40's but still no racin' till April.

[zipper06]

Just about got my 434" ready to drop into my Malibu, hoping to drop into the 5's at 3250lbs. Stupid ass track here (Twin Cities) still doesn't have a posting for the 2009 schedule. Went to Baton Rouge last weekend, Super Chevy with the 66 3700lb Biscyne with the 468 pump gas motor ran 10.56@124, best ever. Ran out of gas had to use the generator gas to finish racing, only went 3 rounds, due to a .027 pkg. VS .017 pkg. against an 8 second dragster and life goes on. Friend from south La. with the ProMod Hearst (no bodies inside) went 3.92@191 in the 1/8, guess you could call that hauling ass.

Zip.

[cepx111]

Dam zip that guy was hauling the mail, what the heck did here have in that thing? more info please>
Hollysprings and Byhalia are opening up the first weekend in march.
Just 4 more short weeks!
I have to get mine and the boy's mustang ready, both motors are tore down right now. Replacin heads gaskets on mine and doing some routine stuff, his engine and tranny swap.
I should be done with the mustang by the weeks end if the tranny is back by then, wish me luck!
Goodluck to all this year, Cp

[slowmotion]

New converter. Make some test passes then hopefully regear so I can mke 1/4 mile passes.

[curtisreed]

New main bearings, (oil control issues when stopping), new Champ oil pan, different accumulator, new C&R radiator (moving to the back of car), adding vacuum pump, changing to super mini alternator from Shogun, Meziere block mount water pump instead of remote pump w/Shogun crossover combo, install vacuum guage, making a four link change, adding a wide band O2 meter, changing to carb with screw in bleeds, adding linkage SLE, adding cable in cockpit running to main cutoff switch, built a new set of valve covers (old set had breather holes). Other than that not too much new this year.

Curtis

[johnracer]

Finally getting the Vette painted. Going to Tucson to the divisional in March. Looking forward to WARM!
The rest of the car is ready to go with no changes after winning the Superquick class championship at my hometrack......

[RonOwensRacing]

The only thing i'm doing to the nova is changing the converter to a new BTE soft hit went up on the stahl from 5500 to 6000 and I'm going to move the four link bars one hole to try to take some hit out of it.

If the weather holds out we should be racing in a couple more weeks.

[TheYellaBrick]

gone

[zipper06]

Dam zip that guy was hauling the mail, what the heck did here have in that thing? more info please>
Hollysprings and Byhalia are opening up the first weekend in march.
Just 4 more short weeks!
I have to get mine and the boy's mustang ready, both motors are tore down right now. Replacin heads gaskets on mine and doing some routine stuff, his engine and tranny swap.
I should be done with the mustang by the weeks end if the tranny is back by then, wish me luck!
Goodluck to all this year, Cp

Blown Hemi, and he wasn't #1 qualifer, a blown corvette ran 3.90 carrying the wheels 200 plus ft. on the pass.

Zip.

[BEAST477]

Replacing my 477 with a 540 and new converter. Hoping to go from 9.70s to 9.00s. US 131 opens first weekend in April for testing. Start racing in May.

[I972Nova]

I have been VERY busy around here. I got a new motor, a 408 that put down 738 hp on the dyno. Switched over to Methanol, New glide, took out my 4.86 1/8 mile gears for some 4.11 1/4 mile set up, New dash with Elite 500 box and Race Data dash, new converter.

I am hoping to run 8.1's my heavy dragster...

Busy around here, like everyone else... Edgewater opens the last weekend of the month if the weather is good!

[slowmotion]

Oh yeah, Putting in a bigger radiator. Mayabe taking the shogun waterpump off and going with an electric on the engine. Possibly a Proform. Maybe adding an alternator. All depends on cash available. After making some test passes, I may need to get my NHRA license.
I was only a tenth under berfore, 6.30's in the 1/8. We'll see what happens with the new converter and gear.

[curtisreed]

I'm hoping to get my junk in the 5.90's this year. Ran a best of 6.08 last year. I don't have much cam so it doesn't et in the 1/4 only ran a best of 9.97. The 02 and better carb should help me tune a little better, I know it was pretty fat on the big end.


Curtis

[fishmanjoe]

I am going to forego hooking up NOS to the 572 in the el camino and just replace the converter with a new ATI Treemaster.Our home track in Delmar,De. opens the first week of March.FISHMANJOE

[hammertime]

I hope to start racing sometime in april as long as snow dont keep flying !

I've made some changes over the winter, motor freshen up, new rods, pistons, springs, lifters, valve job. It has added compression and different rod combo. Hoping for a few more horse out of her. Trans and converter are in process of a freshen up also. New shoes for the rear and its ready to go. A slow winter has been sitting on jackstand sense I pulled motor in nov :shock:

I also purchased a new to me truck and soon new or new to me trailer.

[Scotty2]

We don't get going up here till 1st. of May .........Car is just about ready to go. I'll be running the OSCA pro comp. class this summer and hopefully a old goat out of Manie :P

[BEAST477]

We don't get going up here till 1st. of May .........Car is just about ready to go. I'll be running the OSCA pro comp. class this summer and hopefully a old goat out of Manie :P


Oh boy it sounds like someone is getting called out. Can you hear him Tom??? :lol:

[Scotty2]

Tom's out runnin the hills and the lakes on his fleet of sleds .He's the only guy I know that has a sled for every day of the week :P

[TheYellaBrick]

news cast vid clip....

Gone.........

[Drtmod5]

Taking out the TH350, replacing with a glide with brake & new converter. Try one of those big "holeshots" you all talk about! Also changed to a Dominator for my Alky carb. Hope to pick up a few tenths.