Very impressive numbers!!!!!!

Good numbers! You sure thats just a 548? LOL

Gorgeous car man. I love it. Will have to consider Powerchassis if I have a new dragster built one of these days. Good luck to all this year!!!

thanks Matt Powerchassis has been coming on strong as of late selling cars extremly nice cars for the money !!'

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Looks like you are about ready!!! Mine is sitting in the trailer waiting on the first nice day to go. I am having some serious issues sitting and waiting!!!!!!! LOL.

Got it on the scales yesterday

1890lb with me in it and everything on it.
1710lb without me
1687 without the full nitrous bottle on it.
front half of the car was 440lbs 25.7% of the weight
back half of car was 1270lbs 74.3% of the weight
front left was 224
front right was 217
left rear was 628
right rear 641

This includes everything but a few fittings for the vacuum pump. Complete NX system, air compressor, horn,12v fan, napa gel battery, all chrome, body panels, paint, everything you can think of is on the car. Fuel cell 3/4 full also.

Not to bad for everything on there I thought, @ 960hp it still should run 4.7's

VERY NICE!!! Where you been lately? Did you go to Tenn-Tuck?

I sure did, drove a friend of mines car. I did ok 1st day then had a silly light not sure where it came from. Ended up being a broken t-brake solenoid plunger but it took us 2 days and about 20 passes to figure it out. I had a good time though, car was fast 4.60@151 sure was a good ride. I should be able to get mine out this saturday down @ bunkerhill for some testing, hope to see some parts that havent showed yet.

Good Luck,nice ride!

Alright guys here is the info on the car. More info at the bottom


1st pass, 4200 launch, 15 idle on vacuum gauge, 6lbs on fuel pressure on t-brake, 30 degrees timing, I got out of it a bit around 300ft track was very cold.
60ft 1.1151
594-4.6890
1/8th-5.0171
MPH-137.15
1/4-7.9170
mph-166.11 again I lifted before 1/4

2nd pass same setup as before
60- 1.1151
594-4.6767
1/8-5.0051
mph-137.04
I left off at 1/8th mile

3rd pass, I changed the chip from 4200 to 5200
60-1.0941
594-4.6251
1/8-4.9502
mph-138.43
1/4-7.8192
mph-169.11

4th pass, I put it on the spray, 100 hp, taking out 4 degrees timing, turned on at 00.20 off at 00.80, this was a test to make sure everything was working.
60ft-1.0687
594-4.5761
1/8-4.8999
mph-138.97
I again lifted at 1/8th

5th pass- same as above but nitrous on @ 00.50 off at 03.50
60-1.0860
594-4.5218
1/8-4.8378
mph-142.41
again lifted at 1/8th

6th pass, I took the fuel pressure up to 9 lbs on t-brake, and vacuum was 11 at idle. I switched lanes on this pass
60-1.1090
594-4.6732
1/8-4.990
mph-138.09
1/4-7.8541
mph-169.83


Now onto the problems. I thought it was driving through the convertor all day and I thought the car was not making any power through the middle.
I also thought I could hear what seemed to be a header gasket leaking making what sounded to be a miss. After further inspection after I got it home the # 2 plug was not firing at all causing the miss I was hearing.. I took my convertor out and put my spare in, the sprag is likely out of the one that was in there.

I put new plugs, wires, cap, rotor and coil on along with the conv change.
New conv is a 5800 stall and the old one was 6200. Both are 9" convs.
I also have another spare to try if I feel this is no better, its a TSI super 8 9" spragless 6000 stall. I feel the power I was losing was from the spark plug bug no way to tell untill I go to the track. This weekend was a freeze out, 25 and snow here. Hopefully next weekend I can get it back out and find out if what I changed helps.

Plus side, the car drives awesome, my lights were very good and consistent. If you notice the 60ft's on the first 2 passes on brand new tires on a cold cold track were identical, these were the only 2 passes I wasnt changing anything.

:shock: :lol:

New Car!
 

David,
The Car L@@KS Great!I would be Happy if Mine ends up l@@king half as Nice as Yours?The Only thing that is out of Place,is your Motor!LOL.
My Altered is on the Jig and should be Finished,as far as the Chassis in another week or so?Just added 16"to the W/B.It will be 141"when it comes off the Jig.
I'm also here in Mi.but alot farther North,Fountain.
I have a somewhat similiar Combo 520BBC Alky Injected,but do NOT want to Spray mine?
I'm hoping that the #'s fall in the 7.60's 1/4 and 4.90's 1/8?All New Combo this Season for me,so TIME will tell?But,with the FOOT and Half on Snow that we have,it will be awhile?
I'm headed for S.C.next week to pick up my New Trailer.So,a few Warm Days are in the Future?Maybe hit N.Wilksburo for the Classic Gassers on Saturday?
Hopefully,we will see you at the Races?Looks like my Local Track has went IHRA.I assume you run at Martin?
Later
Greg Reed
8)

WOW, 7.80's and on 7 cylenders and a converter not hooking correctly....sounds like you got alot more in it.

60's are awesome, can hardly wait to see what it runs when you get back out to the track.


Congrats!!!!!!!!!

BTW, any jealous sneers from the other racers?

This car be purchased rolling or turnkey

If I sell I will order a new powerchassis with carbon body.
check it out under dragsters section

dang you put alot of work into it to be getting rid of it so soon.new car in the making?

If this one sells there is ... i'll keep it if not, its been deadly so far considering how much I've been changing things.

Dang David, sounds as if your starting to have more fun building them than racing them.....either way enjoy!

Here is some pics of the car out @ the track. Still have yet to figure things out, car is consistent. It runs 4.95-4.96 everywhere I take it, but still is slow and has issues. Motor came out today and is going to be re-dyno'd wed.


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That thing a beautiful!!

Here is pics from this weekend
Making some ground on it 4.890 @138 1.07 60ft
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Elect help.
 

Hey hammer,

Elkyman here again and it's been awhile since the new info on your digger, very very nice setup and the numbers are looking real good so far. Shouldn't this engine make a few more ponies though for the cubes???? Seems like it would be in the 1000hp+ range real easy on motor alone, but then again, I don't know your cam specs either..... :o

Got my elky running finally and so far 10:13@ 134mph and the rear suspension is eating up the 9 sec. et as it spins a little off the line, more work is done to the rear susp. and now I have a elect. problem, hence this e-mail to you.

I need some help and info on what you used in your wiring setup and names and part #'s if possible and where you got your spools of wire from, heat shrink and connectors and eyelets and so on, my elky is getting a elect. makeover this winter as I keep running into elec. problems and it is making me sick of this pig, so before I sell it to the scrap yard, I want to run 9's with it first :) I contacted Wires & Pliers and Michael helped me a bunch so far, but he is expensive but he does some of the best wiring around this state on drag cars, your 2nd to him :D nice wiring also by you, you did a reat job of it all. So when you get this and read it, can you reply to [email protected] for me? Then we can go from there. Thanks and keep up the great work, ps, don't sell it, make it work for YOU :D Thanks hammertime.

Elkyman
John
NMCA Series

good to see ya still around john..where ya been ?

Brian

Racin, Racin, workin on car, & racin
 

Hey Brian,

No excuse dude, I have been working on my hotrod so much and have been having problems like everybody else. I made it on the PINKS show in Detroit, but lost 1st round, went to the runner up spot in some brackets at Norwalk, and saw a deer in headlights when the green came on, I just sat there :evil: and I just didn't have enough to cover a .439 light :( but it was the best door to door racing I have ever done, I played the catcher and caught them all and well, we know how to win put it that way :D
Then off to Chicago for the Superbowl of Street car drag racing and I went 3 rounds there, and up in smoke in the 3rd run off the line. Then some testing at Milan Dragway here in the Detroit area and it went 10:07 off the trailer after some rear suspension work, and up in smoke again, then, 10:02 on the third pass :D :D so, I am on the edge of 9's if I can just get this elky to hook just a little bit more, and I have two plans to make it happen in Norwalk this weekend at the Inaugural All Chevy drags for 3 days, testing on Fri. and this is MY day, so it should hit 9's maybe, and I have all my paper work filled out and ready for the license, and the doctor info also. But I am going bracket racing there on Sat. & Sund and try to take some cash home so I can make it to Memphis in Oct. for my NMCA series finals, I could get top ten if I win one of these events :lol: More racing to come also, so this is why I have been invisiable for a while.

Did you hear that Michael Browne from Wires & Pliers wiring in Brighton, Mi. was killed on Sat. afternoon going to Milan Dragway???? this really sucks as he was just about the best wiring guy on the Eastern seaboard, he did Billy Gliddens stang, many Pro mod cars, IHRA pro stock cars, and many , many more cars, he loved racing but loved wiring cars more and took a hugh passion to it. Go to www.wiresandpliers.com and check out some of his work if the site is still active. I was just about to get my elky done over the winter and we were just getting things setup to get ready, and I was supposed to go see him this week :x people in the Detroit area really needed this guy, he just knew it all, all of it!!!!!!! I now have to find someone 2nd in command to do my wiring, I am so bummed out, one of the greatest guys you could ever meet, check out also www.NMCADIGITAL.com and read some posts, also, www.yellowbullet.com also, many people loved him and needed his knowledge, and he helped many for free and had no life insurance!!! :(

Anyway, sorry about that, he will be surely missed by thousands of people. So, my little 505 bbc is trying to hit 9's in a 3360# elky and ballast is next, wish me luck :D

Elkyman
John

Good luck to you John and may you go deep into the 9's and come home safe and the car in one piece as you took it..

godspeed to Micheal..i acutally found this out about an hour before your post...you just never know when its time...

don't be stranger..drop us a quick line and let us know how you turned out at Norwalk...

their are do'ers and there are DO ER'S....and you are a DO'ER FOR SURE.



Brian

Breakin out bigtime
 

Hey Bjuice,

Well, the Norwalk experience was NOT like the normal Experience Norwalk provides, :( lots of rain and I broke my throttle linkage from the floor to my foot, I twisted the 35 plus year old lever to the max and when going for max et, I really have stong legs from bodybuilding years ago, and it shows still to this day :D so, after not getting full throttle, rolling thru the beams on the first race in the first round got me no good data to work with, got it welded by a local guy, but it broke again, I told him how to weld it and it held for the 2nd race, but still no full throttle, and I had no dial for the weekend at all to work with, so I thru a 10:50 on the lexan and went for it, I raced a 7.92 Camaro, chassis car of course, and I left wheels up but still not full throttle, went all the way down, looked for him at the 3/4 mark until the finish line and nothing, so I dumped at the line, crossed the line and almost hit the mph line and there he was and he got the win light :? I waited for him at the finish line :) and when I got the et slip, oooopppsssss 8) I went a 10:38 :shock: funny though, when I went to shake his hand a chat about it, he said, "man I didn't mean to dick you at the line", he doubled bulbed me right away, and it didn't even bother me knowing I had my own problems, so I just beamed in and nailed the throttle and it came up but not quite full again, and I caught a better light than him, .113 to his .234, but he was no where to be found at the finish. Oh'well, that's racing, and I fixed the pedal today to get max throttle and made a throttle stop on the floor as to not brake the linkage again. I also added some weight to the rear of the camino to aid in traction as I seem to spin about 2-4 times before I get anywhere and can still run 10"0's :D so look out when I get traction, and I have all my NHRA paper ready for the track licensing routine when needed. So, that is almost two weekend in a row that got rained out, and Labor day may provide some cash for me if I can keep the pedal in one piece.! :)

And as far as the do'er's, hell, why build a drag car and not beat the heck out of it? if you plan and build it right, it will last right? capeesh...
Yeah, big bummer with Michale B. I can't get this guy out of my mind and I am married even :shock: so don't tell my wife ok? :D I sometimes wonder what plan god has for people, take the good ones and leave the rottin one's to live forever, I just don't get it some days :shock: :shock: he will be missed by many people, godspeed Michael, may we meet in the white strip of heaven some day, nuff said.

So, Norwalk has a $10,000. race this weekend and some of the best racers in the country go to this race, so I am not sure if I want to loose $100. entry in the first round for all three days, but I may do it, need to see what the wife wants to do, she will want to go, but weather will dictate this weekend.

Does hammertime ever read this forum anymore??? I need some wiring done and I need some of the parts he used in his digger for my elky when I re-wire it(with Michale's help) in spirit, and I need to know where he baught his parts and wire from. Cna you let me know if you can get a hold of him and have him send me a mail????? I am at ;
[email protected], or on here from time to time,(when I have time) :D

What's up with your hot rod life Brian, got any projects going on, or racing anything lately????,, your turn :D

Later
John
"The Elkyman"
72 Elky
Corvette Yellow
505cuin
goin for 9's

Well this car is offically gone. Its now a new resident to NuMedia Raceway. Pictures soon of my new car :lol:

Knowing what the car wants...
 

Hey Brian,

Well, I found out what the elky wants per the setup I have in it now, and due to the small tire configuration(29 x 11 x 15) it needs lower rpm's on the launch, all I can say. I was trying to get a big tire launch with a small tire and looked like a fuel car, it even shook and spun the tires :shock: I felt like a fuel driver 8) but stunck for racing the brackets completely.

So, plan is to leave lower until I can get another gearset in the rear end as I am out of tire space and Hoosier does not make a 30 x 11 wide slick, so I will have to tame it down for the remainder of the year. I went to a race at Stanton, Mich. last weekend during the holiday and did lousy, except on the final 1st rnd, I dialed a 10:30 with out having two back to back passes to dial from that were close to et's, and well we were heads up, the stang got out first and I ran him down and he dumped right at the strip and I ran her thru and went a 10:299 on a 10:30 dial, so If I had of dumped also with him, I may have won the round, but good raceing nonetheless. More later after I hit another event. I finally got the gloves, pants and the chassis certified to run 9's, now it just needs to run 9's so I can get the runs completed. Keep your fingers crossed. :)

Later
Elkyman

hey John..i been out of town for a week and moved the week before that..sounds like you got this beast on the fine line...i am sure the 9's is upon you soon...

to answer your question..i have a couple of cars..i have a 63 vette and a 67 camaro bbc511...the vette is in the show off section ..the camaro is race ready and the vette needs a tranny and some minor stuff to be finished...the move set me back......

also i have been very pickey on the tranny..so its looking like trans speacialties glide for $3,300..ouch.....but i gotta have it or stay home..

i have a glide with a 180 straight cut gears in my camaro,,stock case but got a front and mid plate...

anyhow let us know how it turns out..

Brian

Elkyman hits the 9's!!!
 

Hey Brian,

Well, after a 10:02 off the trailer on Fri. this past weekend in Kalamazoo, Mi. at US 131/Evan Knoll Motorsports park, in 56 degrees of temp, and 1200ft DA and 48% hum. the elky went 9:95 @ 135, then it went 9:93, and finally on the redlight 1st round a 9:92 at 134 so it is in the 9's, but not legally :shock: but the track owner ok'd that I could run the 9's if I hit the # so it was a good weekend even though I lost first round, and I got to see some old nostalgia funny cars and front engine diggers and boy do I miss them days, and the Chi Town Hustler hit the wall in the left lane & scraped some paint off but a 41 willy's was not so lucky, after the 2-3 gear change(stick car) it got out of control and danced side to side and tagged the wall in the right lane, I was so bummed, it was the owners original car fro way back in the fifty's and he tossed his gloves in form at the car, and not the helmet, but he wil have some work to do later, but a great show, and weekend for my wife & I.

Norwalk again this weekend to try and get my license signed and make the 6 passes required to get the license thru NHRA, then I am legal all the way, and, the elky wants more fuel and I am out of cash to try an 1150 on the engine right now, so, I will read the plugs on the first pass and adj. as needed I guess, but hotter weather this weekend so I will see how it goes. Updates when i get back.

Hope th emove went ok, and $3000. for a trans, double ouch :x :x you guys that gotta go fast, I tell ya :) , you never quit huh? :D

This past weekend also caused the elky to come right off the ground in the front and really use them slicks also, and the photo guy got a great shot of it also, so I will see what I can do to add it to my space pics.

Ok, off for now, I need to watch the weather, eat and try to sell my 1050 and buy a 1150 or trade up with some cash, either way, it wants more fuel and air. 8)

Thanks for your reply Brian and I hope you get everything sorted out and get back to the cars stuff. Until then

Elkyman John
Goin 9's
3688lb. 72 Elcamino
505 cuin. :D

lol......SWEET...before log your gonna need that 3k tranny.. :D ... congrats on the 9's...thats a nice number to hit and tougher to get there then most people think. ( in a non-raddicle door car)

later on.

Brian

License passes all done
 

Hey Brian, more things happening, I got my sportsman license this past weekend at Norwalk, and even had Bill BaderJr. sign it off :D :D , and a father & son team both signed off also and the 65+ year old dad has his adv. et license trying to run 5's in his altered, blown Oddy 540 (TURD) as he called it, nice piece also, so I made some new friends and went 9.98, 9.95 & 9.91 to finish the runs off. Great weekend for me also, even going red in the first round, but who cares, it runs 9's now :D. More updates later, and do you know anyone who has a Richmond 12 bolt PRO GEARSET of 4:56 ratio????? my 4:88 just goes thru the traps way too high for my likin, let me know if you find a set by chance, oh, and the new HP 1150 helped out also with the 9's, even in the hot weather 8)

Later

hey i will check around...i have one in the shop but i will have to count the teeth..i think its a 4.11.......man there is no turning back now...you headed toward the 8's...time for one of those 3k trannys....LMAO... 8) 8) .

Good hearing from you John..THATS WHAT IS ALL ABOUT MY FRIEND..

I personally could care less going rounds right now..i have so much fun trying to beat myself and making my machine faster and faster...its great Fun....NO-ONE will ever be as big of an OPPONENT AS YOURSELF !!!..

Brian

reply
 

Yeah, but when you could use some return on the investment, it sure would help out :) yeah, go ahead and LYAO, and you can send that check to help me go 8's any time now :D It is fun trying to go faster & faster, but the money seems to run out from time to time, so, if I can get a few bucks back once in a while, it will keep my wife happy and she will want to keep going to the track :D she diggs the crap out of it, and when I hit 9's, heck, I thought it was no big deal, but she went crazy, jumping all over me and wanting sex then :shock: LMAO now :D couple of Mike's hard lemonaid and in the tent we go 8) 8)
Anyway, the cooler weather is a comin up here in Michigan and I can't wait to run again, we are going to Memphis for the NMCA finals and can't wait to go, about 3 weeks from now, so I will throw some new rubber on the rear axle and hope for cooler temps, "and NO rain"! Yeah, I could also use a win or two to upgrade to an aftermarket trans case, either TCI or BES?, is that the company I am thinking of, no BTE that's it, and transfer my guts to the new case, maybe get a better convertor, who knows....
So I have a few weeks off and it will kill me I know it, but, hopefully it will pay off in Memphis, or later in a bracket race local here.

Good talking with you again Brian, stay cool 8)

John

ps, got an e-mail I can send a pic of my car to you?, it was on PINKS here in Detroit in July????? and when I get another picture scanned, I can send that one also, it does small wheelies, but more weight is in the making as I want higher and longer wheelies for the camera shots :D