dragster advice requested
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dragster advice requested
i am new to dragsters coming over from fast 10.5 car. Bought hardtail racetech with 489 chevy on alcohol (1050 rupert) mechanical pump, merlin steel heads, eagle rods and pistons 12.5, 4.25 Callies crank. Hoosier 33.5/17/16 ties with 70 runs. 4.56 gear, NGK plugs gapped at .035. Struggling with consistency.
I am leaving at 4200, ( air shift at 6800) Tires at 5.5 psi and engine around 160 everytime. In good air running 5.05-5.09 ( 1500 ft, low humidity) and bad air fell off to 5.17 ( 70 % humidity and 3600 foot air) Mph 134.5-135.2. short times are varying from 1.12-1.16
are my ET's off? I am varying about .06 from run to run through the day. Previous owner ran same combo 5.03-5.05 everytime. I weigh about 25 lbs more than him.
Anyone have suggestions for tire pressure, launch rpm, timing, etc.
thanks in advance
I am leaving at 4200, ( air shift at 6800) Tires at 5.5 psi and engine around 160 everytime. In good air running 5.05-5.09 ( 1500 ft, low humidity) and bad air fell off to 5.17 ( 70 % humidity and 3600 foot air) Mph 134.5-135.2. short times are varying from 1.12-1.16
are my ET's off? I am varying about .06 from run to run through the day. Previous owner ran same combo 5.03-5.05 everytime. I weigh about 25 lbs more than him.
Anyone have suggestions for tire pressure, launch rpm, timing, etc.
thanks in advance
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Timing should be 35-36 but how old are the tires ?
I assume your saying that it is moving around in the 1.12 to 1.16 in the same day its usually tire or converter. Launch less may help 4200-4400
I also assume you are stagging at 160 degrees ?
I assume your saying that it is moving around in the 1.12 to 1.16 in the same day its usually tire or converter. Launch less may help 4200-4400
I also assume you are stagging at 160 degrees ?
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Re: dragster help requested
Originally Posted by holeshotta
tires are a little over a year old. launching at 4200. stagging at 160 degrees.
I'd be betting on tires for sure.
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Re: dragster help requested
Originally Posted by hammertime
Originally Posted by holeshotta
tires are a little over a year old. launching at 4200. stagging at 160 degrees.
I'd be betting on tires for sure.
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I have to ask, are the tires chattering/skipping off the line. That is a lot of PSI for a hard tail car and your HP combo. I would think you would be between 4.5-5 PSI.
Hoosiers with only 70 runs are either tires that sat too long or someone told you wrong. We have gotten well over 300 runs on Hoosiers but average 250 runs or so before replacing.
I am thinking too much PSI is causing the tire to skip/chirp leaving he line. You are probably on the verge of bouncing the car on the leave. You may be too aggressive in the converter set up for hard tail car which will also cause this as well. A hard tail car is a very difficult combo to hit. I would swingarm it and forget it. Problem solved.
Hoosiers with only 70 runs are either tires that sat too long or someone told you wrong. We have gotten well over 300 runs on Hoosiers but average 250 runs or so before replacing.
I am thinking too much PSI is causing the tire to skip/chirp leaving he line. You are probably on the verge of bouncing the car on the leave. You may be too aggressive in the converter set up for hard tail car which will also cause this as well. A hard tail car is a very difficult combo to hit. I would swingarm it and forget it. Problem solved.