NHRA Pro Stock.....

[nitrousfedlx]

yep on a sheetmetal tunnel ram intake and alki with high compression and fogger...it made 1000+ 496 BBC 14.5 to 1 dedenbear powerglide 5500 stall

Thats awesome! That nitrous loves that compression. What was ur 60'?

 

[brad sweet]

Yeah, NASCAR did this already. More reasons why I don't like it. The simplicity of the carbs is what made it somewhat appealing. The FI stuff just makes it too easy. Next will probably be modern traction control and the art of "driver/mechanic" skill will go to the wayside of laptops and boring races.

I understand its modern technology, but I still favor old school for pro stuff.

it makes it great for the Engine guy to track individual cylinder A/F ratios and map all conditions

 

[brad sweet]

Thats awesome! That nitrous loves that compression. What was ur 60'?

1.27 to 1.35 depending on the track and setup and nitrous loves to run with fat tune

 

[nitrousfedlx]

Yeah, NASCAR did this already. More reasons why I don't like it. The simplicity of the carbs is what made it somewhat appealing. The FI stuff just makes it too easy. Next will probably be modern traction control and the art of "driver/mechanic" skill will go to the wayside of laptops and boring races.

I understand its modern technology, but I still favor old school for pro stuff.

Thats y I stick with 1/8th mile "outlaw" style drag racing. They have basic rules, this class max cubic inches, has to weigh 3200 lbs, nitrous cars get a weight break, etc. Not U WILL run 500 cubic inches, U WILL weight 2800 lbs. blah blah blah.

 

[nitrousfedlx]

1.27 to 1.35 depending on the track and setup and nitrous loves to run with fat tune

Thats getting down right there. 8.50's 1/4?

 

[Wallace's]

it makes it great for the Engine guy to track individual cylinder A/F ratios and map all conditions

Yeah, that takes alot of the skill out of it for me. I understand the performance/efficiency benefits, I just think it makes it way too easy. The art of carb tuning is dying more and more every day. I found it very interesting that cup cars got 800-1,000 HP from N/A carb setup and NHRA cars were 8,000+ HP on the old technology. FI, I almost expect that kind of performance. I mean, a Hellcat has 707hp and it can be easily daily driven.

Maybe I am just being difficult.

 

[brad sweet]

Thats getting down right there. 8.50's 1/4?

9.05 best time...better suspension tuning would have resulted in some sub 9 sec times

 

[brad sweet]

Yeah, that takes alot of the skill out of it for me. I understand the performance/efficiency benefits, I just think it makes it way too easy. The art of carb tuning is dying more and more every day. I found it very interesting that cup cars got 800-1,000 HP from N/A carb setup and NHRA cars were 8,000+ HP on the old technology. FI, I almost expect that kind of performance. I mean, a Hellcat has 707hp and it can be easily daily driven.

Maybe I am just being difficult.

what you get with the fuel setups is the best power is made at the leanest A/F ratio..which can result in detonation and melting of the piston tops and ring lands..so the tuner has to be specific for track and ambient conditions such as air temp elevation and grains of water in air and track temp

 

[nitrousfedlx]

9.05 best time...better suspension tuning would have resulted in some sub 9 sec times

U went an .05, u had some .90's .80's in there. Lol

 

[brad sweet]

U went an .05, u had some .90's .80's in there. Lol

with some test and tunes we ran it 8.94 @169.5 but that was a trick to get it on tune and track was stickin good then it just wouldnt get down to it