Okay and the spools aren't that expensive on the end of the day... I am
going to have three choices of gears for Speed weeks.. and three sets of
tires... I have the 28" Goodyear's even after seeing yours I bought a set..
and the 25" street tires... and I am looking for a good set that are in the
27 range... like a short track Nascar tire except it is only 9" wide...
designed for the Hobby stock class of circle track...
I am still looking for a 2:47 9" ford set... my basic gears are 2:75
3:00 3:25 right now all but the 3:00 set are open gears... I'll order
and install the spools and check that out... Thanks Keith
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> From: John Beckett <johnbeck@blueridge.cc.nc.us>
> To: Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net>; land-speed@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: motors and Rear ends..(re: chucks letter)
> Date: Tuesday, January 19, 1999 2:07 PM
>
> Kieth
>
> I have run open rears, detroit lockers and spools. The spool is the only
> thing for me on the Salt. If it was an easy swap I'd use a Locker at
> Maxton, but you'll have a bunch of rears sitting around considering gear
> changes and all.
>
> John
>
>
>
> At 08:00 PM 1/18/99 -0800, Keith Turk wrote:
> >My take on the Open Vs Limited slip/locked differential maybe different
> >then reality..
> >
> >but this is my understanding under extreme power the gears in an open
rear
> >end are virtually locked together... say about 175mph... this may even
be
> >true at say 55mph... but with the semi hard starting at Maxton I think
the
> >Locked rear end does you some good on the bottom end... So all of that
> >having been said I am going to follow my own advice here and run a Spool
at
> >Maxton and an open rear end on the Salt this year... John... Comments?
> >looking for a little advice here or a yea on the concept...
> >
> >Keith ( the sanding kind a guy )
> > Ps.... Wendy.... this is going to be the first time Chris my son sees
the
> >salt and my first opportunity to run a car on it... I would barrow and
> >enter my friends Yugo if it would get me on the salt in a Race car...
> >---------
> > I'll probably check for a webiste for Diest today. We were out
> >retrieving
> >a 4.2 liter Jag engine and trans yesterday. On the way home with this
> >excellent ice breaker sitting proudly in the back of the truck we got a
> >little lost and ended up meeting an old woman who had a '62 Citron.
It's
> >so
> >butt ugly that it's COOL! Very slick bubble shape. It's been parked
for
> >at
> >least 10 years, so it'll probably need loads of work. For Eric, whos'
shop
> >is called "Orphan Motors" it is just one more "must have" collectable.
He
> >figured if it wasn't restorable it would make a good sign platform to
put
> >at
> >the end of the road. You can't miss it!
> >
> > We got back on track and picked up three old junk Wankel rotor
housings
> >from another guys shop to use in the fabrication of a rotary mailbox.
All
> >the way home we kept looking at this awesome looking engine in the back
of
> >the truck. It's such a shame to hide it in something like an XJ6. We
> >thought of a couple cars on the lot that it would fit in, and I kept
trying
> >to sell him on the shrimp boat idea, but that didn't seem to be going
> >anywhere. We finally decided on a stretched Track T Roadster. Long
hood
> >over the engine with either side curtains that the exhaust and carbs can
> >stick out through or with no sides at all. Should be a fun and exciting
> >project.
> >
> > I'll ask this question to the list if you can't give me an answer from
> >the
> >bible of speed trial scripture. What is the preferred rear end set-up
for
> >different speed trial surfaces? Here are my thoughts: I have run both
> >open
> >and LSD at Maxton, but have an entirely different car in the works and
> >don't
> >know what would be preferred. With 300 HP and a Tilton Multi disc
clutch
> >(It's so pretty I hate to stick it in the bell housing!) there won't be
any
> >slipping the clutch off the line. At Maxton, on good concrete, this
> >probably won't be a problem with an open rear end, and I don't see the
need
> >for more than the open diff as I ease through the mile. What set-up are
> >most other cars running? Now on salt, there may be more need for
traction.
> >I'm concerned that it may be more of a liability to run a LSD because of
> >possible instability it would cause as it transfers power from wheel to
> >wheel. Welded rear ends wouldn't be "salt friendly" when cornering in
the
> >pit area, but would provide additional traction. What's your experience
> >with this?
> >
> >Chuck
> >Keith Turk
> >Austin Healey 100 / Bugeye / Box Sprite / Bonneville Land Speed Racer
> >Camero ( D Gas Altered )
> >
>
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