Richard. I can only tell you how mine works. We have a '78 Camaro D/G Alt,
the same body style as Keith's. We have a 15 gallon water tank in the nose
with 100# of lead below that. Then comes a 5 fuel tank. The only other
weight we have is a 125# battery in the trunk. We haven't gone real fast yet
but at 194 it's like driving down the freeway and the car is very
predictable. All the weight up front works for us.
Gary
----- Original Message -----
From: richard jurkowski <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
To: John Beckett <johnbeck@blueridge.cc.nc.us>
Cc: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 1999 2:10 PM
Subject: Re: Handling & Weight - another question
>
> I've been away for four days, and already I'm lost and confused. Last
> week we were talking about my in-progress C/GCC, and i was talking
> about shoving the motor back abour 20 - 30 inches. I was then going to
> mount the battery in the back and the fuel tank along side. Now i hear
> you saying to move the weight forward to stop a camaro from wandering.
> I guess I've been thinking NHRA too long. Should i get the motor back
> as far as I can, or only far enough to meet rules and get the car as
> low as i can? Should the other stuff like fuel and battery go in the
> rear or in front?
> thanks,
> Dick J
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