Tom we were running the 25.5" tall BF GoodRich tires Brad found .... What
we needed was something around a 26.5 and a 2.75.... which would have put
the car at 200.75 Mph.... at 7000 Rpm..... Gonna Happen just not before
Muroc....
K
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> From: Thomas E. Bryant <saltracer@awwwsome.com>
> To: Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net>
> Cc: land-speed@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Maxton June Meet
> Date: Monday, June 12, 2000 10:19 AM
>
> Keith,
> From the sound of your report, I think you had a good time with the
> nitrous. What size tire do you run? With a 2.89 gear I run just under
> 200 MPH at 7000 RPM. Our tire is 27" tall.
>
> See you at Muroc, I think, right now I'm putting my motor together. I am
> hoping that installing the 700-R4 won't give too much problem.
>
> Tom, Redding CA - #216 D/CC
>
> Keith Turk wrote:
> >
> > Well Brad and I just got home from the Meet.... once again it was
Great....
> > ECTA just knows how to have a Good time...and make everyone feel
welcome.
> >
> > Interesting little Pass on the ole junkyard motor.... 185.185 mph....
but It
> > was coasting so to speak.... I had my foot out of the throttle and the
> > Nitrous off. I had held it up to 190 for a bit but the Motor was out
of RPM
> > again at the 3/4 mile Marker.... EGT's were a bit high and it was a
Tick
> > lean.... on the bottle... didn't want to Pressure it this close to
Muroc.
> >
> > Our problem is that the Chassis Dyno can't run past 200mph and we had
got
> > off it so late Thrusday night that we didn't have time to swap in the
2.75
> > gear set.... our thoughts going up there was to make this first pass on
the
> > 2.86 gear and then swap to the 2.75..... Welllllll what we learned was
that
> > the Nitrous helps the motor make great Power... but it really likes a
tick
> > less RPM then the Gas.... and the Car could really have used a bit more
> > timing and a bit more Fuel.....
> >
> > Then we came down to the Gear swap up there and we realized that we
were
> > just marginally going to hit 195-198mph without tuning a bit.... and we
> > didn't want to make two more passes on the Motor.... Much to Brad's
Credit
> > he volunteered to wait on the Two Club attemp until After Muroc.... and
> > honestly I appreciated his concern for preserving the combination until
> > then.... Thanks Brad.... ( ain't having a Racing buddy great....
specially
> > when they are smarter then you are....)
> >
> > again... Thanks to Bill Bennett for Helping.... Keith ( oh yeah the
185 was
> > the fastest we had been up there.... wow )
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