Dave,
I think you are absolutely correct with the "aero limited vs. power
limited" observation.....pretty tight trade-off.
Skip
At 05:55 AM 4/22/03 -0400, Dave Dahlgren wrote:
> I have always let the EFI do the tuning for the air and the air fuel
ratio has
>been correct although the engines were pretty small in size. I wonder if
the am
>is better for a car that has hit the wall traction wise rather than power
wise.
>The small engine cars can generally hook up every last hp as there are not
many
>to hook up but a big inch roadster seems like it runs out of traction
before it
>runs out of power.. I have not had any luck getting either heat in the
>engine or
>gearbox in the am either as it always seems like a fire drill to get the
car to
>the line in the morning and some steps get missed. For a small inch car or one
>that is aero vs power limited I still think the afternoon is better as the
>track
>seems good and everything is warmed up to temps. The extra traction if
there is
>some in the am I think is extra drag for a little engine to overcome.
>Dave
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