As Tim mentioned, things did not go too well at El Mirage this last weekend. We were still using the old engine for some comparison between the straight exhaust and the new "H" pipe. On the chassis dyno we added 13 hp with the connection between the headers. The engine ran very strong and by the tach we were doing about 120 at the 3/4 mark (track is 1.3 miles long) when I found myself going sideways and simultaneously traveling 80 feet from the right side of the track to the extreme left side. I kept my foot in it to keep from spinning, but as soon as it straightened out I lifted and coasted through the lights at 83+ mph. Disappointing? Yeah. Scary? Yeah. I saw where Tim quoted me on the HAMB saying "you couldn't pound a tack up my a-- with a 10 lb. sledge." We had film of the start and a possibility of some film of the slide from another crew member down track. We are trying to get that downloaded and if we caught it, we'll post it.
The track was the worst we had seen in the two years running there. Other drivers said it was like driving on soap suds. Very few records were set and the top times were up to 50 mph slower. We could have made another run, but I was done for the day. We packed up and headed home with plans to beef up the front end and steering for straighter tracking and install the new engine.
Davis, I see where you asked about a picture......
We do not use the velocity stack. There is a large chunk of foam rubber with a 6" hole that is compressed between the carb and the hood scoop. We get the coolest and cleanest air stream that the class will allow. There probably isn't much ram air, but the old blower scoop looks good!
Charlie Burns Laton, Ca (South of Fresno)
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