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mctim64
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Sounds great! Nice to see that I wasn't the only one playing yesterday.
God Bless. Tim http://yblockguy.com/ 350ci Y-Block FED "Elwood", 301ci Y-Block Unibody LSR "Jake", 312ci Y-Block '58 F-100, 338ci Y-Block powered Model A Tudor
tim@yblockguy.com Visalia, California Just west of the Sequoias
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bird55
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Sounds So Clean! Looking forward to how this thing does. Good Luck!
A L A N F R A K E S ~ Tulsa, OK
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glrbird
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Nothing says fast like a parachute!!!!!
Gary Ryan San Antonio.TX.
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Well we made out to Maxton I got two passes in, the first pass was a light throttle Lic. pass that went 129 on a 125 mph lic pass. It felt good drove reasonable well for a 55 and felt like it had plenty left. Then got the OK for a 150 mph lic pass we got in line and fought some drizzle for a few minutes but made a pass of 135 mph but something on the top end felt strange not sure if the converter was slipping or the transmission but went thru the traps in 3rd gear running 6000 rpm but only 135 the math doesn't add up so something is slipping but, thats when disaster strikes the oil pan hits a pot hole on the long shut down we oil down the track with 9 quarts (we were really popular with the staff after that) but even though I shut of the engine when the chute opened the transmission keep spinning the engine with no oil so out with the engine and see what damage has been done. I know it the price you pay for racing so I'm not to bummed out because even though I only made two slow passes it was a blast. Even had a guy ask why I but scrub heads on a ford engine Hopefully not catastrophic and we will be back running in sept.
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Is it possible the rear of the car was lifting slightly, allowing the tires to slip at about 135? Karol raised the back of his '56 at Bonneville, maybe allowed air to escape instead of lifting? Your wagon would be less aero than a hardtop, so the tires would have to grip the surface better just to overcome drag. None the less, great job.
John - "The Hoosier Hurricane"
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Thanks Hoosier any thing is possible but I think it is a combination of to high of a stall converter and possible a slipping transmission. I am running a 55 ford 2 door post so it should have similar aero to karrol Millers car I have a pretty good wedge built in it after reading about his adventures plus were running on concrete with farely sticky drag radials but it was moving around pretty good on the top end.
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mctim64
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Sorry to hear about your engine but as for the speed 135 is very respectable for a first time out and 129 for a 125 lic. pass is great. Charlie only did 103 the first time out with the "Brick" and there was a lot of tuning after that before the records came. Again it's no fun to hurt your engine but like you said it's part of racing, you'll be back.
God Bless. Tim http://yblockguy.com/ 350ci Y-Block FED "Elwood", 301ci Y-Block Unibody LSR "Jake", 312ci Y-Block '58 F-100, 338ci Y-Block powered Model A Tudor
tim@yblockguy.com Visalia, California Just west of the Sequoias
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57FordPU
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I want to add my congratulations for a very successful first time out. It looks like you have a great deal of potential there..............Tim and I are still looking for our 125 mph license.
Charlie Burns Laton, Ca (South of Fresno)
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yehaabill
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Y-Guy Charlie: A little humor here: maybe the bicycle license needs to come first! How about a "Blaz'n Komet" update... Bill
Bill Pelham,Al
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