"...and boost a little more."

Thats the right direction.


Hyvinkää, FI

Hey J.D.  I was line number 196 and just ahead of you, I went off at 2:17.  I'm sorry I didn't know you were there but you know how it is, when you are trying to campaign a car, you just don't have the time you would like to go visit other pits.  I did see the YouTube video and it looked very exciting.  I can imagine the frustration of just missing the record (your's right?).  I will do my best to attend El Mirage in May 2016 and will be looking for the roadster.  I see you looked up the record in my class.  You are right the El Mirage minimum is way too steep for me.  These runs are just for licensing and making sure the race car was up to the task.  I will change to a "C" motor for a run at the Bonneville record next August.  I gathered some very nice parts for a stout Y-Block and Tim McMaster has put an excellent engine together.  I will use the same heads and turbo system but up the tune and boost a little more.

Charlie Burns Laton, Ca (South of Fresno)



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I was glad to see both you and Tims speeds in the results. I didn't see your starting number but mine was 207 and my only run was at 2:39 pm near the end of Saturday. We didn't around much on either day and would like to say hi. At 11:00 am on Sunday I knew it was over and we loaded up. We missed the class record by 2/10's and our last run on the dirt was November 2011. You have a pretty big nut to crack in your class but your determination proceeds you. You catch what my son made on YouTube at " Car 49 El Mirage" . I know it's not a Y but not many like it either... I hoping to run more next year as I'm sure you want also. With all the problems with the salt I hope all will be good there too. J. D.

56 Vic, B'Ville 200 MPH Club Member, So Cal.

Yes, I do run an intercooler.  I have an aluminum ice water tank in the bed and pump the chilled water up to the water to air intercooler that is located between the radiator and the front timing cover.  I don't have an intake charge temp gauge, (wish I did), I just try to keep the charge as cool as I can.  I would also like to run an alcohol/water injection system, but the alcohol would be a violation of the class rules as there are no fuel classes for trucks in the California Timing Association.




 

Charlie Burns Laton, Ca (South of Fresno)



BurnsRacing981@gmail.com

Charlie, do you have an intercooler? It's a must! Last year with our set up with intercooler and with about 24 psi of boost we had 113F intake temperatures measured from intake log rear end. This year without intercooler and with water/meth injection and 33 psi boost our temperatures raised to 244F and that was absolutely too much. Big stress for pistons! For next year we will try two separate intercoolers and water/meth injection together. Hopefully we get temperatures back to 2014 level or even under that. We are not going to lower the boost though...




 Seppo from Järvenpää, Finland
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Great job Charlie!


-Gary Burnette-

Thanks, Frank, Seppo and all the Hollow Heads.  I found it interesting that the waste gate housing had turned a dark blue/purple after the first run.  It has had one dyno pull and numerous warmups, but the shinny stainless steel body was still bright before running down the 1.30 mile course.  It just has a 5 lb spring and that means there was a great deal of hot exhaust gasses bypassing the turbo.  I hope that thing never sticks shut, the helmet would be forced back into the padding for a few seconds just before the loud bang!



Charlie Burns Laton, Ca (South of Fresno)



BurnsRacing981@gmail.com

Excellent Charlie. Long time waiting on this. 

Frank/Rebop

Bristol, In ( by Elkhart) 

Congrats Charlie! Let the boost force be with you! Your truck is definetely Hollow Heads approved!



 Seppo from Järvenpää, Finland
www.hollowheads.net (just click the hole in the head to proceed)

Thanks Billy,  I have to be honest, I wasn't watching the tach at the end, I was so careful not to exceed 149 that my whole attention was on the GPS speedo.  If I would have gone 149.001 or higher, my run would have been disqualified.  I did shift at 7000 as I always do, and that would be close to the limit in fourth gear.  For my setup on paper, 6200 rpm is 148 mph and 7000 would be 167.  I am using aggressive street tread 200 mph tires in the rear for traction and although less aerodynamic, I believe they would have slipped less than the front runners I usually run.  My best educated guess is that I was turning about 6400 rpm on that run.  Until I have a data logger I will probably be a little in the dark about traction loss.

Charlie Burns Laton, Ca (South of Fresno)



BurnsRacing981@gmail.com