We finally had a chance to put the new race truck on the track.  Last Saturday was the last race of the season for El Mirage and we were able to only make one pass.  My goal was to secure a "D" license (125 to 149).  I used a GPS speedo and ran it up to the high 140's and held it there until I crossed the finish line.  The time slip said 148.057.  The second goal for the weekend was to take it up past 150 for a "C" license (150 to 174), but the weather changed that and the meet was cancelled on Sunday.  The little 258" turbocharged Y ran better than expected right out of the box and I was a happy boy.  Thanks Tim.



Charlie Burns Laton, Ca (South of Fresno)



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Congratulations Charlie.  It will be interesting to see how much speed is in that truck once it’s let loose.

Lorena, Texas (South of Waco)

A BIG congratulations Charlie, please keep us posted! It takes a Ford Y to make a scrub run!!!  

I love the smell of burning rubber in the morning!

A big congrats! and as Ted says, we hope to see what it will do, any Idea what you were turning for RPM's at 148? and with the slippage of the tires in the sand, would like to see what it would do at Loring!

55 Vicky & customline

58 Rack Dump, 55 F350 yard truck, 57 F100

59 & 61 P 400's, 58 F100 custom cab, 69 F100, 79 F150, 82 F600 ramp truck, 90 mustang conv 7 up, 94 Mustang, Should I continue?

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

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



 Seppo from Järvenpää, Finland
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Excellent Charlie. Long time waiting on this. 

Frank/Rebop

Bristol, In ( by Elkhart) 

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

Great job Charlie!


-Gary Burnette-

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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