Good job, Charlie! Familiar whistle indeed....

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

For the Hallow Heads, you asked about the coil I use.  It is an MSD Blaster canister type with an MSD 6AL CD box.  This coil works just fine, the box and coil have been used since 2007 with numerous runs and dyno pulls.  I would like to run the u-core coil, but it is advertised to be used with a 7 series MSD box and that will have to wait until I melt this setup or my ship comes in, which ever comes first.

You also asked about the boost, RPM, advance and gas type.  I have a 5 lb. spring in the 60 mm wastegate, but I have seen 7 pounds boost on the gauge.  I shift at 7000 rpm, but I believe I was only turning 6400 at the line on the 148 mph run.  The normally aspirated 258" Y ran best at 39 degrees BTDC, but I currently run a very conservative 20 degrees all in.  The fuel I use is Sonoco 110 race gas.

These moderate settings for boost and advance along with a fat fuel/air ratio is nothing more than a buffer to keep things in one piece until I reach the top speed for this setup.  After that, I will get very aggressive.


Charlie Burns Laton, Ca (South of Fresno)



BurnsRacing981@gmail.com

Conservative boost indeed, we dynoed and ran a stock bottom over than that but that coil thing I must check because our Crane HI 6 is quite same thing than your MSD.

I dont know about ignition advance and 110 race gas but i would rise advance until there is no power gain anymore.
That would be a good info when you rise boost again.

Its a good thing that Dragster blows only head gasket when things go south with AFR or boost if that soothes your mind.
There are fire rings and over than stock torqued head bolts.


Hyvinkää, FI

Charlie
    Glad to see everything finally fell in place for you to get pass on the truck. I am not a fan of yellow, but your trucks always look great on and off the dirt. very professional look. Good job and hope the salt is good this year.

Gary Ryan San Antonio.TX.

Thanks Gary, the yellow paint and the turbo Y Block will have a chance to be seen at the Grand National Roadster Show in Pomona.  The show is January 29 thru 31 this month and it is an honor to be selected as one of the participants.  It is not to be in competition as it is far from being a show car.  It will be one of the representative vehicles in a landspeed display.  For sure mine will not be the only Y-Block powered vehicle there.  Among others will be Tim McMaster's Model A sedan (in the Suede Palace I believe) and his Unibody also in the landspeed display. 

Charlie Burns Laton, Ca (South of Fresno)



BurnsRacing981@gmail.com

The Rolling Bones crew will be there too. And it looks like I'll be with them. Little Y-Block reunion. Chuck

Y's guys rule!
Looking for McCullouch VS57 brackets and parts. Also looking for 28 Chrysler series 72 parts. And early Hemi parts.

MoonShadow, 292 w/McCulloch, 28 Chrysler Roadster, 354 Hemi)
Manchester, New Hampshire

well congrats then, You and Tim will be great representatives for both categories.

Gary Ryan San Antonio.TX.

Good for you and Tim. One of the guys I help, Jim Loving, has been invited to display his Firebird in the SCTA display also. I'm glad to see them using some of the "little" guys in land-speed as well as the others most know that compete. Hope to see you there . . JD

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

I have seen this article link on quite a few websites and face book pages including a post here. What I haven't done is properly thank the person responsible for the write up. He is John Baechtel and he is the man behind the media group website of HotRodEngineTech.com. His former editor status is for Car Craft and Hot Rod magazines. We have been trying to finish this piece for a couple of years now, just waiting for the weather and opportunity to allow my first run in the truck. And run it did. Posting the new speed and the effort to get this race car on the track is the theme of the story. If you catch the underlying message that even the "little guy" can have success, then you get the reason for the article. The message is also clear that the Y-Block is not to be forgotten anytime soon.  Thanks so much John................

If you care to read the article, here is the link. http://hotrodenginetech.com/

Charlie Burns Laton, Ca (South of Fresno)



BurnsRacing981@gmail.com

Great read. Best of luck this year Charlie. Hope we can catch up again sometime in the future.