turbo 360 on engine dyno see inside!
Just a question..how sick did the car have to get before the leaf springs weren't adequate anymore? I intend to do something similar on my 69 Valiant some day when the economy gets better, on a less grand scale....I'd like to know where the "breaking point" was......you have a video of the Duster on the dyno back in the leaf sprung days, it was FIERCE!
It even broke the tie down strap...!
http://www.youtube.com/user/sdconcepts#p/u/81/2CCmDO3csXc
and
http://www.youtube.com/user/sdconcepts#p/u/80/QhY4b8Qbc1M
BTW, perfect presentation of how a leaf spring suspension is supposed to work.
Thanks,
Alan
Thanks for the compliments, Alan. We appreciate you noticing our hard work and efforts...
Well, there are a lot of "it depends..." to answer your question!
In Mike's case, he was really starting to push the limits of the leafs...the fastest he went was 8.90's @ 154... and that was with him skating all over the track! He was hanging on for the ride!
Granted, some time could've been spent on tweaking it, but it wasn't good for him...especially with his new-found power!
My Duster is going to stay a leaf spring car, but Scott is "SD-ifying" it and it will sorta be a 4-linked leaf spring car if that makes any sense!! LOL! Stay tuned on that!
low 9's, high 8's is do-able, but you better do your homework! Again, might not be for you and your particular situation....
BTW...that strap didn't break....it slid out of the ratchet!! LOL! Whoever put it on, (the new kid at the time!!) did a $h!tty job.....and that was a lesson he learned that will never be forgotten....and that is also why we strap down cars with a minimum of 6 straps over the traditional 4 of most dyno shops....the cars with serious nut get 8 straps, like our Chally and Mike's car now.