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I have not been on here in a while...life got busy with kid stuff and I didn't race at all last year...Anyway, I'm planning on upgrading from my 18' open trailer to an enclosed trailer before racing season starts. I will be hauling my 67 Barracuda and some tools (that's about it)....Just asking...

So, I was at the track on Saturday, warmed up the car and made a time run. Got back to the pit, grabbing a drink and noticed water dripping out from under my oil pan....long story short, I have a leaking freeze plug (and my racing was done). I know the proper fix would be pull the motor and...

So, I got some new tiers before a big money race this weekend (same tires I have been running for many years, Hoosier drag radials 275/60/15's), set them at the normal pressure (18#'s)....first pass the car spun big time, had a 1.501 60' 6.65 @ 103mph. Temps were hot and humid, but all my...

Just thought I would share: First 10.5 race of the year, it was a good race, but I came up short. Quick break down: 10.5 index, instant green tree (no amber bulbs), anything goes. Basically, none of the cars in the class actually run 10.5, so there are a lot of games going on at the big end...

Getting ready for race season by paying my obligatory "seat belt tax" to the SFI group.........I could probably carpet a room with all of these leftover seat belts.....such a freaking racket they have going. Anyone have any creative things to do with old racing harnesses?

I've got some money burning a hole in my pocket, and I'm wondering if it would make any real difference swapping from my current 1 3/4" Headman Hustlers to the 1 7/8" Headman Hustlers. I think my engine is right on the boarder of "needing" 1 7/8" headers, but I'm not sure if I would gain much...

So, I have a 10.5 index race coming up in about a week and a half and I need to slow the car down. I'm currently spot dropping at the 1000' mark and it's still too quick (darn cool air, lol). I have the ability to safely add weight in my trunk, but I'm a little worried about putting the car on...

Got ALL new bests Saturday with the GREAT air. I was hoping for a 6.48-6.49 since the previous best was 6.54....Well, it did 1.40 60', 6.48@ 104.8mph, [email protected] right off the trailer. The car alway picks up on the second pass...and it did. Second pass was 1.39 60', [email protected]...

Do ya see a trend here....We had some GOOD air this past weekend. I ran down at Edgewater since the US Nationals are going on at my track. Cold off the trailer the car ran a 6.54. Due to the large amount of racers at this event we only got the 1 time run, but after that the car picked up (due...

Just curious to see...any major draw backs to not running one other than the obvious need to charge between rounds? I know a lot of guys that run an alt and charge between rounds as well... Main reason for this question is last week I was running a 10.5 index race and spun my alternator belt...

3 races at my track.....SWEEEEEET...... NHRA announces revised schedule for Mello Yello Drag Racing Series

........Which sounds cool, until I tell you there was only 12 in the field, LOL. It was a good time, first time doing the "instant green" tree. That thing was really strange...no amber lights, just stage it and the green light turns on. I was running 10.4's, which was perfect because it gave...

One of my local tracks (Muncie Dragway) switched from NHRA to IHRA a couple years ago. I usually travel to any of the local tracks (besides my regular track) at least once a year to try for a Wally, so this time I made the nearly 2-hour trip for an Ironman. I (the driver) was very consistent...

As some of you know, I've had a carb that was "too small" for my combo for a lot of years. Well, I finally sucked it up and bought a new Holley XP 950, e85 carb. This will be replacing the 750 e85 carb that I built a few years back. I'll be doing some testing and racing with it Friday and...

Quick back story (sorry, this might be long). I just built this 408 in the late summer last year, did the cam break in like normal (took ALL precautions to keep a solid flat tappet cam alive), after putting the inner valve springs back in and taking a short trip to the gas station and back...

Hi All, I’ve been building a new 408 stroker for my Barracuda over the past month (very slowly since I only have a few hours per weekend to work on it). I thought I should probably throw a post in here about it. It should be faster than the 410 that blew up 3 years ago (it ran a best of 10.5...

Hi all, its been a few years, but I am back rebuilding my race motor. Question I have is should I use the standard Melling 72 or the HV oil pump? My previous 410 had the M72HV pump in it, but I found out after building it that I may not need it and it was a waste of power....so here is the...

Well, its been a long time, but I finally stopped shunning my car for blowing up at the finish line and decided to pull the engine to see what broke 2 years ago. Here is the original thread if interested. I think I’m done for the year…. I drained the oil and found lots of copper particulates...

I was in round 3 and my motor let go about 5 feet before the finish line Sunday. I won the race, but lost the motor. There was a sudden loss of power followed instantly by a huge vibration. I still had oil pressure…I kinda thought I broke a u-joint or something at first. I rounded the corner...

My old Milodon 8 quart low profile pan decided to give up after 13 years of service at the end of last year. It got a 4" crack along a weld and started leaking. I tried to weld the crack and managed to screw the pan up worse, so I'm replacing it. I don't want to use the same type of pan...

Yay for regular maintenance. I was checking my valves and found a rocker that was very loose....like 90 thousands loose. I found the culprit.....looks like I'll be ordering a new pushrod.

I went to Muncie Dragway this weekend to take a shot at a Wally again. The first 3 rounds went well, then in rd 4 I did my burn out, and the starting line crew guy got down low to the ground, looking under my car, and told me to shut it off...my car was leaking oil BAD. I'm very thankful that...

All loaded up and ready to go try for a Wally again tomorrow...which makes me wonder, how many of you have won the elusive Wally? For me, it's one race that I have never won...but I'll keep trying! I'm even debating entering Pro AND Sportsman tomorrow, but it's all 1/8 mile, so I would be...

Had to share this. Last week I said that I never get perfect lights in competition, only in practice.....well, this week I did. Second round on Father's Day, I was up against Holden English (if you race in the mid west you probably know this kid)...very accomplished racer at such a young age...

I won the Good Guys All American Nationals @ Lucas Oil Raceway last night! My truck is currently out of commission, so I had to drive my car to the track...but since I was competing in a class called "Street Machine 1", I figured it was appropriate. I got there and found out that the...

I posted these results in another thread, but I thought I should probably put the long winded version in its own thread. I have been considering a bigger carb for a few years now, but was just not sure I wanted to take the plunge since friends of mine had gone bigger and saw no gain. So...

Well, I confirmed what I suspected for the past couple months...my transmission was holding the car back. My previous bests were set with mine shaft air (-100' DA) and it ran 1.49 60' with 6.83 @ 99.5 in the 1/8 (last year). Just before the Division 3 ET finals this year I had to pull the...

This was my first trip to the ET finals and it was a GREAT time. The best racers from 24 different race tracks. I qualified for the 32 car shootout on Friday (best packages made it in) and made it to the final round before losing to one of my team Lucas Oil Raceway team mates that I race every...

Which do you think went south, the transmission or the converter (or both)? I was Racing yesterday in my final race before the division 3 finals (I made the team, so that’s good) and my transmission started slipping in high gear. First pass it went in to 3rd gear solid, RPM began to climb steady...

Winner winner chicken dinner!!! The good Lord was nice enough to give us some clear sky Sunday right up until the final round...right after I won the semi final it started raining. I was chopping the tree down all day long :D. It was a very good day indeed...me and the other finalist split...