j par
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honestly one of my next project for the duster could possibly be air conditioning LOL...now, an air conditioned cab sounds enticing....
True Bracket Car vs True Street Car....
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LOL..... then cruise, power windows, rack and pinion, etc etc. Hey, maybe it's time for a Gen III Hemi. My son put his Scat Pack up for sale...
Yes, poor mans spool. They used to run them that way on dirt tracks.
j par
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No I just can't stand the heat anymore. It's been about seven or eight years now where the heat just doesn't do it for me...LOL..... then cruise, power windows, rack and pinion, etc etc. Hey, maybe it's time for a Gen III Hemi. My son put his Scat Pack up for sale...
I hate to put the weight in the car, but I have the slowest stroker on the internet so I guess it doesn't matter anyways LOL..
anymore?? I couldn't stand the heat when I was a kid, or humidity I might add. I see you quote that a lot … "slowest stroker on FABO"... you should start a thread. "Anyone have a stroker in a A-body slower than mine? 12.5's" LOL... and see what you get...
Yes, for yours, the tires are the limited slip. And you probably have gone strong enough. For a drag racer they make absolute sense.
justinp61
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I live in a rural area with curvy roads. The car drives fine and I cant tell any difference from any of the sure grips I've had over the years. The only place I notice my spool is when turning short into a parking spot. So what if it scrubs the inside tire on a tight turn, a good clutch sure grip will too.
j par
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Even though I have the slowest stroker on the Internet it's still incredibly fast to me and this spool just gives me much more confidence as it really keeps the car going straight under power..
Looks like I'm going to try a spool in the drag truck - for cost mainly. Sure grips are extremely high these days, and spools are cheap. I have a 3.91 w/spool coming....
j par
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No need for a thread... I know I have the slowest stroker on the internet and no one can take that title from me...anymore?? I couldn't stand the heat when I was a kid, or humidity I might add. I see you quote that a lot … "slowest stroker on FABO"... you should start a thread. "Anyone have a stroker in a A-body slower than mine? 12.5's" LOL... and see what you get...
Well, get to welding then, who needs a sure grip for the street, when you have a welder or a cheap spool.
I can't believe anyone would advocate using a spool on a STREET CAR.
600 hp at the tire and a 14" slick on the brake and a spool. LOL
yellow rose
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I had my cousin buy a locker when I found one, and virtually ALL the gurus and whiz bangs in gym shorts said you can’t run a locker on the street.
After a week or so he said he forgot there was a locker in there. Once I got the car, I never once thought this locker sucks to drive. A spool isn’t much different.
After a week or so he said he forgot there was a locker in there. Once I got the car, I never once thought this locker sucks to drive. A spool isn’t much different.
stroked340
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Like I stated if you KNOW how to drive there's no fear of running a spool..you drive to the track well if you race enough somehow somewhere something is going to break hope your not the goof
sitting there wondering how am I getting home,oh ya' I'll call my friend he's got a trailerIt appears you have found a topic as agreeable on as politics and religion, congrats!!.....LOL
j par
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I could see this pot stirring subject from so far away I needed binoculars LOL....It appears you have found a topic as agreeable on as politics and religion, congrats!!.....LOL
Next the best spark plug to use or the best oil LOL...
weedburner
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I've had spools/lockers/good diffs, my favorite for a street/strip car is the TruTrac.
Spools wear the tires out way too fast on the street, they also contribute to car in the wall disease when you get out of shape at the track. Lockers had a tendency to pop and cause the nose of the car to occasionally twitch in corners.
With the gear style TruTrac, a car casually drives like it has an open diff which makes my drag radials last much longer. I can coast thru a u-turn on a two lane road, also far easier to push the car in the lanes by myself. Never a problem getting power to both back tires when you are on the throttle, but if you get out of shape the diff opens to help keep you off the wall.
Grant
Spools wear the tires out way too fast on the street, they also contribute to car in the wall disease when you get out of shape at the track. Lockers had a tendency to pop and cause the nose of the car to occasionally twitch in corners.
With the gear style TruTrac, a car casually drives like it has an open diff which makes my drag radials last much longer. I can coast thru a u-turn on a two lane road, also far easier to push the car in the lanes by myself. Never a problem getting power to both back tires when you are on the throttle, but if you get out of shape the diff opens to help keep you off the wall.
Grant
Didn't say it's the best way, nor did I say I welded it. But I did drive it from Colorado to Illinois without an issue
I always say, if a thread can make it to page 3 on topic, it was a success. Here we are debating spools when the topic was bracket car advice from bracket racers to true street cars.... LOLIt appears you have found a topic as agreeable on as politics and religion, congrats!!.....LOL
RPMagoo
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Things have changed, since the 60s, when most, Muscle Cars, ran in the 14s, and 15s, and a 11 second car was considered a rocket. -- Now there's lots of cars, on the street, that run from the 9s to 11s, and never see a dragstrip. --
totally agree. Different day and age nowadays.
j par
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We went from converters to trailers to spools LOL..
soon to be edelbrock vs Holley ….
Well IMO the parts used or what it runs at the track are not the deciding factors as to whether it’s a street car, a streetable race car or a strictly race only car. Anything goes as long as it has lights, turn signals, brake lights, horn, wipers and any exhaust short of open headers, could pass a safety inspection if there was one where you live (not talking emissions) can drive in stop and go traffic without loading up, or over heating and puking coolant like old faithful then pretty much the rest is just down to what you do or don’t find tolerable in a street car. I like loud, raw, bare bones minimalist, think: 62-64 factory light weight Max Wedge car kind of guy. Like driving around all giddy, amped up, adrenaline pumping......my kind of drug.
stroked340
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Well if they never seen a track how is it they run those times..seen plenty of guys at the track bragging how they THINK their car will go 11's always get a good laugh when they run 15 seconds
I see plenty of fast cars driven to and from the track. It's not the same as when I was in High School, or even my 20's. Even though it's not my flavor, the Ebay turbos and new engine swaps have given a new meaning to the definition of fast. Example: a guy at our track cruises to track at 70 mph, then runs low 9's, and cruises it home. Even the "all throttle" folks have displacement and aftermarket parts availible to make 10's a yawn if ya want to spend some $$$ Yeah, times have changed.....Well if they never seen a track how is it they run those times..seen plenty of guys at the track bragging how they THINK their car will go 11's always get a good laugh when they run 15 seconds
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