Time to hit the Track.

[Budnicks]

Good luck & Happy Moparing

looks great as normal

go kick some ***

 

[NSS Guy]

good luck this w/e, I'm going next w/e to monster mopar at norwalk. hoping for a repeat of last year.

 

[dvw]

good luck this w/e, I'm going next w/e to monster mopar at norwalk. hoping for a repeat of last year.

Good luck Malex. I know it's going to fly. Monster Mopar in 2 weeks for me as well. But I'm working on a different outcome, repeat of 2014.
Doug

 

[Mike Gaines]

Mike, Now I not only want to trade you cars, I want to trade you trailers, even up, of course....lol

 

[malex]

What a shitty weekend! Lol.
Still searching for the magic combo, no new personal best other than with one 1.43 60' time.
Wind, crosswind so strong you have to steer into it to keep straight
In fact, on Sunday the gusts were bad enough that they cancelled the races after the 3rd test round, which they shortened to 1/8 mile.
So aside from that, I have a couple of vids...




This is a 3600 RPM launch,
Rear shocks set at 6R and 12C
Front shocks set at 4R and 16C



This second vid is a 3000 RPM launch
Rear shocks set at 18R and 16C
Front shocks set at 6R and 16C

That was a far as I got. This was my 2nd and final pass today and it's about the best launch that the car has made. I can build on this with more front shock rebound to start with. Trying the Calvert recommendations does not work at all. My first pass was with their recommendations and the separation was extreme, spinning and bouncing down the track. Despite the crazy wind I still managed just shy of 130.6 MPH pass on a 151 60' @ 10.25
A work in progress, that's for sure.

 

[malex]

Mike, Now I not only want to trade you cars, I want to trade you trailers, even up, of course....lol

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That offer is looking pretty good tonight Mike!

 

[malex]

Good luck Malex. I know it's going to fly. Monster Mopar in 2 weeks for me as well. But I'm working on a different outcome, repeat of 2014.
Doug

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Thanks Doug, sorry to disappoint, next time. Send pictures of your 4 link! Lol. Your outcome will be nothing short of spectacular.

 

[malex]

good luck this w/e, I'm going next w/e to monster mopar at norwalk. hoping for a repeat of last year.

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That Monster Mopar at Norwalk is worth thinking about attending as a spectator. See how the pros get it done. Good luck NSS!

 

[malex]

Good luck & Happy Moparing

looks great as normal

go kick some ***

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Thanks Sir Budnicks! The only *** kicking was my own this weekend. . Sure looking forward to the days when I'm able to let the button go and the car goes forward.

 

[gtxracer]

Malex, it will come, given time!

 

[Tex013]

Bummer on your results that first launch is a shock !
That was with your stiff wall slicks ?

This is mine on saturday , 1.44 sixty . 29.5 pro bracket radial (30") @19 psi .
10 comp , 5 ext on rear . 1 click from full loose on front
4000 on 2step

Tex

 

[dvw]

So the sliders have helped by looking at the video. Rebound is too loose at both ends. As you've already learned by have loose rear rebound in the first video. The housing comes out of the car, smashes the tires and it bounces back. In the second video rear is better but still not tight enough. Though it doesn't spin until the front tops out. By that time its lost any assist from the front because it's all ready off the ground. You're closer than you think. Keep tightening it up.
Doug

 

[dvw]

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Thanks Doug, sorry to disappoint, next time. Send pictures of your 4 link! Lol. Your outcome will be nothing short of spectacular.

Mines only ladder bar. You're where I was a few years ago. Your video will get you there. It can be frustrating. But once you get there, you'll be chasing weather, R/T, and driving the stripe. It was cheap and easy anyone could do it.
Doug

 

[malex]

Malex, it will come, given time!

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Thanks GTX. It's getting tiring not knowing what ride I climbed into each pass. LOL

 

[malex]

Mines only ladder bar. You're where I was a few years ago. Your video will get you there. It can be frustrating. But once you get there, you'll be chasing weather, R/T, and driving the stripe. It was cheap and easy anyone could do it.
Doug

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Thanks Doug. I've reached out to QA1 with info and will see what they say. Stiffening the rear is the right direction for my combo but these rear shocks obviously need tighter valving, will see what comes back. Perhaps the fix is all in the shocks..
Got to get this under control though, I'm beating the hell out of the Plymouth with it bucking around like it does. The sliders work but the car still does the same as before, just at a higher level now.

 

[dvw]

I'm assuming your 18R was at full stiff. Time for a revalve or another pair.
Doug

 

[NSS Guy]

wow, watching the video, your rear tires are almost coming off the ground! I know you are chasing ET's but to get it to hook I think I would add about 150lbs of ballast to trunk and see if it will hook. I am betting it will 60ft better and ET better. Something is not right.
Keep at it.

 

[malex]

wow, watching the video, your rear tires are almost coming off the ground! I know you are chasing ET's but to get it to hook I think I would add about 150lbs of ballast to trunk and see if it will hook. I am betting it will 60ft better and ET better. Something is not right.
Keep at it.

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Yes that's for sure NSS. Sure is getting old in a hurry too. Will keep at it though. I have never tried the upper hole in the Cal Tracs yet so going to try that along with full tight rebound on the rear, and quite a bit more rebound on the front. Doug mentioned I'm not that far off and perhaps this and the right air pressure might smoothen things out.
I was doing a fair bit of research today and I've come across others that have had their CalTrac combo go to hell with power changes, specifically - low gear set. Lots of bigger power cars are full tight on the rebound.

Looking at that upper hole in the cal tracs, to me it should give the car a more direct shot or harder forward hit. The lower hole, is seems to me that it would increase downward force on the leaf spring, perhaps to also contributing to rise or separation, which I'm trying to slow down / reduce.

As far as adding weight goes, that is far down on my to do list. Lol.

 

[dvw]

For what it's worth mine is 320 lbs nose heavy.
Doug

 

[bearman]

keep after it we are all with you. just got to change a couple of this or that but you will get it.