Very interesting that your picking up 45 mph from the 1/8th...your 1/8 mph should be higher...whats your opinion? Most cars pick up 30 mph after the 1/8th..
is it just the blade count or is there more to it?
I can go looser on these converters without changing the blade count but you begin loosing the characteristics of them when you go that route. A 20 is about as loose as I want to go. Really it's as loose as you need to go unless something in the combo is requiring more stall to get it going. This isn't a problem unless your trying to turn the motor in 7200 range. If Geno was to swap to a turbo that needed several hundred more rpm stall to spool, I could loosen the converter to get it for him but he will have no choice but to spin the motor higher to make up the difference. I have some small ci combos out there that need a true 4000 stall at 0 boost to spool. They make big power but they also have to spin the motor over 9k to get the converter coupled. When someone says the engine, cam, turbo, converter combo all have to work together....it's the truth.
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Very interesting that your picking up 45 mph from the 1/8th...your 1/8 mph should be higher...whats your opinion? Most cars pick up 30 mph after the 1/8th..
I was just going to say "damn, 45mph out the back!" I'm no drag RACER but that is crazy to me! Makes the last 1/2 of a 1320 run feel good I bet. 140 in the 1/8 seems damn fast too. How fast do you think it should be Norbs?
Let's see what yours does.
I;m not sure but it should be faster.........
Ive had a eye on your times and now im just a little quicker than you and its your turn to lower the bar LOL. Nice runs by the way and im sure you would run 7.5s on a good track. What kind of 60ft, are you getting?Congrats Gene ! You just gave me new motivation to get out there again
That mph is crazy! Achieved my personal best on concrete airfield this weekend (7.83@176.5) but it doesn't match yours by far. Btw I'm using probably the same converter as you and it really is as good as it gets
LOLLet's see what yours does.
Im out of gear for sure but for now im leaving it unless you want to buy me a new set of gears?
33X17X15 is the tallest for a 15" wheel GoodYear makes..
Now if you want a 16" they make a little taller tire 34.7 tall
Ive had a eye on your times and now im just a little quicker than you and its your turn to lower the bar LOL. Nice runs by the way and im sure you would run 7.5s on a good track. What kind of 60ft, are you getting?
Gene,
I didn't know that, I've never run anything that big before. Changing the gears is cheaper unless of course you needed tires. BTW, how's the new trans holding up?
Neal