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Since I'll never be able to do any Class Racing I really enjoy reading these threads. Thanks for posting up everyone. Its entertaining and informative.

Re: Update on my foxbody
 

Got to the 1/8 mile last night with the 5.13 gears. Got four runs in before the water pump started leaking. Best was 8.58 that was an improvement of .067 The 60ft. improved by.08, the 330 ft by.18 ... not much of an improvement.
Now that I have a bad water pump, I think I"ll change it over to a elec. set up. What are the rest of the stock foxbody racers running and what are you useing for a legal belt setup ? I still have a power steering pump.
All in all it has not been a bad year, the car has impoved by1.06 and 4.3 mph in a 1/8th all on a bone stock motor !
Lets hear about your water pump belt setup, remember legal stock.
thanks
Slickfoot

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Don't need power steering in a drag car,,, convert it to manual. Get an electric water pump,, there are many brands available, choose within your budget and then get an aluminum radiator with a fan,, probably puller style, then you can mount a trans cooler in front of it,, suddenly you don't need a fan belt! My 2 cents,,, good luck with your project.
Danny Durham

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just like he said except we run an alt only . if u can afford a good elect pump do so those off shore ones s#$k

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I run the small moroso motor to drive factory water pump. I have a flexalite electric fan.


what RPM are you running through the 1/8 mile at?

Re: Update on my foxbody
 

Danny, You need to run an alternator in Stock (as of today)

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I wish I could run an aluminum radiator but not in NHRA. OK in IHRA.
I do have an elec. fan, it didn't do anything for the ET, the stock belt driven one must be pretty good.
As far as finish line RPMs I didn't watch that close, it was my 1st day with the 5.13s and a tack with a shift light, but I would say 5000. Before the shiftlight I was shifting it by the stock tack and by feel. I felt like I was waiting to shift with the shiftlight set at 6000. I backed down to 5500 and no change in ET . I also short shifted in to 2nd on the 1st run by mistake with the same ET. these are the four runs before the waterpump died, 8.58 w77.72mph 8.59 w77.08mph 8.62 w77.08 8.59 w 77.47 I think it's out of motor
Slickfoot

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We run a 90 Conv, and we just removed the power steering pump and looped the lines - drives fine cost $0.00 !!! Avoid MT 275's cost us a tenth. Ran 8.01 last week and this is a street car at O weight 4.56. Trying to run 7.90 to run IHRA SS/NA so we picked up an explorer intake to try :) then some tuning we just leave the spout out and 36 degrees. Have fun

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Thanks for the heads up,, Mark. I wasn't aware of that being required,,, thought it was the racer's option.
Danny Durham

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Got to the track today, changes . elec. water pump, power steering delet.
(1.681 60ft) (8.38 w 79.53 mph 1/8) (13.380 w 97.55 mph 1/4 )
Slickfoot