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Greg Reimer 7376 · 05-13-2009, 06:23 PM

I've been bracket racing my 68 Chevelle wagon O Stocker at Irwindale, which is 1/8 mile,and when water temperature is around 110-120,it goes quickest.If it gets around 160-180, it slows about .05-.06.If it gets above 180, the car slows around .11-.12. Next time out, my game plan is not to try to equalize the temperature to suit the dial in,but to monitor the relationship between actual ET and water temperature so as to know what to dial the car in for a given temperature. Water temperature isn't always as easy to control as we might sometimes like to, so knowing what number to hang on the window for whatever conditions I encounter needs to become the game plan.That engine with it's low compression heads likes to die sooner in either bad air or hot conditions moreso than a higher compression engine,anyhow.

05-13-2009, 06:23 PM	#6
Greg Reimer 7376 VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Glendora,Calif. Posts: 1,136 Likes: 172 Liked 705 Times in 219 Posts	Re: Stockers - Warm Engine/ET Question..... I've been bracket racing my 68 Chevelle wagon O Stocker at Irwindale, which is 1/8 mile,and when water temperature is around 110-120,it goes quickest.If it gets around 160-180, it slows about .05-.06.If it gets above 180, the car slows around .11-.12. Next time out, my game plan is not to try to equalize the temperature to suit the dial in,but to monitor the relationship between actual ET and water temperature so as to know what to dial the car in for a given temperature. Water temperature isn't always as easy to control as we might sometimes like to, so knowing what number to hang on the window for whatever conditions I encounter needs to become the game plan.That engine with it's low compression heads likes to die sooner in either bad air or hot conditions moreso than a higher compression engine,anyhow.