Vacuum pump?

Freddie · 05-12-2020, 08:22 PM

Got the new dragster home, been going over everything and making notes of what I still need before heading to the track. When we put the motor in the car we did not set it up with a vacuum pump, but was wondering if it is worth putting one on it? I am also looking at an alternator, and a few other things more for aesthetics than function, but some things I have always wanted on a car like a digital dial in board and a rear wing.

Keith 944 · 05-12-2020, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Freddie

Got the new dragster home, been going over everything and making notes of what I still need before heading to the track. When we put the motor in the car we did not set it up with a vacuum pump, but was wondering if it is worth putting one on it? I am also looking at an alternator, and a few other things more for aesthetics than function, but some things I have always wanted on a car like a digital dial in board and a rear wing.

forget the wing and board for now put that alternator and vac pump on!

Freddie · 05-13-2020, 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Keith 944

forget the wing and board for now put that alternator and vac pump on!

Wing and digital dial board will be the last things I do for sure but with buying a new house and moving I will not likely see the track until fall anyway, so I have time to get the car the way I want it before it ever goes out. Headed to the engine shop later this week so I guess I will be picking up a vacuum pump. That should give me something to do for a day or two.

Lenny5160 · 05-14-2020, 02:45 PM

A vac pump is nice, but is by no means a must-have. I'd personally rank your listed items:

1. Alternator
2. Digital dial-board (if racing alone)
3. Vac pump
4. Wing

Although, if you're ever going to do a wing I'd do it before you run the car so you won't notice the ET loss.

Freddie · 05-14-2020, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Lenny5160

A vac pump is nice, but is by no means a must-have. I'd personally rank your listed items:

1. Alternator
2. Digital dial-board (if racing alone)
3. Vac pump
4. Wing

Although, if you're ever going to do a wing I'd do it before you run the car so you won't notice the ET loss.

The Alternator is on order and will go on as soon as it gets here, the vacuum pump will more than likely be next as I have everything except the pump. I also already ordered the digital dial in board but probably wont have a chance to put that on until after we get settled into the new shop. Still looking for the right wing.

Adger Smith · 05-24-2020, 11:48 PM

The wing can be a problem in windy conditions. New car... I would get it sorted out and baseline it before I added a wing.JMHO

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Freddie Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Tampa Fla / Anderson SC Posts: 334 Likes: 12 Liked 3 Times in 2 Posts	Vacuum pump? Got the new dragster home, been going over everything and making notes of what I still need before heading to the track. When we put the motor in the car we did not set it up with a vacuum pump, but was wondering if it is worth putting one on it? I am also looking at an alternator, and a few other things more for aesthetics than function, but some things I have always wanted on a car like a digital dial in board and a rear wing. __________________ NHRA: Comp 2200 - S/C 2201 NMRA 2012 Outlaw 10.5 #10

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Lenny5160 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Inver Grove Heights, MN Posts: 898 Likes: 604 Liked 432 Times in 225 Posts	Re: Vacuum pump? A vac pump is nice, but is by no means a must-have. I'd personally rank your listed items: 1. Alternator 2. Digital dial-board (if racing alone) 3. Vac pump 4. Wing Although, if you're ever going to do a wing I'd do it before you run the car so you won't notice the ET loss. __________________ S/ST 51 S/C 53

05-24-2020, 11:48 PM	#6
Adger Smith VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Texarkana Ark/TX Posts: 2,418 Likes: 518 Liked 774 Times in 293 Posts	Re: Vacuum pump? The wing can be a problem in windy conditions. New car... I would get it sorted out and baseline it before I added a wing.JMHO __________________ Adger Smith (Former SS)