Speeds in S/G - Page 4

Barney B · 01-15-2009, 08:19 AM

"while I hammered the brakes to slow down to a 9.95"

JJ you ment to say you pushed softly on your brake pedal

BB

Mark Schmidt · 01-15-2009, 09:14 AM

That's funny...I've raced JJ, he definitely meant slammed the brakes.

CBS · 01-15-2009, 10:43 AM

You mean you guys hit the brakes before the finish line.....?????

now I get it....

S/G 386N · 01-15-2009, 11:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Barney B

"while I hammered the brakes to slow down to a 9.95"

JJ you ment to say you pushed softly on your brake pedal

BB

If that's how you would like it worded, sounds good to me.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark Schmidt

That's funny...I've raced JJ, he definitely meant slammed the brakes.

Hey now, I'm not my dad. He actually has locked them up on the top end before.

SSTHottie1236 · 01-15-2009, 04:27 PM

I'm gonna go against the grain here and say that being 9.90 at 170 (or even 165) isn't completely all it's cracked up to be from my experience.
I'm one of the higher speed cars in Super Street. When I decided (=Dad let me) run Super Gas in 2008, I was now one of the slower cars in the class. I ran 7 races in SST and 5 races in SG. I won more rounds in SG in 2 fewer races. Why? The car performed great with only a half a second of stop. In one weekend, I had all 8 or 9 runs within 9.88 and 9.93. I wish I could get that consistency in SST and I used to blame the car but it seems like having so much time in the stop made it inconsistent. So I'm not saying that going 9.90 at 170 is a stupid idea but the other extreme isn't all bad.

Kelli
1236 S/ST
1836 S/G

bighead · 01-15-2009, 04:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CBS

You mean you guys hit the brakes before the finish line.....?????

now I get it....

Hey Rock:

Ya'll snowed in up there? Send me some pics....

Bighead

CBS · 01-15-2009, 05:46 PM

minus 5 this morning........I'm frozen....

lazrcng · 01-15-2009, 08:27 PM

It's shrinkage cold here!

Barney B · 01-16-2009, 06:23 AM

5:40am -12 right now

BB

John Moore · 01-16-2009, 07:13 AM

Ryan Dillman
There should not be any reason Why you can not run your tank in the back of your roadster and use an electric pump with an alcohol carburetor.
We have done so.
Components are MagnaFuel pro Star 500 Pump 12 AN to the Pump, 10 AN sized line all the way to the Large two port MagnaFuel regulator,regulated at 6.5 psi Max into 8AN size to a 1050 George Rupert prepared 1050 Dominator.
Your roadster is probably a little bit lighter than we are and there should not be any problems. You'll like the extra torque from using alcohol and the cooling of the motor is lovely. Just follow everything that George Rupert tells you to do. Mainly don't mess with the carburetor unless you call him first. He is a real good man.

01-15-2009, 08:19 AM	#31
Barney B Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Wadsworth, Ohio Posts: 510 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Speeds in S/G "while I hammered the brakes to slow down to a 9.95" JJ you ment to say you pushed softly on your brake pedal BB

01-15-2009, 09:14 AM	#32
Mark Schmidt Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 273 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Speeds in S/G That's funny...I've raced JJ, he definitely meant slammed the brakes. __________________ MDS Motorsports

01-15-2009, 10:43 AM	#33
CBS VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Commerce, Mi Posts: 1,387 Likes: 1 Liked 4 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Speeds in S/G You mean you guys hit the brakes before the finish line.....????? now I get it....

01-15-2009, 04:27 PM	#35
SSTHottie1236 Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bath, PA Posts: 136 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Speeds in S/G I'm gonna go against the grain here and say that being 9.90 at 170 (or even 165) isn't completely all it's cracked up to be from my experience. I'm one of the higher speed cars in Super Street. When I decided (=Dad let me) run Super Gas in 2008, I was now one of the slower cars in the class. I ran 7 races in SST and 5 races in SG. I won more rounds in SG in 2 fewer races. Why? The car performed great with only a half a second of stop. In one weekend, I had all 8 or 9 runs within 9.88 and 9.93. I wish I could get that consistency in SST and I used to blame the car but it seems like having so much time in the stop made it inconsistent. So I'm not saying that going 9.90 at 170 is a stupid idea but the other extreme isn't all bad. Kelli 1236 S/ST 1836 S/G __________________ Kelli 1236 S/ST 1836 S/G

01-15-2009, 05:46 PM	#37
CBS VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Commerce, Mi Posts: 1,387 Likes: 1 Liked 4 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Speeds in S/G minus 5 this morning........I'm frozen....

01-15-2009, 08:27 PM	#38
lazrcng Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 80 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Speeds in S/G It's shrinkage cold here!

01-16-2009, 06:23 AM	#39
Barney B Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Wadsworth, Ohio Posts: 510 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Speeds in S/G 5:40am -12 right now BB

01-16-2009, 07:13 AM	#40
John Moore Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Kansas Posts: 13 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Speeds in S/G Ryan Dillman There should not be any reason Why you can not run your tank in the back of your roadster and use an electric pump with an alcohol carburetor. We have done so. Components are MagnaFuel pro Star 500 Pump 12 AN to the Pump, 10 AN sized line all the way to the Large two port MagnaFuel regulator,regulated at 6.5 psi Max into 8AN size to a 1050 George Rupert prepared 1050 Dominator. Your roadster is probably a little bit lighter than we are and there should not be any problems. You'll like the extra torque from using alcohol and the cooling of the motor is lovely. Just follow everything that George Rupert tells you to do. Mainly don't mess with the carburetor unless you call him first. He is a real good man. __________________ John Moore ET 521,S/G 5212,T/S 521