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by WDCreech
Thu Nov 05, 2009 1:28 pm
Forum: Drivetrain
Topic: Safe weight for a glide
Replies: 21
Views: 13294

Re: Safe weight for a glide

A couple of years ago, a friend who ran a 3500# El Camino w/TH350, lost his third tranny and asked me what I thought of changing to a glide. I recommended that he try it, since he already had a couple in his shop. He changed to a turbo input, in one, and has ran it ever since. It also picked the car...
by WDCreech
Sun Oct 25, 2009 12:07 am
Forum: General BS
Topic: When is it too cold to race?
Replies: 19
Views: 14566

Re: When is it too cold to race?

How cold before they close the tracks in Canada? I assume they aren't heated right? I know there's one in Alaska that is heated but that's the only one I know of. Only the first 300' of our track is heated, and in the later part of the summer (last of August & first of September) I won't get ou...
by WDCreech
Sat Oct 24, 2009 11:50 pm
Forum: General BS
Topic: rim screws
Replies: 49
Views: 28800

Re: rim screws

"Special Ed" has been racing nearly 20 years, far longer than most that post on these mesage boards and has NEVER seen a drag slick come off a wheel no mind because it wasn't screwed to the rim! I have never seen a slidk come off of the rim either, but I have seen them slip on the rim and ...
by WDCreech
Fri Oct 23, 2009 11:05 pm
Forum: General BS
Topic: rim screws
Replies: 49
Views: 28800

Re: rim screws

With my 474, my car used to run high 8s. I had the tires mounted with 8 screws per side, on each wheel. Since I went to a 606" engine, I use beadlocks.

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