Thanks John, just the beginning of tuning, so we'll see how we do through the hot summer, but gotta admit it's got me worried a bit.John_Heard wrote:Very impressive first outing, good news Todd!
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Very impressive indeed! 5.27 off the trailer, all-motor?
I broke a Jesel rocker testing last night. Very few cars at the track and really hot temps made for a tricky surface. 5.66 was the best I ran. Had to pull a ton of power out.
Still don't have a good root cause for the rocker failure.
I broke a Jesel rocker testing last night. Very few cars at the track and really hot temps made for a tricky surface. 5.66 was the best I ran. Had to pull a ton of power out.
Still don't have a good root cause for the rocker failure.
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Sorry to hear about the failure Craig. No further damage other than a rocker?Craig W. wrote:Very impressive indeed! 5.27 off the trailer, all-motor?
I broke a Jesel rocker testing last night. Very few cars at the track and really hot temps made for a tricky surface. 5.66 was the best I ran. Had to pull a ton of power out.
Still don't have a good root cause for the rocker failure.
yes, N/A 582 bbc, basically a Super Comp bracket style build with Brodix 366MC Head Hunter heads on VP C15.
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Congrats Todd, that baby is flying!
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I'll post more pics and video as they become available.
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So far I've found the rocker that broke, two other rocker tips that got banged up during it all and their corresponding lash caps. I've got a race next weekend if I can get the rockers that quickly.DOTracer wrote:Sorry to hear about the failure Craig. No further damage other than a rocker?Craig W. wrote:Very impressive indeed! 5.27 off the trailer, all-motor?
I broke a Jesel rocker testing last night. Very few cars at the track and really hot temps made for a tricky surface. 5.66 was the best I ran. Had to pull a ton of power out.
Still don't have a good root cause for the rocker failure.
yes, N/A 582 bbc, basically a Super Comp bracket style build with Brodix 366MC Head Hunter heads on VP C15.
Craig Watson
2QuickNovas Racing
5.23@131
Sponsors:
AEM Electronics
Carnivore Performance
Rapp Racing
VFN Fiberglass
Fast Shafts
2QuickNovas Racing
5.23@131
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AEM Electronics
Carnivore Performance
Rapp Racing
VFN Fiberglass
Fast Shafts
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Couple videos we took looking at various angles, etc during testing.
http://youtu.be/tCsUsOKCQwc
http://youtu.be/q9zulQkJG7s
http://youtu.be/IMhPkncZ5q8
http://youtu.be/tCsUsOKCQwc
http://youtu.be/q9zulQkJG7s
http://youtu.be/IMhPkncZ5q8
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Looks like the car is working really good Todd, and the wheelie bar seemed to be doing it's job fine. Interesting to see it moving as the shocks extended.
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The bars were barely touching the ground due to the rear separation/pinion rotation. The only pass it tried to use the bars was the very last one, the front rebound could have been a click or two tighter.John_Heard wrote:Looks like the car is working really good Todd, and the wheelie bar seemed to be doing it's job fine. Interesting to see it moving as the shocks extended.
I plan to remove the bars once I'm comfortable with the shock settings under varying track conditions. The new AFCO Big Gun rebound valving up front appears to have helped the front end control a great deal.
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