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kjebba wrote:Wow  Would it be possible to break the 1200 mark with another intake and dual carbs?  

QtrWarrior wrote:Not sure.

We probably need to get Phillip to answer that question..

What about that bigger QF carb, 2.3" I think?

NITROUS FORD wrote:whats this 615 motor in?

2010 American dragster, 242"wb 1900lbs wet...

68formalGT wrote:

kjebba wrote:Wow  Would it be possible to break the 1200 mark with another intake and dual carbs?  

QtrWarrior wrote:Not sure.

We probably need to get Phillip to answer that question..

What about that bigger QF carb, 2.3" I think?

Maybe 2 carbs ???

Let's bump this one back up to the top...

Updates coming soon !!!!

'bout time!

Damn kids and their toys

dfree383 wrote:Damn kids and their toys

You have so many toys that you can't play with them all...
Tell me I'm wrong....

Some back story to fill in for those not on FB...Sorry for the length ahead of time....

Car has been running good, with no major issues at all since the freshening.
3 years ago, it seemed to just fall off a little...MPH was down 3-4, but ET was still there...
Flash to end of 2019.....
I change to MT "Big Bubbas" , as I was tired of the occasional tire shake issues that would come out of nowhere
during a race.. Also , my trusty timing light died ( key point here) and I had to buy new....
New light arrives and I check my timing..... it's 8* too low !!!!! Going back thru my notes,
I see where I had checked it and it was too high, right about the time of the fall off...
Obviously an issue , over time with the old light...
As everyone knows, 2020 was a bust. Between being an "essential worker"( insert laughter here),
company cutbacks that lead to long hours, and everything being shutdown,I made 4 passes last year.....

2021...I retired end of Dec from the airplane factory to do more racing and enjoy life. Decided I'm going to go T/D racing here in D2..

Car is ready and we head to race at "The House of Hook", Carolina Dragway for 1st race of the year...
First time trial and it blows the tires off !!! WTF ??? BUT.. it's only 54* and track is still cold..
I came back, made only a slight adjustment and the car unloads the smoothest , fastest pass of it's life.
0.994 2.869 4.469/152.93 backed up with a 0.996 2.880 4.481 / 152.73 in the first round..

Even as the weather got warmer, it only fell off to low 4.50's @ 150.XX....
The motor is currently in Owensboro for freshening and upgrades. in preparation for next season.
My trusty 555" in is the framerails in the mean time....
That brings us up to date and as soon as I have new info, it will be here... Stay tuned because it's gonna be a BAD BITCH when it gets back !!!!

QtrWarrior wrote:

dfree383 wrote:Damn kids and their toys

You have so many toys that you can't play with them all...
Tell me I'm wrong....

Got me a few projects

QtrWarrior wrote: Stay tuned because it's gonna be a BAD BITCH when it gets back !!!!

gonna be...? Already is sir. Just gonna be badder.

windsor wrote:

QtrWarrior wrote: Stay tuned because it's gonna be a BAD BITCH when it gets back !!!!

gonna be...?  Already is sir.  Just gonna be badder.

You're right it is...
Phillip did an amazing job building it...BUT....
It has only been freshened , not updated and things have changed in the 10 years its been around..
I have no doubts Flip and JayDawg will take it up a notch or2....or 3.....

What kind of timing light did you get

68formalGT wrote:What kind of timing light did you get

I actually have 2...let me explain better..

The one that went bad (?) was a Flaming River battery operated one, that was OLD....
It died when I bounced it off the floor.
Bought a new Flaming River, since dragsters don't have easy access to power a regular light..
I also have regular Craftsman with the advance dial on the back .

After the old one died, I bought the new one and found the issue..
After a WTF ??? moment, I got the Craftsman and used it just to verify..
It confirmed what I had found...

you sticking n/a or going blown ?

bruno wrote:you sticking n/a or going blown ?

Dragster will be NA...for now..

bruno wrote:you sticking n/a or going blown ?

Nick, I think that should be information between Mike and Dee

QtrWarrior wrote:

bruno wrote:you sticking n/a or going blown ?

Dragster will be NA...for now..

Injection is nice..... but I’d rather be blown!

Curt wrote:

bruno wrote:you sticking n/a or going blown ?

Nick, I think that should be information between Mike and Dee

lol.....

dfree383 wrote:

QtrWarrior wrote:

bruno wrote:you sticking n/a or going blown ?

Dragster will be NA...for now..

Injection is nice..... but I’d rather be blown!

Too bad that ain't happening...

QtrWarrior wrote:

dfree383 wrote:

QtrWarrior wrote:

bruno wrote:you sticking n/a or going blown ?

Dragster will be NA...for now..

Injection is nice..... but I’d rather be blown!

Too bad that ain't happening...

Dave said " I do ".........the Camel said " I don't anymore "

I hear Oakley only does Chevys now....... that mean your jumping ship?

No way Fatboy... I ain't like your ship jumping ass....

I'll sell it all before that happens...

Well, "Big Henry" is back home after being updated at Oakley's.
Besides the basic freshening, the Updates include,
           His new CNC program for "A" heads, including new valves
           Shaft rockers w/ one piece stands
           Eliminator Big V intake w/ APD 1700 billet carb
This is the first "update" since the motor was originally built.
It had been freshened before, but not updated...
It now has most of the "latest" tricks...
The end result exceeded expectations...

A word before the result...

Phillip changed dynos since the motor was original built.
Originally , it made 1123 hp @ 7000 and 931ft/lbs @ 5800
The new dyno is roughly 50hp "soft" from the old one


As you can see, Now it makes 1178.9 @7300 and 932 @ 5900-6000.
Adding the 50 for the new dyno.... 1228hp.
Not sure why pic turned sideways, it was upright on computer when it was uploaded...

Motor is in frame rails and about 75% hooked up, trying to test this weekend..
I ran out of gas from 22 hrs. up and back to Philpot with no sleep...

Damn that should be a beast !!

So what it run?