Setting up a vehicle for Bonneville. Options

[rpoz-29]

Does anyone know of a website where I can ask questions pertaining to setting up a car for LSR racing? I bought a rulebook from the SCTA but need some questions answered, (or opinions given), regarding car set up, particularly transmissions. I'm considering setting that ITA Olds I have for ECTA/SCTA events. I need to know what I'm up against before jumping in. ANY help is greatly appreciated.

[rpoz-29]

Just discovered one by accident..."landracing.com"

This post has been edited by rpoz-29: Aug 11 2006, 11:43 PM

[02midevil]

Sorry for the late reply. The ECTA is really capable of running just about anything with some safety equipment.

If your serious on SCTA, do some essential safety equipment and bring it to a ECTA event and they will walk you through what you need. Keith Turk and some others can really help with needed items for tech on the Salt.

It would blow to get er done and drag er out and get turned around at Tech on the salt.


My brothers is crewing on the salt right now for an ole blown flat headed roadster that did 212mph yesterday and will follow up today for the 200club.

I'd be happy to help any way possible and help crew if you need it (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) . Need a 500 CID Cad Motor to push it?

[z28tt]

For the transmission, wouldn't gearing be your major concern, as long as it holds up to the torque you plan on running? I'd think the only critical part of the drivetrain would be making sure the driveshaft critical speed is below your top speed by a decent margin. For short runs (i.e. not hour long track sessions), I doubt you'd put enough heat to need trans and rear end coolers, and the launch won't be as brutal as on the 1/4 mile. For aero, remove anythink that increases your frontal area (side mirrors, antenna) and block off as much of the grill as you can get away with, to keep air above the car, rather than in the engine bay and underneath). Lower the car so the frontal area of the tires isn't adding as much to the total area, and maybe run narrower tires. If windows need to be down, maybe a tight mesh window net would keep some air from making it into the cockpit. Is the car going to be a dedicated LSR car, or will it be mainly an ITA car with temporary mods for LSR? Let us know how it goes!

[rpoz-29]

Thanks for responding. I hope to make the ECTA's event on 9-24 to spectate. I'll be in Charleston SC for a wedding on the 23rd, and can probably swing by Maxton on the way home. Who did your brother go with? I saw on the entry list someone from Sandston was running Bonneville. If I do build it, it will be solely for LSR type racing. The first thing I have to do is have the engine bay media blasted and check for overall integrity. Then I plan to disassemble the front suspension, rebush it, etc. Once I'm sure it'll be safe, I can start spending my son's inheritance.

[AndyJ]

Didn't Cal run his F bod on the salt?

[trackbird]

Didn't Cal run his F bod on the salt?

Yes.

[rpoz-29]

I remembered someone had. Any idea of how to locate his post?

[AndyJ]

Didn't Cal run his F bod on the salt?

Yes.

And Costas just got back from there

[02midevil]

Since thats a Sunday and most head home on Saturday. If you drive the Camaro you can run it for $100. Best legal fun up to 130mph (need closed face helmet and long pants and long sleeve shirt). Then if you keep it under the radar run it hard up to the 3/4 mile and coast through the 1 mile traps.

My brother is with the sandston entry who broke the record twice. Once on the short course with 180+mph then the long course on Wed with 200+ mph to join the 200 mph club. Look at the pics on SCTA-Bin.com for a blue roadster with a confederate soldier holding the rebel flag (you gotta love us diehard shortherners (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/drink.gif) ).

Even with all the aero one can dream up, a car takes a lot of hp to push it faster on the other end. A stock LS1 fbody is good to 150mph at Maxton. A stock LT1 Vette is about 140mph. There is a RX7 with a sbc in it with a lot of nitrous that can juice it hard to 200mph at Maxton.

If you need any typical sbc parts to build a mild motor first let me know. I'm sitting on enough parts to do everything but a sbc short block.

Something to think about with the trans is alot of people do not run a converter. If they have th350 they are usually direct driving it with the solid converter gig. I've even seen a powerglide with a direct drive and 2 gear vendors overdrives behind it (that makes 2x2x2 for one durible 6 speed or is that 8 speed (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) ).

Thanks for responding. I hope to make the ECTA's event on 9-24 to spectate. I'll be in Charleston SC for a wedding on the 23rd, and can probably swing by Maxton on the way home. Who did your brother go with? I saw on the entry list someone from Sandston was running Bonneville. If I do build it, it will be solely for LSR type racing. The first thing I have to do is have the engine bay media blasted and check for overall integrity. Then I plan to disassemble the front suspension, rebush it, etc. Once I'm sure it'll be safe, I can start spending my son's inheritance.

[rpoz-29]

I saw the photos of the Sandston entry. He's running Ardun heads too, isn't he? Is your brother in the pictures?

[02midevil]

Ardun heads is whats on it now. This is the second blown motor. First one ment for last year had a hilborn injection unit that he couldn't get tuned right and blew on the chassis dyno before speed week. He put in a basic flat head ford and ran last year to about 130-140's and thne blew that motor on the salt My skinny bro is standing on the drivers side of the truck.

He hurt that motor on a run over 200mph after he turned on the alcohol injection.