A fellow racer?

[saltydawg]

Hey Ryan Do you guys still race down at edgewater?
I thought the last name sounded familiar . then I went to your site and saw the car and said yep!
I was the only guy there about 1 1/2 years ago running a Bronco II factory 2wd truck with a v8 in it on test and tune night!
I never raced brackett with it. Just street and test and tune night's. Had a 351c with aproximately 382 HP to the rear. Ran 12's @ about 130 Couldnt get it to hook up off the line to save my arse!

 

[ryebread]

Holy crud! Small world eh?
Yep, that's us. We have been racing for many years down there and all over the place. I live about fifteen minutes away from edgewater.
I remember seeing a Bronco down there too! That is pretty funny. We have been working on the Corvette every once in a while but, it has lots of problems. My Uncles are running a Pro Top Outlaw dragster now that is running low 6s in the quarter.......too quick for me but, sure is fun to watch.
Whereabouts in Cincy are you?

 

[saltydawg]

Norwood. What's wrong with the vette? I had to give up my truck! Got caught with no insurance and speeding at over 130 on I-74. They took my truck and my liscens for 1 year. I get my liscense back in july but my truck is gone. I didnt have the monmey to get it out of impound so it went up on AUCTION!
But.....I am working on a 78 grandpirx with a 396 4 bolt main. strange axels with spicers. muncie rock crusher 4spd. 4 link rear. 8 point cage yata yata yata.......

 

[ryebread]

Hmm........not to smart on the speeding thing.....isn't that what the track is for?
Anyway, the Vette has lots of transmission problems and the short wheelbase doesn't help anything.......the thing is all over the place. Twists like a tin can when launching half the time.....having work done to straighten it out some. Still runs high 9s in the quarter and looks pretty sweet too!

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>Smoke em if ya got em!

 

[ryebread]

One more for the road

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>Look ma!

 

[rabid frog]

boy rye you have all the good stuff sweet vette awesome cameras, I like the vette here is a pic of my 30th ann z28 may it rest in piece

 

[rabid frog]

no my x-wife recked it started having bad probs with tranny so I traded it in.

 

[saltydawg]

Rabid you should be shot for trading in a 30th ana. camaro in!! LOL!!
Ryan, Itsn't your frame tied? You have 4-link rear right?
Sounds like you just need to weld on some support from the dog house to the 4-link under the body to the frame to make it more ridgide. Unless it is a tube front end and tube chasis. then you'll just have to do some more tweeking with that 4-link and weld in some cross member's to the tube chasis. Pobably ad about 50 extra pound's. But with the added weight you may be able to shave it off some where esle. I had the same problem with an 78 pinto wagon I put a 390 in. I had a tube front end and welded steel suppport's from the dog house back to the 4-link and still she twisted like mad! I added some crossmembers to the newly supported fram work and viola!
AND YES I KNOW IT WAS SPUPID TO SPEED ON THE STREET! Was showing off spanking the hell out of a mustang gt.

 

[aftrhrs]

How do you run 130mph in the quarter with 382 hp in a truck? 380HP to the wheels and your doing good to run 116mph in a Z28 which has aerodynamics??? One of my friends put down 505 to the ground and runs128mph in the quarter. 10.80's with slicks.
Just curious if you know something I don't since I am in the speed business.

 

[ryebread]

I didn't want to question it but, was thinking something similar.
Our vette is putting down some serious horsies on the dyno and we are only running about 140mph @ 9.90 in the quarter.
Never know.........stranger things have happened.

 

[saltydawg]

OH Snap! I didnt mean to put down 130 it was more like 120. Can probably come up with one of my old time slips though.
AFTRHRS:
since your in "the speed business" You know that hp to weight ration is a sole factor in racing. as well as REACTION TIME, Hook up off the line , gearing, shifting and just plane driving. and I would say that with My 100 shot with an estimated 420+ hp to the rear wheels I had a prety damn good power to weight ratio. If you do the math for he weight versus HP + lenght of the track You will see that the numbers are right. It all comes down to timing and power with low poundage in the ride, and how well you hook up and launch. I couldnt get the B2 to hook up off the line untile I bought a pair of Mickey T's cheater's. The difrence in a 10 second run and a 12 second run is only around ummm... Ohh.... 200 PLUS HP DUDE. Quite a large margin. even if you only loose some pounds to make the time you only gain an 1/10th of a second or less for every 100 pounds shaved. A friend of mine has a 71 Chevelle With a 427 stroked and poked with over 600 ponies and he runs 10's! Why ? Because his reaction times suck and he dosent always hook up good. ( no to mention the car is 4020lbs.)
DOnt want to get into to serious of a debate here but there are a lot more factors then plain HP in the quarter.
130 on the highway was a definate. I didnt say it did it smoothly.
Look at Ford galaxie. prety much a freak'n box. But you put a 427cj in that puppy and I promise you will see 130 on the highway.
The truck only wieghed in at 3200lbs. Not to mention it was a BRONCO2 NOT A FULL SIZE TRUCK.
Ryan:
The reason your running 140 @9 seconds in the quarter with over 600 ponies ( I 'm sure) with close to 500+ lbs o' tourqe is your launch , Gearing and serious neck spaping tourqe to luanch you VERy quickly past the 100ft marker. Combine that with a wieght probably around....2300 max pounds for the vette ( Just a guess looks like it has a tube chasis in the pic?)and there ya go.
Edited to release inocent victim's! LOL HAHAHAaaaa! Just playing Ryan! Hope to see you at the track some time dude! With a little luck my grand-prix will be finished by next season and I'll get a chance to show you it's wicked ways!

 

[ryebread]

Me = Not the one with the questions.
My only question was the very high MPH in the quarter........nothing else. No worries, I wasn't trying to call you out or anything......I can see that you have a decent idea of how it all works. Like you said.......oops, I meant to put down about 120.
Happy Racing

 

[saltydawg]

I guess I have a little complex about being called out I have to work on huh? LOL!!!! It's the racer in me man. Got to win no matter what and be right all the time! LOL! Sorry dude!