Last season was our 1st year, my son was only 18 and had his drivers license for less then 1 year. He’d never been over 65mph when we went to the track for the 1st time. The plan all along for was him to drive the car once he became faster then me😂. I only got to make 6 passes in the car before...
Not yet, car is on jack stands at the moment….I’ll get pictures mid week….we race next Saturday. Wheels are very light, but also very spendy. $2900 to $3000 just for the wheels. Hopefully we see some results with them.
Thanks!
Here’s my thoughts on the shocks. They’re are so many variables with the cars and limited runs on race day, it’s pretty tough to find the perfect settings. For us being under 500whp, A10 with 3.55’s and footbraking the launch….we can be from 2 to 5 on compression and 7-9 on rebound and...
I decided to change wheel and tire set-up to reduce rotating weight. I was previously on Weld Belmont drag 17x10’s(MT ET StreetR,305/45R17) and 17x5(MT ET Street Front,27x6.00R17).
I switched to Billet Specialties 17x10(Hoosier 28x10.5R17) and Billet Specialties 18x5(MT ET Street Front...
Unfortunately, you’re right where you should be with the set-up you have. To break into the 11’s, you’re gonna need to add horsepower or take weight out of the car, preferably both. E85 is a nice power gain, but not always readily available in some area’s.
I haven’t done much testing with the shocks. I’m always in the 1.7’s with a best of 1.72 footbraking from 1200 to 1800 rpm. As far as tires go, I just purchased Hoosier drag radials(28x10.5R17) to run next season.
Weld Racing Belmont Drag
Rears
17x10 Single Beadlock on MT ET Street R 305/45R17
Fronts
17x5 on MT Street Fronts(Radial) 27x6.00R17
Everything bought new this year. 40 passes at the track, zero street time. Paid $3600…..Selling for $2700.
Located near Portland, OR.
Not yet. I ended up buying a BMR K-member and Comp Cams. My plan was to have everything installed at once on Aug 5th….then the motor in my new 22’ Ram took a shit and now I have no way of towing my car 3 hours to the shop I use. Not sure what I’m gonna do at this point.
The OEM line locks are garbage if you’re trying to be consistent at the drag strip. We made 51 passes last year and they failed about 15x….they are very glitchy. So before this season started, I added the JPC Racing s550 line lock kit. It works great and is a pretty easy install. Turned on and...
Yes, I’ve done the OPG’s. The shop i use is doing my MSD install, which probably won’t be until sometime in June when I have a break in my racing. Once it’s on the car working I’ll update.