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Had a brilliant day at York Dragway today. Great company, great racing.
I won in NSCC and the final race was epic. Up against the awesome Cortina of Ian Walley in the final i threw caution to the wind and gave it everything i had. The result speaks for itself.
and Ive been aiming for this for years! http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
In car vid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5O9bddN-lY&fe...
I won in NSCC and the final race was epic. Up against the awesome Cortina of Ian Walley in the final i threw caution to the wind and gave it everything i had. The result speaks for itself.
and Ive been aiming for this for years! http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
In car vid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5O9bddN-lY&fe...
ChilliWhizz said:
Much congrats Derek, well done mate Looks like the Cortina had some serious grunt once he got it going - but too late
Ian was trying to sort his suspension set up as this is what was happening at the previous meeting.The little old turbo is only on 8psi at the moment while the gremlins are sorted
phazed said:
Very well done Derek.
So what's the next project?
Need to investigate why it was burning a LOT of oil in the braking. Was fine on power.So what's the next project?
I think it can still go a couple tenths quicker.
Next project will be an SD1 and a race car with the Mopar in. Not necessarily the same thing.
Brummmie said:
Well done Derek, why have you become "dangerous" all of a sudden!?
It was smoking on overrun at Shakeys, you cant "make" it have all that unnatural power without it wearing out, rings probably...
Thanks Paul. Daz gave me the new name due to my history of incidents.It was smoking on overrun at Shakeys, you cant "make" it have all that unnatural power without it wearing out, rings probably...
Surely rings would smoke on power too? I also have good compression but not done a leak down.
I am pulling the rocker cover first. Number 4 plug was black.
DangerousDerek said:
Thanks Paul. Daz gave me the new name due to my history of incidents.
Surely rings would smoke on power too? I also have good compression but not done a leak down.
I am pulling the rocker cover first. Number 4 plug was black.
Its a classic rings symptom, as you shut the throttle it creates vacuum and pulls oil past the rings, try a blast all the way in 3rd to the red line, coast down, floor it and see if you "James Bond" everyone, on my old block it was big ring gaps/too short piston skirts.Surely rings would smoke on power too? I also have good compression but not done a leak down.
I am pulling the rocker cover first. Number 4 plug was black.
It was quite smokey, so would have to be quite a serious failure for it to be just one pot?
Hope im wrong and its a quick/cheap fix
If you look at that drag vid i put up you can just make out the smoke as you come past.
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