Weekend Update:
The Friday night TnT got rained out, so we essentially used the Saturday points race for TnT.
We learned a bit about our engine combination, as we are now trying to slow it down. Our engine has 11.20's in it, so we doubled up the head gasket and ran that 12.10 a couple of Friday's ago. Although only based on a single run, theory says that the extra .050" gasket lowered compression enough to slow it down by ~8 tenths.
We then put a 3/4" intake restrictor on it (w/ the slot in the bottom), which sized it down by .125 and it ran 12.30. So, I figured if .125 is good for 2 tenths, another .125 must be good for another 2 tenths. Nope, it didn't like it at all - it ran between 14.00 & 14.17 three runs in a row. What we thought was a bum run bec/ of poor traction became the new norm. So, befuddled, we went back to the 3/4" restrictor and ran a 12.36! In retrospect, we probably could have opened that 5/8" restrictor up a bit, or jetted up... but we moved to another plan.
We added 25 #'s & throttle stopped it at the pedal, but went waaaaay too much on the stop and it popped and choked to a 15.77 on the first round of elim's yesterday - what a waste of an .055 light. So, it apparently does not like any additional restrictions on the intake side.
The throttle stop sensitivity surprised me, as we only stopped it enough so that you could see about 3/16" of the slide (think throttle plates on a Holley) at WOT. I figure the combo of the stop and the restrictor was too much, so we removed all stop and hung 60 #'s on it. We are planning to hit a TnT tomorrow night at Cecil County Dragway in Maryland, we'll see how it goes! A constant adventure (aka, learning curve).
Looking to hit Quarter-Aces Dragway this coming Sunday, Benjamin loves that track!
