The newest drag racer gears up!

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Still working on this car, not sure what is causing our drastically slow ET's - just checking everything right now, its like a completely new learning curve - anyone ever wonder how to check the timing on your lawn mower engine? Me either! Several nights spent working on it into the early morning hours - unfortunately, no measurable gain yet.

Couldn't hit the Nova Nationals due to work schedule, so we went to the Grove. We had 2 time shots Saturday, running a 17.66 and a 17.45, dialed a 17.55 and Benjamin ran a 17.67'ish - told me he lifted a bit! Oh well, he was trying to drive the stripe, she caught him at the end running a 7.94 on a 7.90. Good race.

We are working on any possible idea right now, hope to hit TnT this Friday night at the Grove. Nothing better than seeing a huge smile on your son's face as he's taking off his racing jacket at the end of the race - time slip in hand, just thrilled to be racing. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Made 6 runs last night at TnT, still slow but pretty consistent. We now think the gearing is too low, so we need to do the equivalent of a rear gear swap to let the little 12.90 engine wind up a bit. The current gearing is for an 8.90 engine that has a lot more bottom end.

Learning as we go! The upside is that I'm using a bunch of the parts that came with the car, and we've met a lot of really nice folks, [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img] We'll be back at in a few weeks.

[ORIGLS6]

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yes, this certainly sounds like great fun and a cool learning project. thanks for keeping us posted.

[ron67]

Great pix and alot of great memories!

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Back from a week off at the beach! Plan to swap some gears some night this week and hit the track again this weekend. I've got plenty of parts, just need some time! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]

[Salvatore]

Keep at it. You guys are getting dialed in!

[Xplantdad]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Made 6 runs last night at TnT, still slow but pretty consistent. We now think the gearing is too low, so we need to do the equivalent of a rear gear swap to let the little 12.90 engine wind up a bit. The current gearing is for an 8.90 engine that has a lot more bottom end.

Learning as we go! The upside is that I'm using a bunch of the parts that came with the car, and we've met a lot of really nice folks, [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img] We'll be back at in a few weeks.

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I am so happy for you guys....it's going to be a great learning experience for both of you. Thanks for sharing your exploits with us...you're a cool dad Marlin!