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Post by gnome on Oct 21, 2018 5:48:55 GMT -7
Ya these little buzzerds sher can be frustrating and they definitely escape explanation!!!! My two are running fair,butt not as consistent as I'd like to see. Hopefully will have my gassers close today
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Post by AJR on Oct 26, 2018 8:03:08 GMT -7
These are my two entries for Rewind On Woodward. A Ford Panel Delivery and my "Big T" Willys. The Panel is the Street Jet and it's got a wild hair for sure. After the race I am going to give it some traction magnets and see what it will really do....it's little screamer and that combination winds up real nice going down the track. Nothing fancy.......a custom Tjet Scriggs 4ohm with a little timing, good brushes, Dash magnets and braids. The tires will be changed. I'm only running these small ones to "hopefully" get it down the track. It needs a dirty tire right now. It is also at max weight distributed in a couple of areas. This one was built for fun. Have no idea how it will perform on the sectioned Motor City. The Willys is the Gasser entry and did not get much tuning time unfortunately. It is the exact same car that ran in the Gasser series earlier this year. It needed a tire change in a bad way for 660', but I elected to let it ride as is. Should do ok. Cars will go out today.
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Post by dave632 on Oct 31, 2018 15:19:44 GMT -7
Here are my cars for Gnomes race: Maroon 64 Corvette & red 36 Ford for the 14 ohm with traction magnet class. White 67 Camaro & red 70s Dodge for the no traction magnet unlimited class. No contest between the two the 14 ohms are quicker and faster. Speeds are close with the 14 ohm having a slight edge but the ET difference is quite a bit. The unlimiteds are still accelerating at the finish where the high ohms are pretty wound out. This was at the 1000' mark at 660 all are still accelerating. Unlimiteds are consistently going down the track now. Mild setup and weight added at strategic points = no deslots or fishtailing. 1 ohm armature = ballistic missile and never finishing.  Vette & Ford Gnomes race
 Camaro & Dodge Gnomes race Here are the best test times along with the average times for these cars on my track. I did these tests at 20 volts so it will not be directly comparable. The 64 Vette ran a best ET of .745 @ 19.15 MPH at 1000', the 660 was .5533. average 660 was .590. The 36 Ford followed with a .7673 18.94 660' .5716 average 660' was .606. The Vette set the track record for both ET and MPH with a 14 ohm armature. It is quicker and faster than some of the 6 ohm pancake cars I have. The no magnet cars were all over the place still running at 20v, should be more consistent at 18v. White 67 Camaro best 1000' .9202 18.73, best 660' .7178, average 660' ET .751. The red Dodge, 4 ohm 4 lam arm, ran a best 1000' ET of .9639 19.82, (this was the best MPH of all these cars), where it was still spinning at the finish line, best 660' ET.770, average 660' ET .806. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 31, 2018 16:47:04 GMT -7
OK, sent out Priority 2 day today. hope they get there in time. 9405 8096 9993 9409 7522 14    . |
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Post by ecbill on Oct 31, 2018 17:59:31 GMT -7
Al,
That Vega looks like it could be a retired Grumpy car. Fast looking bunch of cars.
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Post by dave632 on Oct 31, 2018 18:01:05 GMT -7
Like the old Willys gasser. Back in the old days with tires that did not have much bite the high center of gravity cars did better because they could transfer the weight. Some got ridiculous like the old Ramcharger 49 Plymouth: |
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Post by ecbill on Oct 31, 2018 18:20:58 GMT -7
Like Dave, I practiced at 20v before I realized that the race was being run at 18v. Switching voltage brought mixed results.
One car lost .02 on 18v
The other gained .06 at 18v
It'll be interesting to see how they perform at Woodward.
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Post by dave632 on Nov 1, 2018 9:03:41 GMT -7
Yes Bill it will be interesting to see the difference. I think my no magnet cars might work better with less power but the
14 ohm cars will definitely slow down.
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