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Post by rapidrichard on Sept 3, 2008 4:37:10 GMT -7
I say .4855
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Post by da big ragu on Sept 3, 2008 14:23:06 GMT -7
 ok here we go .4779
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Post by randtek on Sept 3, 2008 14:56:52 GMT -7
.4919
I hope my luck holds for one more rum - er, I mean RUN! ;D
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Post by SKR on Sept 8, 2008 15:13:28 GMT -7
Be sure to watch tomorrow night as the last pass time will be posted and the winner of the pass time build up Studebaker will be announced. Can Randtek hold on to his 2 point lead over Ragu and Allstar? Will Nightrider or Rapid Richard pull off a upset? Check back tomorrow night around 9pm EST for results. This weeks pass time prize for the closest E/T guess will be this cool pit box decal.  Updated points 09/02/08
----Racer-----------Points-------------
1. Randtek--------------6/9/2/9/9/6/ total 41
2. Ragu-----------------9/8/5/4/6/7/ total 39
2. Allstar----------------2/4/10/10/3/10/ total 39
3. Nightrider------------10/1/8/6/4/9/ total 38
4. Rapid Richard---------7/6/6/3/8/4/ total 34
5. Demon340------------5/5/3/8/5/5/ total 31
6. HOchallanged----------1/7/1/7/10/3/ total 29
7. 440GTX---------------3/3/7/2/7/2/ total 24
8. Olroy-----------------4/2/4/5/0/8/ total 23
9. Kdog-----------------0/10/0/0/0/0/ total 10
10. Nitro-------------------0/0/9/0/0/0/ total 9
11. Tbolt-----------------8/0/0/0/0/0/ total 8 |
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Post by gm454 on Sept 8, 2008 15:44:04 GMT -7
Sam, may I suggest one final tuning tip....paint the body red.
Everyone knows that red cars are faster, just ask any Highway Patrol. ;D
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Post by SKR on Sept 8, 2008 16:19:16 GMT -7
Shhhhhhhhhhhhhh! You just gave away the biggest speed secret known to man! The brighter the Red the faster the car will go. Looking at your Hemi Hurricane in the B/G picture, I guesstimate that it would run a .37 @ 48 mph on our track with a stock tjet chassis. Minus the red, we're probably looking at a 2.37 @ 2mph  . |
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Post by Demon340 on Sept 8, 2008 18:51:20 GMT -7
OK Ill say .4975  Hey Thanks SAM those 821 wheels gave my HENRY J that old school Gasser look I wanted. ;D |
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Post by allstarhr on Sept 8, 2008 19:48:43 GMT -7
Nothin personal Sam.. put me down for a .5053 and let it ride!
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Post by SKR on Sept 9, 2008 18:15:17 GMT -7
New pass time is .4968 @ 29.75 mph. That lowers our E/T by .0503 and is a 3.22 mph increase. When I was adding the shunts on the pick up shoes I noticed that the front brush tension arm wasn't making good contact against the pick up shoe hanger so I soldered them together along with adding shunts.
The silver brushes along with the shunts were probably the biggest improvement this week. I could tell last week that this car would get in the .4's just by the way it ran. Great set of magnets with a good arm.
To compare with similar set ups. Jet's Nova ran a .4898 @ 30.17 mph at the Gasser Nationals earlier this year. Official NTRA Gasser record at PSD.
Local racer Chuck holds the record here in our Psychojet class (same chassis set up) with a .4514 @ 33.26 mph
Not bad for a car that'll cost you less than $30 to build. Of course having a track or a dyno is the way to go by tuning them.
Tonights winner is Demon
Here is how much you guys were off by:
1. Demon .0007
2. HOChal. .0032
3. Randtek .0049
4. Nightrider .0078
5. 440GTX .0082
6. Allstar .0085
7. Richard .0113
8. Ragu .0189
Updated points 09/09/08
----Racer-----------Points-------------
1. Randtek--------------6/9/2/9/9/6/8/ total 49
2. Nightrider------------10/1/8/6/4/9/7/ total 45
3. Allstar----------------2/4/10/10/3/10/5/ total 44
4. Ragu-----------------9/8/5/4/6/7/3/ total 42
5. Demon340------------5/5/3/8/5/5/10/ total 41
6. Rapid Richard---------7/6/6/3/8/4/4/ total 38
6. HOchallanged----------1/7/1/7/10/3/9/ total 38
7. 440GTX---------------3/3/7/2/7/2/6/ total 30
8. Olroy-----------------4/2/4/5/0/8/0/ total 23
9. Kdog-----------------0/10/0/0/0/0/0/ total 10
10. Nitro-------------------0/0/9/0/0/0/0/ total 9
11. Tbolt-----------------8/0/0/0/0/0/0/ total 8
Congratulations Randtek, Hoosier Daddy Racing Team has a new car!!!!!
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Post by randtek on Sept 9, 2008 18:27:09 GMT -7
In respect of this great honor, I have prepared a few words of acceptance. They are. . . WOO-HOO! YES!!!  ;D (randtek does a little victory dance) Great contest everyone. I am surprised that I won. Ragu, Nightrider and Allstar, you were all formidable adversaries. |
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Post by Demon340 on Sept 9, 2008 18:51:12 GMT -7
Hey RANDTEK Great win good for you. ;D Hey SAM this contest was a blast I had alot fun. WOW I got a round win in the contest and Iam still in the no. 5 spot. Well now i need to fine some more power for my Funny car cause RANDTEK got a fast one . Hey SAM paint that car with some of that paint that takes two months to DRY. ;D TOM |
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Post by randtek on Sept 9, 2008 19:08:06 GMT -7
Hey SAM this contest was a blast I had alot fun. I have to agree with Tom here. This was a great contest, that also provided a good education in TJet modification. Being a relative newcomer to this "sport", I really got a lot of useful information while watching this contest progress. I can't wait to see the car up close, so I can examine the mods done. Since I now have a spare chassis, I may add a third entry for Fall Nats. Not sure about that yet though. I need to do some work on my other chassis. Thanks for running this contest Sam. I hope you do a similar contest in the near future. This has been a great excitement builder for Fall Nats. Maybe the next contest will have even more participants. |
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Post by rapidrichard on Sept 9, 2008 19:23:34 GMT -7
Randtek Congratulations on wining the contest ,GREAT JOB  RapidRichard |
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Post by da big ragu on Sept 9, 2008 19:23:55 GMT -7
first let me say boo hoo to you randtek j/k of course ;D way to go ! sam good deal this contest was great . every body had fun and the info was great hey just think i looked good for a min. but thats racing right once again thanks to all sam ect... and congrats to randtek and demon for the wins. now on to the nats
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Post by randtek on Sept 9, 2008 19:51:23 GMT -7
I thought it would be interesting to summarize the contest to compare the improvements at each stage. Here is the data I came up with: | Setup Changes | Time | MPH | % Increase | Total % Increase
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[/b][/tr] [tr][td]Stock car, out of box[/td][td]1.534[/td][td]7.48[/td][td]-[/td][td]-[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Braids added to pickup shoes[/td][td]1.2946[/td][td]9.44[/td][td]15.61[/td][td]15.61[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Adding another traction magnet, increase brush tension[/td][td]0.7798[/td][td]18.48[/td][td]39.77[/td][td]49.17[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Tension added to pickup shoes, Wheelie bar added[/td][td]0.7588[/td][td]19.27[/td][td]2.69[/td][td]50.53[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Taller tires, shim the motor magnets, balance/air gap the armature[/td][td]0.6893[/td][td]19.71[/td][td]9.16[/td][td]55.07[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Mean Green Aramature, silicone foam rear wheels and tires[/td][td]0.5471[/td][td]26.53[/td][td]20.63[/td][td]64.34[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Balance armature, solder on a set of shunts, add a set of silver motor brushes[/td][td]0.4968 [/td][td]29.75[/td][td]9.19[/td][td]67.61 [/td][/tr] [/table][/center] |
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