On the Easy Pass we went 156 or so.... Brad's 7000rpm pass was good for
166mph... my last pass with the drive shaft Problem should have been in the
mid to High 170's...I actually believe the motor makes more power then the
Last one.... (snickering a bit... this thing is a horse above 5000 Rpm)
I left Maxton and went to Charlotte and bought a used Nascar Drive
shaft...BIG ENDS AND ALL... Nice touch and cheap....
I also found a couple of Tape type Tach Recorders... and Yes I bought
them...
I loved the Playback tach and the Printer read out of the Tach... but Pure
storage wise... nothing beats that LTM Tape player....
I also found a used Race Pac Computor... for next to nothing.. and picked
it up
I think I am going to use it for a couple of different things... Like
Motion potentiometers on the air ride system... I will also be able to
record some pressures that I am losing like the oil Pressure gage I just
can't seem to reference during a run.....
Sure if you know of any T-10's I would love to hear about them.... I am in
need this week....I am also going to check out the 5 speed option....
Keith Turk.....
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> From: John Beckett <johnbeck@blueridge.cc.nc.us>
> To: Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net>; land-speed@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: bout that Trans issue
> Date: Wednesday, May 05, 1999 6:38 AM
>
> Keith
>
> Well I guess the clutch is locking up OK. Your little 295" must be
really
> be making some HP. Tell us how fast you went on an easy pass.
>
> If you have trouble finding a close ratio 4-speed let me know. I may
have
> access to some rebuilt NASCAR T-10's.
>
> Just a thought but you may want to consider a special made race drive
> shaft. Big yokes (front & rear), balanced etc.
>
> John Beckett
>
>
>
>
> At 12:40 AM 5/5/99 -0700, Keith Turk wrote:
> >Well it seems we have solved the issue about what gear ratio I had....
Key
> >word here being Had!!!
> >
> >best I can figure I was on the 3rd pass, the First Hard Pass and the
> >Driveshaft let go and took out the Tail shaft or the Trans let go and
took
> >out the driveshaft...
> >
> >in any event I learned why NASCAR has padding on the shifter... Hurts a
ton
> >when it smacks your leg after the tail shaft breaks...
> >
> >the only real consolation prize here is that the motor pulled really
strong
> >and following Tom and Johns Recommendations we didn't take it past
> >8000rpm... well maybe just a tick but not much... and it should make
great
> >power
> >
> >I want to take a sec and thank Mayf and his Wife Cathy for coming with
us
> >and playing Data recorder... for the first time I have something to ref:
in
> >the future...
> >All the play back stuff and Pyrometer readings actually got recorded...
The
> >Charts for RPM where interesting... I will post a note about them
later....
> >
> >Keith
> >
> >
> >
> >Keith Turk
> >Austin Healey 100 / Bugeye / Box Sprite / Bonneville Land Speed Racer
> >Camaro ( D Gas Altered )
> >
>
>
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