John; You have full windshield I believe. If so you can vent some air
from the base of the windshield (like a defroster). First you might want
to try this. Tape a couple of small pieces of yarn to the inside of your
windshield and see if you have dead air on the inside. The darn stuff is
like talc powder and just clings to everything.Another trick is to
Velcro to the back of one of your gloves something like a powder puff if
your visor likes to dust up.
What size throttle body did you try? I'm still trying to figure out
what I'm going to need.
Doug Odom by the pacific ocean
John Beckett wrote:
>
> Doug
>
> We run a 23 deg set up, guess combustion takes longer than with the 18
> degree heads. Anyway we found a nice Weiand tunnel ram base that is perfect
> for our EFI system. Not to happy with the adapter plate I made for the
> throttle bodies, but will be using a different top this year and
> considerably larger TB's as well.
>
> The price sure seems right on the SFS injection. I couldn't find if they
> have data logging or not, which I really like.
>
> John Beckett, ECTA/BNI #79
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DOUG ODOM <popms@thegrid.net>
> To: John Beckett <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>
> Date: Thursday, January 13, 2000 10:03 PM
> Subject: Re: Your car
>
> >John, Sorry to take so long between notes. Very busy!! My friends that
> >run 18* chevys told me they had the best hp with only about 30* timing.
> >So that is where we started. After the first run and we were over 200mph
> >I was not going to take a chance of messing up till I can dyno it and
> >find what it really likes. What intake did you use or make for your
> >injection? I'm going to make one like a sheet metal type. The efi I'm
> >working with is from SDS. You can look at sdsefi.com and see what they
> >have. There is a lot of information on that site and you can down load
> >the whole thing. I hope to get this done for Muroc, but if not I'll run
> >my old carb. The record for E/ms is real low.
> > Doug
> >
> >John Beckett wrote:
> >>
> >> Doug
> >>
> >> We weren't very conservative with our tune-up 42 deg. timing, etc.
> Had a
> >> good cam but still felt down on HP. Finally realized the air flow to the
> EFI
> >> was insufficient...just part of the learning curve of a new EFI
> >> system...best run was 205 MPH. As a last ditch effort to understand what
> was
> >> going on we bolted on a 1000 cfm Holley and ran the 213 MPH. Had a push
> rod
> >> and rocker part company, above 8,000 RPM, on the return run and managed a
> >> 201 on seven cylinders.
> >> So we know the potential is there, just have to get everything to
> work
> >> as designed. Have made some major changes to the EFI manifold to improve
> the
> >> air flow, also the valve train will be replaced for more durable pieces.
> At
> >> that point I believe we can run a 225 MPH.
> >> Your car being 1,000 lbs. lighter might pick up another 3 to 5 MPH
> above
> >> mine.
> >> What type of EFI are you going to run this year?
> >> Talk to Mayf about the NACA duct, sizing, etc. he has a bunch of Aero
> >> experience. Mine was extremely successful. Will use two more when we
> switch
> >> to turbo's.
> >> Will you be going to Muroc in June?
> >>
> >> John Beckett, Asheville, NC
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: DOUG ODOM <popms@thegrid.net>
> >> To: John Beckett <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>
> >> Cc: LAND-SPEED <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> >> Date: Thursday, January 13, 2000 12:27 AM
> >> Subject: Re: Your car
> >>
> >> >John, I didn't build the car with any weight in mind, so after I got it
> >> >done I weighed it. Between 500 and 550 each wheel. For now just going to
> >> >run the E motor. I'm going to build a fuel injection (efi) to try and
> >> >reduce the drag. The motor was just finished the day before we left for
> >> >B-ville. Was conservitive with the tune up 30* timing and 30 yr. old
> >> >carb.
> >> > Doug Odom in Arroyo Grande, Ca.
> >> >
> >> >John Beckett wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> Doug
> >> >>
> >> >> I get confused during the chat's too. Everything happening so
> fast. I
> >> >> don't type fast either. And some times answers don't come when you
> >> expect.
> >> >>
> >> >> Wanted to ask you more about your beautiful little E/MS. Can't
> >> believe
> >> >> you get by with only 2100 lbs.. wow. Would think that would allow for
> >> some
> >> >> rapid acceleration if it hooks up. On our best run with the E/GCC we
> went
> >> >> through the 1/4 at 192 MPH and finished the five at 213 MPH. What size
> >> >> engine and fuel injection (mechanical or EFI) are you going to use
> this
> >> >> year?
> >> >>
> >> >> John Beckett,
> >> >> West, NC
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