I had quite a few text messages asking if these latest mods were for the race car (Green 69) or the street car--Many of you know I have toyed with the idea of making the drag radial car into a PT extreme car--whatever that is-something like Project Unfair. All of these mods are for the following street car shown below;
Sorry for the confusion---both cars share the same garage and the Green 69 drag radial car got in the pics based on proximity (aka lack of space).
Doug
The PT 69 is awesome, but definitely would love to see some pictures of the Drag 69 and the get specifications.
I'll work on that for my fellow drag race bro's here. It's great to know that there are a couple of you guys on here as well. Clearly I need way more money to have a "Real" competitive drag radial car.
I'll work on that for my fellow drag race bro's here. It's great to know that there are a couple of you guys on here as well. Clearly I need way more money to have a "Real" competitive drag radial car.
Doug
I have the motor out of mine right now being redone for this season,
and the drag radials are for sale!!
don't work at all with a powerglide and a 5500 stall with a brake.
There brand new only 5 runs if your interested??? Nitto 325/50/15 555r
I have the motor out of mine right now being redone for this season,
and the drag radials are for sale!!
don't work at all with a powerglide and a 5500 stall with a brake.
There brand new only 5 runs if your interested??? Nitto 325/50/15 555r
I'm restricted to the 315 brother---u should be able to make those work though---how much power is that motor you got making?
I'm restricted to the 315 brother---u should be able to make those work though---how much power is that motor you got making?
Doug
last time it was on the Dyno it made 715, and just over 780 torque.
i have the anti squat up high to get the ass to plant if i remember it is at about 150. but it just blows the tires away right when the trans brake is let loose.
i would like to try and run them,
how do you set up your rear for them to work??
So, I got the car running----but, per usual a few things came up during the trans/gear vendors install. First, when I fired the car back up for the first time, it had a wicked exhaust leak. So, swap header gaskets, check the collectors, and it's still doing the wicked -tick-tick-tick thing. I don't know about anyone else here, but I will loose sleep over something like that--it drives me insane. Finally pull the freaking header off and guess what, cracked where the tube goes through the flange. Still trying to figure out how swapping the trans induced this complete annoyance. Two days later and that was repaired and back together. Bought the flexible dipstick--had too with the half inch high body mounts--nothing else would fit in the car---get it installed and the stinking dip stick won't push all the way down in the pan. Try, try, try and finally the pan comes off to grind the edge for the clearance needed to clear the dipstick. Get that done, then the jack decides it won't work anymore. So, another floor jack gets the car down and today I took it for a spin. It's a pretty cool setup---I seem to have the best luck just driving it in the "Auto Mode" and it goes through all 6 speeds. The only bummer is the new converter---it has about a 2200 stall---this turd motor that is in the car now is so very gutless, it actually took away the only acceleration it had--so, I am more anxious to get the LS3 in the car now. I will say, I was doing 120 in the car in OD and I don't think it was much over 3 g's---with that 3.08 gear and the 28 inch tall tire---come to think of it--that's not helping the car accelerate either is it. So--I like the setup---very nice on the freeway--car is quieter due to lower RPM's and everything seems to be working well. Next step, get the new rearend in the car. I'll be stepping the gear up---to a 3.23 I believe----crazy I know. See you boys at RTTC in about 3 weeks.
Brian Hobaugh SCCA National Tour June 2014
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Geez, I guess I better install mine now too. 
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