Making progress with 60ft

[johnplogii]

After seeing several guys in TSM running the 275 hoosier radials, I decided to put mine back on & put some good shocks on the front. Made three passes today & set a new best by far. Went 5.76 at 116.5 mph with a 1.25 60ft! Previous best was 5.94 and all of my 9.36-9.37 runs were 5.94-5.95. Sure wish I would have been at a 1/4 mile track. Car weighed 3430 on the scales the other day. I'll keep working on trying to get up the video (been trying for an hour). Here is a crappy picture of the slip.

 

[KevinB]

That is just plain awesome!
What rearend do you have? Do have instant center adjustments?

 

[johnplogii]

Stock rear with spool/33 spline axles. I have the lower brackets on the rearend side that only work on slow cars. They are similar to what a southside bar would be.

 

[Team Banana]

Congrats!!! Wish we could get in the 1.30s that has been our biggest fight with this car.

 

[chet3310]

Great 60ft! Trans brake? Stall?

 

[southern boost]

Congrats John that awesome dude I've only pull one 1.29 that that gettin it done bud give me a call when you get time next week .


IRON HEADS to the front baby !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Dusty Bradford]

Nice John. Time to think about some 35 splines or swapping to a 9".

 

[johnplogii]

Ronnie-I have fought with this car for four years trying to get it to 60ft. I sure like these afco shocks.

Chet-yes I use a transbrake & my converter is from Dusty Bradford (PTC)

Randy-Thanks man I'll call you. IHRTCTTFMF!!!

Dusty-Can you even fit 35's in a 10 bolt? Seems like these were the biggest I could get when I bought them. Might need to step up to a 9 in and some rear discs soon. Brakes are one of the next upgrades, I don't think I want to push the stock ones much further.

John Plog

 

[Dusty Bradford]

I thought 35's were now available but after a quick search I'm sure I was wrong. 33 looks to be as big as you can fit in a 8.5.

 

[tsm3089]

I have 35 spline in mine. It is all mark williams stuff.

 

[V6RACER]

Congrats John You got that thing figured out.

Hope to see you in TSM next year.


R/T .410

60' 1.257

330' 3.663

660' 5.760

MPH 116.53

 

[johnplogii]

Thanks for typing it in there Jason, I took about fifteen pictures of the timeslip with two different cameras, changing settings & that was the only one you could even try to read. Can't get the camcorder to communicate with the computer so I will have to borrow one to post the video. I plan on trying to make more races next year. Does anyone know the dates for reynolds?

 

[Detomaso71]

That's amazing sixty foot. Has anyone ever beat that in TSM?
Again congrats on that!

 

[johnplogii]

I don't know how fast others have 60'd, but I do know this thing should go a little quicker when I tighten the front up more. It came at least a foot off the ground (clocks must be kinda high) plus I briefly pedaled it one second into the run. 7.9 psi launch, don't know if it will take more launch boost yet.

 

[2QUICK2B6]

is that with the front tires or back tires tripping the 60ft id imagine front with that low ? what trans brake an is it a 2004r ?

 

[Dusty Bradford]

We've been 1.28 several times but that 1.25 is sure getting it done.

 

[johnplogii]

It was with the front tires for sure, that is why I said the clocks must be fairly high because in the video it carries them pretty far. I run a Brian Hofer 2004-r with his transbrake.

 

[Chris Hogeland]

That's getting it done! Good job John. Thanks for hanging around to make sure I was ok after I found the wall. I am just glad I did not hit you. Go to this on youtube and you can see how close I came to hitting you. Bowling Green,KY Fall 2011 055.MOV

 

[V6RACER]

Chris, so glad you are ok.


1.25 & 1.28 I can see happening especially with a TH350 or 200r4. Looking at the video of the final round at BG, I went 1.33 on the back tires. Hard to get a consistant 60 when the front tires trip the beams sometimes and then sometimes not.

 

[tsm3089]

John is that a 10 inch rim with the 275s