patsmx5

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Fireindc

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Dude, this thing is INSANE!

Well done, interested to see if you can break into 5's in the 1/8. 6's is already mental to me. I hate to keep bringing up the 1/4, but hilarious that you can coast the 1/4 doing mid 10's at ~80mph.

redursidae

Totally bunkers. The engine sounds great!

patsmx5

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Thanks! I do believe it's going to run 5's... I was hoping 5.60s or 5.50's, and then back it off to 5.80s to run index racing. Not sure if this EFR is going to get me to 5.50s yet, but we'll see. I'm actually working on the rear suspension now and in drag racing, the 60' affects the ET a lot, so maybe I can gain some from power, and some from 60' and get there. If that don't work, I got a backup plan.


I wish my audio recorded better. The draggy app kept cutting out for some reason. But yes, at 30psi, the motor sounds like a drag car. It sounded better in the car than the video shows. It actually sounds pissed off! I think 30 psi and 27 degrees ignition might be a factor.

patsmx5

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Thanks! Yeah, it's moving. I'm thinking high 8's may be possible down the road.

patsmx5

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Got spherical bearings installed! Took me about 15 hours to do the rears. I added extra set-screws on the lower control arms, and notched them extra well to help it hold together under hard launches. Got it aligned and hopefully I'll see improvements from it on how it drives and 60 foots.

Also got a few small things done here and there. I did soften the tune a touch. After really looking at the plugs, I'm thinking I might be playing with fire on the tuning side, so I pulled a degree of timing and added a bit of fuel. Plan is to make another pass the way it is, then new plugs and another pass, and then evaluate the plugs. I suspect these plugs are too hot for this combination.

Also tire pressure on next pass will be 14 psi, and rear shocks are now full stiff and fronts full soft. So see how that combo works for 60' with the new spherical bearings.

If weather holds, I'll be at the track Friday night!

Rrrracer

Get in thar! Farking amazing work and performance dude, you get all the thumbs up

patsmx5

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Thanks! It's getting there!

Spherical bearings installed!

Big update for tomorrow.

patsmx5

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Anddddd the bad news.


Unfortunately, put it into the wall. Not 100% sure what happened, but I think I ran over some water on the track, and then ran out of talent trying to save it.

Good news is I'm ok. Still a bit sore, but it's getting better every day. Could have been a lot worse.

Regarding the car, I'm 80% confident I can fix it. Likely going to backhalf it and install a solid axle and 4 link.

Z_WAAAAAZ

Nooo! I just watched the last three videos in a row. What a rollercoaster. Seriously hope you can save it and can't wait to see what's in store for the car next. As Fire said, mid-6s in the 1/8 is already mind-boggling.

turbofan

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****, man. You were moving. Sorry to see it, but glad you're OK.

patsmx5

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Rollercoaster indeed! But I know if you're pushing things, stuff happens. And yeah, the last pass was a 6.07 sideways, so very low sixes, almost into the 5's!

Thanks. Yeah, it could have gone 5's the way it was with a slightly better 60' and shifting higher/not losing it on the big end. Good news is I think I can save it. And better than that, I'm fine. I've heard of much worse outcomes from wrecks in the 1/8th going this fast. So I'm happy. One thing I'm very happy, it didn't roll. Throughout the build I tried as much as possible to keep weight low in the car. I think that helped in keeping the wheels on the ground. If the car rolled, it would certainly be done and I'd probably be in much worse shape.

turbofan

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No doubt. It staying on all 4's was crucial.

Gee Emm

Commiserations Pat, good to hear you are ok.

For science, did you consider delrin bushes before the sphericals decision?

DNMakinson

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Glad you are fine. It;s been a long time since I've perused your thread. Car was looking fine, and I'm glad to see you on wrinkle walls.

Are you still running radial tires on the front?

DNM

patsmx5

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I did. I think those could work well. My thinking was that for drag racing only, both would work well, but spherical would be more rigid, where delrin would last longer. I also read you can't put delrin in all of them or it would bind, where you can put spherical in all of them. I considered making my own spherical setup, but ended up buying a kit which was actually pretty good for the money.

patsmx5

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Yeah, they are some 245 street tires up front, Hoosier drag radials in the rear. My next setup, I may do skinny's on the front. They are crazy expensive though, and I'll have to change wheels. But I'm about to change wheels anyways I suspect.

Newaza

Welp even Capt Kirk busted up the Enterprise once or twice battling those pesky klingons on his way to strange new worlds LOL...... but the Enterprise would go to space dock and get repaired with extra warp capabilities.....

If Pat does what I think he might when he rebuilds he may have to to rename his tbrake button the Romulan cloak button... That thing might 60' so fast it may seem to disappear!!

Seriously though Pat, really glad you're ok.. I cant believe how calm you sounded in the video literally seconds after hitting the wall.

sonofthehill

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Glad you aren't too hurt! Hopefully you be 100% again in a few days. It was really hard to watch, with the camera slipped and the tires screeching. Then the footage of you whipping across, freaking scary.

SimBa

Just heard the new. Glad you're ok but what a bummer man.