Re: Wheel spacers
 

Here in southern Maryland, we have the Maryland International Raceway,
better known as MIR or Budd's Creek. On Friday nights, I think, you can
go and pay like five bucks to run the quarter mile. Man, do the
rednecks around here love that place. I've never been, but it sure
would be funny to take the 4-banger out there.

By the way, Doug, how did the blower do?

DougW wrote:
> Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>> Show of hands, who here drag races their Jeep?
>
> :) Just a couple of times back when I was doing
> IASCA and got an offer to go over to the strip after
> the competition and see what the blower could do.
>
> Anyone can bracket race with a basic set of safety
> equipment and some $ for the entry fee. That's the
> beauty of it.
>
> Somewhere I have a timeslip. I'll have to find it
> and scan it. Hopefully it's not one of those thermal
> ones that fades out. :/
>
>> "L.W. (Bill) ------ III" wrote ...
>>> There is nothing on my Thunderbird that requires a disclaimer:
>>> http://www.----------.com/thunderb.htm I repeat the wheel spacers are
>>> illegal for drag racing: http://www.----------.com/axleStud.jpg
>
>

Re: Wheel spacers
 

The Merg wrote:
> Here in southern Maryland, we have the Maryland International Raceway,
> better known as MIR or Budd's Creek. On Friday nights, I think, you
> can go and pay like five bucks to run the quarter mile. Man, do the
> rednecks around here love that place. I've never been, but it sure
> would be funny to take the 4-banger out there.
>
> By the way, Doug, how did the blower do?

It worked well, probably could have ran a smaller pulley (more boost)
and 101/105 octane and done better. Still trying to find that stupid
slip with my times on it. Thought I posted it on my write-up... :[
This is irritating me, I wanted to keep that bit of history.

The 1/4 mile trap estimate was 287HP, that I wrote down in an email.
The only email I found says it was 14 and change seconds or so and
close to 100MPH. Wish I would have written the exact values.
Betting it was about 14.5s @ 98mph.

Not bad given the vehicles weight 4052 + me + an extra hundred or
so pounds in stereo gear. They told me it would have ran faster
if I "took all that crap out" and only ran with 1/4 of a tank of
fuel. Heck, guess I should take my stopwatch and go for a nice
afternoon drive. :)

Since then I've done more work to the ZJ. Headers, cat, little
bit of porting on the intake rail, and some minor electrics.
Need to get down there and do it again. The place around here
was called Thunder Valley, down South of Norman Oklahoma.

--
DougW

Re: Wheel spacers
 

The Merg wrote:
> Here in southern Maryland, we have the Maryland International Raceway,
> better known as MIR or Budd's Creek. On Friday nights, I think, you
> can go and pay like five bucks to run the quarter mile. Man, do the
> rednecks around here love that place. I've never been, but it sure
> would be funny to take the 4-banger out there.
>
> By the way, Doug, how did the blower do?

It worked well, probably could have ran a smaller pulley (more boost)
and 101/105 octane and done better. Still trying to find that stupid
slip with my times on it. Thought I posted it on my write-up... :[
This is irritating me, I wanted to keep that bit of history.

The 1/4 mile trap estimate was 287HP, that I wrote down in an email.
The only email I found says it was 14 and change seconds or so and
close to 100MPH. Wish I would have written the exact values.
Betting it was about 14.5s @ 98mph.

Not bad given the vehicles weight 4052 + me + an extra hundred or
so pounds in stereo gear. They told me it would have ran faster
if I "took all that crap out" and only ran with 1/4 of a tank of
fuel. Heck, guess I should take my stopwatch and go for a nice
afternoon drive. :)

Since then I've done more work to the ZJ. Headers, cat, little
bit of porting on the intake rail, and some minor electrics.
Need to get down there and do it again. The place around here
was called Thunder Valley, down South of Norman Oklahoma.

--
DougW

Re: Wheel spacers
 

The Merg wrote:
> Here in southern Maryland, we have the Maryland International Raceway,
> better known as MIR or Budd's Creek. On Friday nights, I think, you
> can go and pay like five bucks to run the quarter mile. Man, do the
> rednecks around here love that place. I've never been, but it sure
> would be funny to take the 4-banger out there.
>
> By the way, Doug, how did the blower do?

It worked well, probably could have ran a smaller pulley (more boost)
and 101/105 octane and done better. Still trying to find that stupid
slip with my times on it. Thought I posted it on my write-up... :[
This is irritating me, I wanted to keep that bit of history.

The 1/4 mile trap estimate was 287HP, that I wrote down in an email.
The only email I found says it was 14 and change seconds or so and
close to 100MPH. Wish I would have written the exact values.
Betting it was about 14.5s @ 98mph.

Not bad given the vehicles weight 4052 + me + an extra hundred or
so pounds in stereo gear. They told me it would have ran faster
if I "took all that crap out" and only ran with 1/4 of a tank of
fuel. Heck, guess I should take my stopwatch and go for a nice
afternoon drive. :)

Since then I've done more work to the ZJ. Headers, cat, little
bit of porting on the intake rail, and some minor electrics.
Need to get down there and do it again. The place around here
was called Thunder Valley, down South of Norman Oklahoma.

--
DougW

Re: Wheel spacers
 

The Merg wrote:
> Here in southern Maryland, we have the Maryland International Raceway,
> better known as MIR or Budd's Creek. On Friday nights, I think, you
> can go and pay like five bucks to run the quarter mile. Man, do the
> rednecks around here love that place. I've never been, but it sure
> would be funny to take the 4-banger out there.
>
> By the way, Doug, how did the blower do?

It worked well, probably could have ran a smaller pulley (more boost)
and 101/105 octane and done better. Still trying to find that stupid
slip with my times on it. Thought I posted it on my write-up... :[
This is irritating me, I wanted to keep that bit of history.

The 1/4 mile trap estimate was 287HP, that I wrote down in an email.
The only email I found says it was 14 and change seconds or so and
close to 100MPH. Wish I would have written the exact values.
Betting it was about 14.5s @ 98mph.

Not bad given the vehicles weight 4052 + me + an extra hundred or
so pounds in stereo gear. They told me it would have ran faster
if I "took all that crap out" and only ran with 1/4 of a tank of
fuel. Heck, guess I should take my stopwatch and go for a nice
afternoon drive. :)

Since then I've done more work to the ZJ. Headers, cat, little
bit of porting on the intake rail, and some minor electrics.
Need to get down there and do it again. The place around here
was called Thunder Valley, down South of Norman Oklahoma.

--
DougW

Re: Wheel spacers
 

Will the gentleman with the Hennessy SRT8 please stand up...

Matt Macchiarolo proclaimed:

> Show of hands, who here drag races their Jeep?
>
> "L.W. (Bill) ------ III" <----------@cox.net> wrote in message
> news:52lmjgF1p5u5eU1@mid.individual.net...
>
>> There is nothing on my Thunderbird that requires a disclaimer:
>>http://www.----------.com/thunderb.htm I repeat the wheel spacers are
>>illegal for drag racing: http://www.----------.com/axleStud.jpg
>> God Bless America, Bill 0|||||||0
>>mailto:--------------------
>>
>>"§qu@r3 Wh33£s" <bubonic@germ.net> wrote in message
>>news:zGexh.877121$5R2.710361@pd7urf3no...
>>
>>>Sorry you missed the point.
>>>
>>>
>>>--
>>
>>
>
>

Re: Wheel spacers
 

Will the gentleman with the Hennessy SRT8 please stand up...

Matt Macchiarolo proclaimed:

> Show of hands, who here drag races their Jeep?
>
> "L.W. (Bill) ------ III" <----------@cox.net> wrote in message
> news:52lmjgF1p5u5eU1@mid.individual.net...
>
>> There is nothing on my Thunderbird that requires a disclaimer:
>>http://www.----------.com/thunderb.htm I repeat the wheel spacers are
>>illegal for drag racing: http://www.----------.com/axleStud.jpg
>> God Bless America, Bill 0|||||||0
>>mailto:--------------------
>>
>>"§qu@r3 Wh33£s" <bubonic@germ.net> wrote in message
>>news:zGexh.877121$5R2.710361@pd7urf3no...
>>
>>>Sorry you missed the point.
>>>
>>>
>>>--
>>
>>
>
>

Re: Wheel spacers
 

Will the gentleman with the Hennessy SRT8 please stand up...

Matt Macchiarolo proclaimed:

> Show of hands, who here drag races their Jeep?
>
> "L.W. (Bill) ------ III" <----------@cox.net> wrote in message
> news:52lmjgF1p5u5eU1@mid.individual.net...
>
>> There is nothing on my Thunderbird that requires a disclaimer:
>>http://www.----------.com/thunderb.htm I repeat the wheel spacers are
>>illegal for drag racing: http://www.----------.com/axleStud.jpg
>> God Bless America, Bill 0|||||||0
>>mailto:--------------------
>>
>>"§qu@r3 Wh33£s" <bubonic@germ.net> wrote in message
>>news:zGexh.877121$5R2.710361@pd7urf3no...
>>
>>>Sorry you missed the point.
>>>
>>>
>>>--
>>
>>
>
>

Re: Wheel spacers
 

Will the gentleman with the Hennessy SRT8 please stand up...

Matt Macchiarolo proclaimed:

> Show of hands, who here drag races their Jeep?
>
> "L.W. (Bill) ------ III" <----------@cox.net> wrote in message
> news:52lmjgF1p5u5eU1@mid.individual.net...
>
>> There is nothing on my Thunderbird that requires a disclaimer:
>>http://www.----------.com/thunderb.htm I repeat the wheel spacers are
>>illegal for drag racing: http://www.----------.com/axleStud.jpg
>> God Bless America, Bill 0|||||||0
>>mailto:--------------------
>>
>>"§qu@r3 Wh33£s" <bubonic@germ.net> wrote in message
>>news:zGexh.877121$5R2.710361@pd7urf3no...
>>
>>>Sorry you missed the point.
>>>
>>>
>>>--
>>
>>
>
>

Re: Wheel spacers
 

For safety reasons they now allow your TJs on a strip.
God Bless America, Bill 0|||||||0
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

"Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
news:WtqdnQ6FEbd3b1jYnZ2dnUVZ_ternZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> Show of hands, who here drag races their Jeep?