Thanks Ken Perry

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  1. nitrohawk

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    Thanks Ken and his crew for showing us that a blown can still run in the 20''s.
    That might have been the ultimate run but then again you might find a few tricks to get the time even lower. Good Luck.
     
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  2. Dan Lynch

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    Still over a tenth back...
     
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  3. Hokes Racing

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    how about getting them to run in the teens its still hard to beat a 5.13
     
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  4. Kevin Brown

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    Question....what blower car has lost to an AFD who ran 5.13 in the lane next to them?
     
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  5. Doug Randazzo

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    Answer....None. They were all taken out by the .18 in round 1.
     
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  6. 182 TAD

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    Great Job Ken Perry , 25 cm of snowfall again this week-end here in Montreal !!! :confused:

    Serge TAD-11
     
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  7. Kevin Brown

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    Thank you...I was just wondering
     
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  8. Don Hudson

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    Oh, I thought you wanted to know what blower car lost to an AFD who ran 5.10 in the lane next to them.
     
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  9. tjenna

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    They ran in the 5.25-5.30 range last year at Virginia too. If you missed...

    I agree nice runs by Ken, Marty, Jeff, but I am sure they would like to run low 20's or teens.

    Maybe they should talk to the TAFC cars that have caught up to Frank...

    I understand the Afuel cars had some trouble on the tree this weekend, but if they work harder... I am sure they can solve that problem.
     
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  10. Darren Smith

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    That was you Don???:p Just kidding!
     
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  11. Dale H.

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    Shows that a MBR-Fontana motor works!
     
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  12. Will Hanna

    Will Hanna We put the 'inside' in Top Alcohol
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    Thanks

    Saying thanks to Ken Perry for running a twenty would be remiss if you didn't thank Morgan Lucas and Randy Meyer for showing us A/Fuelers can still run teens....

    Just like a Waffle House omlet, the blown cars are still smattered smothered and covered by a tenth...

    They either need the C Blower or another possibility might be a 2 stage lock up clutch like they are running in Aussie Pro Mod with some cubic inches. I'm somewhat skeptical that the cube's would do much, but at some point you have to have somewhere to move the air from better blowers.

    What would the blown cars do with the 3 % nitro that got took away from the fuelers? Can the digital meters read that low?
     
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  13. Darren Smith

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    Will, I bet if(?) NHRA allowed FC Motors(526 CI) at 125% that would make up the gap in a hurry.
     
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  14. Will Hanna

    Will Hanna We put the 'inside' in Top Alcohol
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    displacement

    I think cid is less of an advantage than you think. I think most of the cubic inches is sitting on top of the intake. I think the D at 128 and if the C blower were allowed, more cid may be required to make use of the extra air.

    As far as cid goes, Gill just became the first BNR/Veney motor to run in the .40's with a 496 combo.
     
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  15. 310TAD

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    Before it's too late!

    Will,
    I'm not sure what it would take to make a good dent in the current disparity of our class, but we better try something soon or there are going to be alot of broke BA/D racers with a pile of junk that they can't even eat.
    I would like to try the "C" blower at the old overdrive (115%), letting those who want to run the "D" keep 128% OD. To help use the extra air the C.I.D. needs to be increased by maybe 25 without adding weight. I'm not sure if this would get us close to the AF/D's, just increasing our OD just made the cars harder to get down the track except at track conditions like we had in Virginia. Since increasing the OD, we have not matched our best performances at any track except for Virginia (which we had never been to before).
    Ken P. let it all hang out at the Gators and was still over a tenth back of two of Meyers runs. At most events the gap has been wider at that. We have not had a ton of runs at the new OD, but we have lucked onto some good setups, and it doesn't show that much performance potential. To dumb to quit trying, until I'm left with nothing. If it weren't for Torco I'd already be gone.
    Alkyracer, I can't believe you didn't blow Morgans 5.12 in the weeds at Pomona. Your team must not have been thinking outside the box. LOL
    Sorry to see you go.

    Marty
     
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  16. tjenna

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    Marty - Nice runs at the Gators and very glad you are still trying.

    Thanks for the info too.
     
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  17. 310TAD

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    more inches

    Will I think you're right in assuming that the cubic inches in the engine won't make the car much faster, if any. What I think is it will make the extra air from more blower ("C" or "D") more managable. What we have learned with the extra OD on the "D" blower is there is more horsepower there but it is much harder to manage. Thus I believe letting us have alittle more cubes (at the same weight), would make the cars more consistent. This would result in less breakage and a better show out of our class.

    Have a great day.
    Marty
     
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    Thanks

    tjenna,
    Thanks. Sometimes we resemble an ant trying to lift a watermelon, but I saw it done once on a cartoon.

    Marty
     
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  19. Darren Smith

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    Marty I bet if you tried a 526 w/125% OD in your Dragster you'd be amazed at the difference! If 2350 lb FC's can run .50's with that Combo you don't think that would mean .20's in a Dragster?
     
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