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I saw an ad for a somewhat rusty looking Chrysler 400 block near me yesterday so I went to look at it. Bores measured roughly 4.338 with a pair of calipers in a bore with a decent amount of “surface rust”, so std bore is my thought. There was no issues in the bores other than the surface rust...

a week ago we had a Friday - Saturday pair of races at Pacific Raceway. 1st hit Friday I accidentally left with the shifter in 2 after the burnout. Just as I realized what I had done and backed out of the throttle, a bad sound erupted and I quickly shut it down. Since I had made the driver...

I‘m happy to report that I‘ve decided on a path for a refresh of the LemonWedge bullet that will hopefully take place this coming off-season. This will be a budget friendly deal, but should still yield some strong results. The current 452” 400 will be stroked to 471 (4.382 x 3.915). Ill be...

I entered two classes today, Pro & SuperPro. Got whacked by a young gun in round 2 of Pro, but was able to gather up the pieces and string together 6 rounds in SuperPro! Wading into the deep waters of 7 second, 160+ mph dragsters loaded with delay boxes, starting line enhancers, and throttle...

Can someone explain to me how a rear wheel drive Chevy cobalt with a small block or LS combo has a home in NHRA superstock, but a 451-powered Dodge or Plymouth B-Body does not?

Ive been pretty busy and staying away from media recently, but I wanted to share my day from a couple of weeks ago. A good buddy and I had a great day at the GoodGuys Northwest Drags. Mike is a friend that has an absolutely SICK ‘69 Camaro. This thing is set up! I call it “The Unfair...

I have a race this coming Saturday, and the weather report says 100*. What do you guys do or use to prepare, stay cool, stay hydrated, and keep the car running correctly in severe conditions?

We had a great day at Pacific Raceways this past weekend! Things didn’t start too well as my lights were all over the place in my (2) time runs. I swapped sides from .050 red to .064 green, and started wondering about my new heart meds and how they may be effecting me. But I was able to stay...

Hi all. Mods please leave this here as even though it’s not directly race related, I’m intending to speak to my compadres that hang out here. I had a horrible day on Monday, one I’m still not sure I believe. Woke up at midnight with what I thought was indigestion. It quickly became horribly...

I was at the track today hanging with a buddy between rounds when the owner of our race series title sponsor came and found me. Rob Gillette is the owner of A-Street Automotive, a full service auto repair shop in Auburn WA. They are a new sponsor for our ET series this year, and Rob has been...

NEVER AGAIN!!!!! I normally do business with Summit. I found some items at Jegs that I liked, so I figured I’d check them out, and threw an order their way. OMG! One order turned into 5 different shipments, three back orders. Nothing has arrived yet (ordered 3 days ago). Tracking says...

In another thread, One of our members suggested we start a thread about good race-trailer mods / additions. I thought it was a great Idea, so here we go.... what have you done or seen someone else do that made sense?

I’ve been towing the Satellite with an older 16’ open for a few years. Recently, Ive been looking for a good used enclosed trailer but have not run across much at all, and what I have seen is priced literally the same as new. So I stopped in to look at some new hardware Thursday, and...

I’m looking at Fuel cells, and have a few questions: 1. Is it possible to run the factory fuel gauge in my 67Satellite From a fuel cell sending unit. 2. I see differing opinions of foam filled vs. no foam. What’s the straight scoop? 3. For a bracket car that sees a little street time, is...

Embarking on some changes, and LemonWedge will become a little more of a real racecar over the winter. Last race of this past season I broke something in the Calvert suspension. So I figure as long as I have to take it apart, I might as well make some improvements; and this will be a big step...

Calvert contacted me a while back and told me they wanted to use my car in an ad they would be circulating in magazines. I thought it was pretty cool, but never actually saw the ad. This weekend a racer at Pacific Raceways walked up and handed me a copy of the March “Fastest Streetcar” mag...

I traded in my belt driven water pump and fan setup this off-season for electric units. These items along with my electric fuel pump and all the typical stuff are probably stretching my stock style 65amp alternator to its limit. It seems to be okay until the fan comes on for extended periods...

After learning a lot of tough lessons the past few years, I’ve finally put together a pretty solid season in the Satellite and recently locked myself into the D6 Pro E/T Race of Champions. Hopefully plenty of others here at FBBO are in the same position. This will be my first ROC, and I’m kind...

On my Weather Station app., what is STD Correction Factor, and how does it differ from SAE Correction Factor? While we’re at it: what seems to be the main prediction factor for you?.... Temp? Density Altitude? Humidity? Water Grains? Thanks in advance.

Got it done tonight. My first win! Although the car has been a challenge recently, Ive felt it coming together behind the wheel. It took 6 wins, and it was a somewhat big event: Pacific Raceways Summer Nitro Challenge, a nostalgia event. I’ll post up the time slips as soon as I can gather...