Milwaukee Midget

[Captthundarr]

Safe travels Chris. Wish we could be there to see the fun. Best of luck.

Frank and Amy

[Milwaukee Midget]

Thanks, Frank - I'm thinking I'll catch up with you two lovebirds in Wilmington.  I'm going to twist Slim's arm into letting me do a live broadcast from Wilmington.

Just got off the phone with Mr. Crawford in Wendover and ordered up a spare set of plugs one heat range hotter than the ice cold NGK 10's that are in it.  Going from the very coldest to the "just a smidgen warmer" set.  No drastic changes are planned other than starting with the tune we put on the dyno, get the rookie run behind me and incrementally change as we go. 

On variable at a time, boyz . . . 

[salt27]

I just had a close call when buying NGKs.

I had forgotten their heat ranges are basakwards.

Don

[Milwaukee Midget]

I just had a close call when buying NGKs.

I had forgotten their heat ranges are basakwards.

Don

I always have to look 'em up, but now I've got 4 sets between 7 and 10.

Well, never one to leave well enough alone -



Decided to duct some fresh air from behind the grill.  Might help, doubt if it will hurt, but with the carb sitting directly above the exhaust manifold, I figure WTH.  I can always block it off again.

More or less packed, except for everything that isn't.  Now if I just had a car to pack it into.

[Graham in Aus]

All looks squeaky clean and ready for abuse on the salt!

As Fordboy (Mistress Helga) would say; "All ready for der Shpankin!"

Have a safe trip Chris and see you on the salt! 

[kiwi belly tank]

A weber without velocity stacks & cold air, I know you're leaving HP on the table Mate.
  Sid.

[wisdonm]

There are velocity stacks under that air cleaner. I changed different lengths several times while it was on the dyno. See pages 171-175 of this journal for info and pixs relating this subject.

[Milwaukee Midget]

Yeah, Sid - it's a short velo stack - Mark flowed a handful of 'em - this set gave best power.

That was a good couple of days - between Mark, Don and myself, we had it down to a science.

I know you're leaving HP on the table Mate.

Better HP on the table than parts on the salt . . .

And I ain't takin' any more shine about the air cleaner - it stays until further notice . . .

[gkabbt]

You and Mrs Midget have a safe trip out to the salt.
Wish I was going to SW but WoS will do me just fine this year.
Now, go get the record with the little engine that CAN! 

Gregg

[kiwi belly tank]

Ya only put parts on the salt when something is wrong.
Take some longer velocity stacks with you & some aluminum duct tape for a cold air box when you run up against the wall. The longer stacks will straighten out the thinner air at altitude. (racing experience with Mini's in NZ). Read the plugs if you dont read egt's & keep tabs on a weather station if you can.
Just advice not criticism.
  Sid.

[Milwaukee Midget]

You and Mrs Midget have a safe trip out to the salt.
Wish I was going to SW but WoS will do me just fine this year.
Now, go get the record with the little engine that CAN!  

Gregg

Gregg, WOS is my favorite - not as nutty as far as a crowd is concerned, and you can concentrate on actually running.  Less pressure.

Cooler temps, as a rule.

I expect YOU to PUNCH 'EM IN THE SNOOT WITH THAT UTE.!  

Sid - good advice - and not viewed as criticism.  As you know, it's a tough head to make work, but for this year, I intend to leave the overall intake lengths constant.

I need to keep my adjustments calculated.  Mark got me one of those very hip racing calculators, so the plan is to start with the tune we put on the engine.  I've got an A/F gauge in the car, 6 sets of fuel jets, 4 ranges of spark plugs, and I can change up my spark map between runs.  That is almost too many variables when you figure temperature, RH and adjusted altitude, but enough flexibility to dial it in pretty close.  Changing the length of the intake between runs is a variable I don't want to mess with this year.

Tape is packed, though.  

[fordboy628]

Well?

Couldn't hold my breath any longer . . . . .   and Ray posted a pic of the Midget,        SO GET CRACKIN' . . . . . .

Batedbreathboy

[wisdonm]

Does that streaming link on the SCTA site work very often for you guys? I had it work twice, but not work most of the time?

Has Chris run yet?

[wheelrdealer]

Worked great for me. I had real issues with Internet explorer, switched to Firefox and had no problems.

Thanks to the announcers, Ray and everyone who has contributed.

BR

[WOODY@DDLLC]

Chris got through tech and I saw him headed to the line earlier.