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04-08-2009, 07:10 PM
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Re: bbbenny and Plowman do a day of tuning
I beleive the car has mid 10 potential, but as you mentioned before the fuel line will need to be upgraded and that fast without a cage can cause a lot of flex in the car. On second thought I'm not sure I wanna wish that on ol' Benny.
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04-08-2009, 09:24 PM
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Re: bbbenny and Plowman do a day of tuning
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The tracks probably won't let him run that fast without a cage.  [/ QUOTE ] They will once. Then he'll get the "word". 
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04-09-2009, 01:52 AM
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Re: bbbenny and Plowman do a day of tuning
Better get the spray guns and black paint ready for the roll cage!
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04-09-2009, 07:45 PM
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Re: bbbenny and Plowman do a day of tuning
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I beleive the car has mid 10 potential, but as you mentioned before the fuel line will need to be upgraded and that fast without a cage can cause a lot of flex in the car. On second thought I'm not sure I wanna wish that on ol' Benny. [/ QUOTE ] I'm assuming you guys mean a "bar" and not a full blown "cage", which only comes into play at 9.99/135? Also, what size is the fuel line? Granted, he's running a pair of carbs, but their are cars in the FAST class running 10s/130+ with "stock" fuel line, and the Hemis are doing it with multiple carbs...? Has the car shown any fuel issues so far??
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#27
04-09-2009, 09:15 PM
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Re: bbbenny and Plowman do a day of tuning
Yeah, Plowman corrected me on the bar vs cage thing. I meant a bar would be nice.
Thanks for posting about this Rob. I trust you know how to overcome some of the limitations people can experience with 3/8th fuel line. I'm very open to any comments your suggestions you have. I don't know much about FAST, but do they use electric fuel pumps in discrete locations? Benny has an Edelbrock electric pump right now. I beleive they were going to increase the fuel pressure to around 9 or 10 psi. If they see the fuel pressure dropping during a pass, I guess they will adjust the pressure up around 13 psi? I'm not sure if anyone knows what fuel pressure was looking like during a pass, so I don't want to speculate too much, but I am loking forward to thoughts on building a 10 second fuel system with 3/8th line!
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04-09-2009, 09:37 PM
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Re: bbbenny and Plowman do a day of tuning
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[ QUOTE ] The tracks probably won't let him run that fast without a cage. [/ QUOTE ] They will once. Then he'll get the "word". [/ QUOTE ] Gee maybe we should've left the roll cage in.  Joe
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