its funny when people are like, drag racing is easy you just go in a strait line, when you see the hundreds or thousands of things that have to go right in 3-5 seconds it is mind blowing. specifically how many ancillary systems that are working together in that 3 second span
@anonymous No, I mean spend money and put in the work to make this work in a street application. Takes money and r&d. Something wrong with that bud? Would you rather we still ride horses because someone had to dump money to design and produce the automobile?
@anonymous thats not a mic drop dude... how many of the guys who build a junkyard small block have any of that? I havent really seen anybody use proline on the street but I know steve morris has done some impressive things with what would traditionally be a quarter mile alcohol motor he's figured out how to make it survive thousands of miles on the road. Thats innovation. Again, thats why there are different classes. All of you guys who claim to be into racing always neglect classifying rules.
@anonymous there are other no prep events dude...and they have classes that deal with what you're talking about. To be fair you also specified drag week with that fuel motor. They too have classes.
Damn , hey Steve who makes that converter, spaceX ?sure looks strong . You are the best man ! Drag asses and gapp the piss out of them in 2019 P.s the hopping turbo cars are so fin funny
Man I could talk tech with Steve all day, how excited he got over my question you can tell he's a huge nerd for this stuff like me lol. That's so crazy you showed the video of the shadow wheelie while answering my question I was helping my buddy load up his ultra street car right by the fence when you went skidding by on the roof lol. Is that a 10" or 10.5" diameter converter? I figured track prep played a big part in when and how you apply the lock up along with power management based on what blower and blower speed you're running. So you're locking it in low gear huh? I was told by a 5.3" nitrous guy that's a no no, but imo I felt that if the tune up was right for the added load of the lock up you could do it. Knowing you were one of the pioneers of running a lock up in pro nitrous could you expand on this and tell us if the nitrous motor's are any different in where how and when they apply the lock up? I know the big 5.3" motors with 5, 6 and 7 kits are doing everything they can to get all the systems in before the gear change and just wondered how much more the lock up complicates the power management and shift timers. I'm a turbo queer (lol) and had one customer with a three speed and a lock up and I know how Proformance told him to run it, but I'm not up to snuff on the blower and nitrous set ups.
Tell us more how about the car. Gear ratios you run, tire size big tire small Tire, type of engine (BAE ?) How many pounds of boost ? What kind of RPM do you see going through the traps. What kind of horsepower are you making.... cool s*** like that. Lol
Stevey fast jackson , you are a master on screw drive blowers , I'm not a fan of hair dryers but I'm building another pro car , my first one wasnt competitive, I still dropped in the 5s but barely made the field in only a couple races , I want your help , I hav money , I know money cures our need for speed , I will buy a roots and call you for your help , I'm only going to run a few IHRA races , I'm mainly going to grudge race some of these sesame street fellows like big bird , burt and ernie , and maybe grouchy , them guys hav some cool cars and like to lose their money for publicity, well I like money and I'll like their money even more , talk to you soon
Hey Stevie I have a question love all the tips and tricks you show us but I have a strong problem blowing intake gaskets out on my blown alcohol door car it’s a big block chevy with a Indy intake and a ssi high helix 14-71 and I can not stop blowing intake gaskets any help tips or tricks to stop blowing these dang gaskets
Ok I appreciate that . I had wondered about the modulation of the lock up of the convertor and how to set that up with the controls . I should have know you guys are already got thought out. I had head that the lock up event was blowing off the rear tire ,shock loading the drive train or massive wheel stands . So I assumed that might be controlled with the electronics of the car .
The most fun guy to watch in drag racing. You can tell he truly enjoys every bit of it. He is badass but still has a blast doing it. Why do you do burn outs like that? "Cause I like it" put in the box with a win or in pieces he still acts the same. I really enjoy every video.
Have you had the valve train package you run on a spintron? I assume y'all are running the smaller and lighter 1.500" or 1.520" OD valve springs? 70mm cam? I assume 9/16 push rod at least on the exhaust side and 1/2 intake. Man I'd love to see the valve events on the cam from one of your motors it could even be an old motor so you're not giving out new top of the line stuff lol.
You are definitely a Rare Gem in the racing world..!! What is so cool about your videos is that if you start from the beginning and watch up till now they have evolved into something special..you guys step your game up every video.. Keep up the great work both on and off the track..!!!
Great video, and thank you for the helpful answer, and not just flossing over like most would. Where could I learn more about the intricacies of pro level chassis set up, tuning, and power management? Any good books, or schools, etc? Thanks again, and all the best for 2019!
My poor old clutch car just trying to shift at the light hahaha. Crazy RPMs absolutely love it! I dont think my Brad 5s and red stands could hold up to that hahahah
Great video Steve just wondering were you a child actor you look and sound just like the little kid in sling blade just kidding keep kicking ass have a great day be safe.
Ooooo I've been waiting on this one, you're awesome Steve. I met you a long time ago at Piedmont Dragway when you had the 2nd (i think might have been the third) Pumpkin.
