Cos the ride so far is Meh!
Nutz on all levels
I'm excited and nervous at the same time. Ground clearance will be very tight; haven't figured out where to get axles modified locally yet; car is getting HEAVY; not sure how i'm going to fit a really fatty tire up front; and lastly front/rear gear ratio, roll out will be interesting, and need to get my front diff re-geared.
Long post .......
Planning...
Rear: 3.70 gear; 28x10.5" radial (12" sidewall width); on a 15x10 wheel
Front: 3.42 gear; 26" radial. (actually 26.2-26.4 tall); on a 15x10 wheel.
This keeps ratios relatively the same front/rear, but have the front wheels "pull" a few %. Lot of research, since the front/rear will be locked with a 4wd tcase, if the rear ratio "pushes" from tire growth or tire size difference, and overdrives the front, REALLY bad things happen. Since I don't think I can fit a 28" up front and have room to actually turn the tires, I have to run a 26" which won't grow as much as a 28 and have to be careful with gearing and tire height selection.
Have some options on front tires. Some wider than others. Really concerned with fitting enough tread because the sidewall's get wide on slicks or good drag radials.
For Rocky Mountain Race Week, going to run a Mickey ET Street S/S which is fully highway legal DOT drag radial on both front and rear to make AWD legal in the Rowdy Radial class (the rest of class will run 26x8.5 rwd radial, which has a really bad ass Mickey tire that will easily hold 4's in the 1/8). I likely won't be able to keep up with the top 1 or 2 guys, but think I can stay top half AND I won't have to change tires between drives and racing. Will make it easier on me and more enjoyable and that's what Race Week is about for me.
More fun stuff, getting ready to pull the trigger on an LSX iron block, 427ci. Heavy AF; but block is also strong AF. And has 6 head bolts per cylinder. FP is developing a CNC ported 6 bolt head, so I'll run a set of those.
Twin 72's on a 427 will max out around 1300whp'ish. But also massive tq. I'll max 'em out, then likely switch to twin 78's (drop in) and look for 15-1600whp and that's expected to be the final form of the car. Beyond that, car really needs a better cage/chassis.
I am going to focus only on 1/8 mile racing. Frankly, it scares me to push a 4wd car that I Frankenstein'd, to 170+mph. 135-140mph on a dirty No Prep 1/8 mi track is my goals.
