Jr. Dragster Fuel Cell Project 1

[TD2593]

Ive got the cell done, Ill have to get the pics up. These little cars are a blast !! My son and I built the engine from scratch using a Briggs and Stratton Blockzilla flat head block based off the 5hp briggs. We are making around 35hp with this motor. We run the car on methanol and have been 8.19 at 78 mph in the 1/8th mile. He wants to drive my car but I think I will let him get alittle older frist

[everlastsupport]

Ive got the cell done, Ill have to get the pics up. These little cars are a blast !! My son and I built the engine from scratch using a Briggs and Stratton Blockzilla flat head block based off the 5hp briggs. We are making around 35hp with this motor. We run the car on methanol and have been 8.19 at 78 mph in the 1/8th mile. He wants to drive my car but I think I will let him get alittle older frist

WOW. Very impressive. 5 to 35HP.

I second the what is the turbo size and boost question for the 2007 machine and what you run now.

Far as sons, I have a 16 year old going on 30, could be worse, could have had a 16 year old daughter.

[TD2593]

The turbos on the car now are on-center 76mm T4 frame. On gasoline we ran 4.10 at 176 to the 1/8th. The car is now on alcohol with two 160lb per hr injectors per cylinder EFI, didnt get to do much with the car this year due to changing over to the alcohol. I did take the car out Nov. 12th for some shakedowns, have alot more power than with the gasoline !!! Had big trouble keeping the car down in the front and hitting the wheelie bar hard enough to unload the chassis resulting in smoking the tires. Put all the weight we had with us in the nose of the car and did make it to the 60ft before it spun, with a .957 60ft time, had to lift at 1.1 seconds into the run. Looking for low 3.90's at 180 plus to the 1/8th next time out. Come on spring time !!! The motor is a true Oldsmobile 397 cubic inches.

[TD2593]

Ive got some pics of the completed Jr. Dragster Fuel Cell Turned out really nice. I have started a small fuel cell to hold gasoline to prime my big car from the cock pit with a push of a button no more squirting it in the turbo to start it

[sportbike]

Ive got some pics of the completed Jr. Dragster Fuel Cell Turned out really nice. I have started a small fuel cell to hold gasoline to prime my big car from the cock pit with a push of a button no more squirting it in the turbo to start it

Tank looks good.

Why on earth are you manually priming your car to start it?

What ECM are you using? Does it not have a prime pulse that is adjustable? Even with a mechanical fuel pump you shouldn't have to manually squirt fuel into it to start.

[TD2593]

I run a mechanical pump with a FAST SEFI ( 13.4 gal min ) the first time it is fired after sitting for a while it has to have just a little squirt to prime the pump to make enough pressure for the EFI. Once it starts I rarely have to prime it again the entire day. I wouldnt have to prime it, but is sure is hard on the starter spinning it over to get enough rail pressure for the EFI. A buddy of mine lost a Pro Mod race with EFI turbo car because they didnt have a primer bottle handy and couldnt fire. I like the just in case LOL

[sportbike]

Ok, I gotcha.

13.4 gal/min...holy @#$%.


Could probably dump my entire fuel load on my bike into it just to get it to fire....