[Land-speed] So how fast should a "Sluggo the wonder pup" go?

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In a message dated 8/19/2007 12:22:12 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time,  
ddahlgren at snet.net writes:

Geez get  a grip...though can understand when
a brick Camero is light years faster  than a purpose built car.. With a
little effort you will get the C lakester  to go faster than a G/FL been
236 on 2 liters LOL.. Though it had a rather  short fuse at that pace.. A
C/?L at anything under 250 to 275 is sluggo the  wonder pup.. Sorry...
Dave




First Dave, you're not sorry, quit lying! You love it!!! LOL
 
OK, you think my lakester is a turd and called it "Sluggo the wonder pup".  I 
respect your opinion and actually, I love the name and will change it from  
"Ankle Biter" to "Sluggo the Wonder Pup" when I paint it. What a cool name!!! I 
 really love it!!!
 
OK, two men's opinions on my car. Mine is a little brighter. I see my car  as 
a budding flower ready to bloom, a new baby fresh out of the womb ready for  
the slap in the butt, a palette full of colors with a fresh canvas in front of 
 me, an untapped threshold of ingenuity ready to explode. Enough BS!!!
 
Ok, if you look at my car close, it is a turd. It has poorly aligning  panels 
because I was out of talent and time just before SW 2006. It has a rough  
cross hatch finish of 36 grit sandpaper that is sure to slow it by 50  mph! I 
admit that. It is an embarrassment to me for how crude it looks, on the  outside.
 
But, on the inside I have the ingredients to go much faster.
 
When I ran Texas at 197, I had no traction and went through the traps in  
third gear after unsuccessfully trying to shift it into fourth a number of  
times. I gunned it in third at over half track and hit 197 at the mile. My  first 
run was 171, in second gear after coasting most of the way trying to  get it to 
shift. Obviously the car has much more potential in the mile.
 
When I ran the 222 at 2006 SW, I had over geared intentionally it to "calm  
it down" for my first attempts at the salt. Made sense to me but I never 
changed  the gearing after my licensing pass'. I geared it to run 320. On the 222 
run I  shifted from third to fourth about the 2 mile and cruised the last 3 
miles.  The car actually lost some speed when I shifted into forth. It "screamed"  
through the traps at a "rod friendly" 4000. Can you say BOOOOGGGGG! It should 
 have been spinning 8000-8500!
 
Another thing is I turned 218 on the short course during an easy  throttle 
licensing pass in third gear. Just upping to 222 on the long course  shows the 
big problem. I don't think I've hit the wall yet.
 
So with the correct gearing and a few other enhancements like improved  
induction and more cubes, I'm confident it will runs speeds worthy of a C/GL and  
not a G/FL like you disrespected me with. 
 
Come to think of it, Davey, didn't Kugel & Le Fevers run 295 and  change with 
a C class door slammer like your 260+ mph AA Camaro? Remember, he  who throws 
the first stone must learn how to duck. Quack! LOL
 
Your best buddy
Otto
 



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