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Lawrie · 07-25-2017, 12:41 AM

We have been close but never at or over 140 mph at the drags in our dragster,
Last week end with our A/F logger not working,and using the EGT,s to set the fuel mixture,we did one run at 139.22 then one at 140 .02 then the best at 140.32 mph, missed the final by .02 sec,but a good day,
Also a member came(Danny lives Here) along to help out,he took the videos that are hopefully below.
If not go to supercharged flathead dragster on youtube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoiJUxbqWbU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9siZXr_KcAE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esasQBrBBYA

A bones · 07-25-2017, 01:25 AM

Nice work, thank for sharing the audio/video.

JWL · 07-25-2017, 05:31 AM

I suppose I will never outgrow the love of a racing engine. Especially the Flathead Ford V8.

19Fordy · 07-25-2017, 07:41 AM

Lawrie, CONGRATULATIONS on your excellent performance.

sidevalve8ba · 07-25-2017, 07:48 AM

Wow, Lawrie that thing scoots! Are you running a C-4?

corvette8n · 07-25-2017, 07:55 AM

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Great job Lawrie, long live the flathead!.

RalphM · 07-25-2017, 11:04 AM

Love it!
Congratulations on your new record!

TomT/Williamsburg · 07-25-2017, 11:13 AM

Great job, Lawrie - the flathead lives on, and on, and on ..... and as it has been said before, that baby does really scoot!

Tim Ayers · 07-25-2017, 11:16 AM

So cool!

AnthonyG · 07-25-2017, 12:51 PM

Great run!

BUBBAS IGNITION · 07-25-2017, 12:52 PM

What rpm are ya running at the finish line ???

Model a dennis · 07-25-2017, 01:11 PM

That is waaaaay cool guys.

Ol' Ron · 07-25-2017, 02:10 PM

I have to say, Thanks for making my day. What a great accomplishment.

JM 35 Sedan · 07-25-2017, 02:54 PM

Some awesome runs Lawrie!! Some of us only dream about doing these kinds of things, but you're actually doing them. That supercharged flathead sounds so good and runs so strong going down the track.

Lawrie · 07-25-2017, 03:52 PM

Thanks guys,yes it is good fun, all the family is involved,wife carol drives the tow car,sons drive,brother sets up the shade tarp,and brings his BBQ,
Bubba,6300,Rev limiter set @6400.
Sidevalvev8,we use an old GM made 3 speed auto from the early 70,s known as a trimatic,I think you know it as a T180,has my home made stuff inside ,
I need to get my A into G and get to making a new chassis from Chrome moly tube,plans are to get it about 200lbs lighter,
We are only going easy on the current engine,but want to build another so we can ,as my boys say .lean on it it a bit more.
Lawrie

Talkwrench · 07-25-2017, 06:52 PM

Well done to you and the crew Lawrie.. Not bad because you never say you have major problems ; )
I'll look at Danny's vids soon..

200lbs lighter..? just get your boy to loose some weight hahaha...

Old Henry · 07-25-2017, 07:43 PM

If a picture's worth 1,000 words, a video is priceless. Thanks for sharing.

Big-Foot · 07-25-2017, 09:08 PM

Those were great! Thanks for posting!

quickchange34 · 07-25-2017, 09:21 PM

I love it. How much boost you running. Thanks !

Lawrie · 07-26-2017, 12:17 AM

13 psi, have been as high as 18 but had a lot of drama with heads and gaskets,(self inflicted)
Now have home made solid heads and solid copper gasket,with a .040 ss wire in a groove around the chamber, and no drama.
lawrie

07-25-2017, 12:41 AM	#1
Lawrie Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Qld, Australia Posts: 4,215	top MPH at the drags We have been close but never at or over 140 mph at the drags in our dragster, Last week end with our A/F logger not working,and using the EGT,s to set the fuel mixture,we did one run at 139.22 then one at 140 .02 then the best at 140.32 mph, missed the final by .02 sec,but a good day, Also a member came(Danny lives Here) along to help out,he took the videos that are hopefully below. If not go to supercharged flathead dragster on youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoiJUxbqWbU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9siZXr_KcAE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esasQBrBBYA Last edited by Lawrie; 07-25-2017 at 09:07 PM.

07-25-2017, 01:25 AM	#2
A bones Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: CLAYTON DE Posts: 1,283	Re: top MPH at the drags Nice work, thank for sharing the audio/video. __________________ Enjoy yer day. Tom Hate can't fix what it started.

07-25-2017, 05:31 AM	#3
JWL Member Emeritus Join Date: May 2010 Location: Fitzgerald, Georgia Posts: 2,204	Re: top MPH at the drags I suppose I will never outgrow the love of a racing engine. Especially the Flathead Ford V8.

07-25-2017, 07:41 AM	#4
19Fordy Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Coral Springs FL Posts: 10,942	Re: top MPH at the drags Lawrie, CONGRATULATIONS on your excellent performance.

07-25-2017, 07:48 AM	#5
sidevalve8ba Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Harrisonburg, VA Posts: 842	Re: top MPH at the drags Wow, Lawrie that thing scoots! Are you running a C-4? __________________ The more I learn about new automobiles, the more I value my old ones.

07-25-2017, 07:55 AM	#6
corvette8n Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: 36 miles north of Albany NY Posts: 2,950	Re: top MPH at the drags Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Great job Lawrie, long live the flathead!.

07-25-2017, 11:04 AM	#7
RalphM Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: North Pole, Alaska Posts: 2,651	Re: top MPH at the drags Love it! Congratulations on your new record!

07-25-2017, 11:13 AM	#8
TomT/Williamsburg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Williamsburg, Virginia Posts: 2,654	Re: top MPH at the drags Great job, Lawrie - the flathead lives on, and on, and on ..... and as it has been said before, that baby does really scoot! __________________ Run to the LA Roadster Show - 2016 My Run to Bonneville - 2013 My 32 5-Window Build My Run to the LSRU

07-25-2017, 11:16 AM	#9
Tim Ayers Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: NJ Posts: 6,179	Re: top MPH at the drags So cool!

07-25-2017, 12:51 PM	#10
AnthonyG Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Pa. Posts: 2,171	Re: top MPH at the drags Great run! __________________ Nomad

07-25-2017, 12:52 PM	#11
BUBBAS IGNITION Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: SPEEDWAY INDIANA Posts: 4,148	Re: top MPH at the drags What rpm are ya running at the finish line ??? __________________ If it Makes Spark, we do it !!!! www.bubbasignition.com [email protected]

07-25-2017, 01:11 PM	#12
Model a dennis Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Des Moines, Iowa Posts: 1	Re: top MPH at the drags That is waaaaay cool guys.

07-25-2017, 02:10 PM	#13
Ol' Ron Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Chester Vt Posts: 8,860	Re: top MPH at the drags I have to say, Thanks for making my day. What a great accomplishment.

07-25-2017, 02:54 PM	#14
JM 35 Sedan Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Near Rising Sun, Maryland Posts: 10,858	Re: top MPH at the drags Some awesome runs Lawrie!! Some of us only dream about doing these kinds of things, but you're actually doing them. That supercharged flathead sounds so good and runs so strong going down the track. __________________ *John* *"Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts". Albert Einstein*

07-25-2017, 03:52 PM	#15
Lawrie Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Qld, Australia Posts: 4,215	Re: top MPH at the drags Thanks guys,yes it is good fun, all the family is involved,wife carol drives the tow car,sons drive,brother sets up the shade tarp,and brings his BBQ, Bubba,6300,Rev limiter set @6400. Sidevalvev8,we use an old GM made 3 speed auto from the early 70,s known as a trimatic,I think you know it as a T180,has my home made stuff inside , I need to get my A into G and get to making a new chassis from Chrome moly tube,plans are to get it about 200lbs lighter, We are only going easy on the current engine,but want to build another so we can ,as my boys say .lean on it it a bit more. Lawrie

07-25-2017, 06:52 PM	#16
Talkwrench Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 2,687	Re: top MPH at the drags Well done to you and the crew Lawrie.. Not bad because you never say you have major problems ; ) I'll look at Danny's vids soon.. 200lbs lighter..? just get your boy to loose some weight hahaha... __________________ *"Came too close to dying to stop living now!"*

07-25-2017, 07:43 PM	#17
Old Henry Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Orem, Utah Posts: 5,762	Re: top MPH at the drags If a picture's worth 1,000 words, a video is priceless. Thanks for sharing. __________________ Prof. Henry (The Roaming Gnome) "It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.” *Ursula K. Le Guin in The Left Hand of Darkness

07-25-2017, 09:08 PM	#18
Big-Foot Member Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Kenyon MN/Gold Canyon AZ Posts: 64	Re: top MPH at the drags Those were great! Thanks for posting! __________________ Regards - Randy 1933 Tudor

07-25-2017, 09:21 PM	#19
quickchange34 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: charlottesville, Va. Posts: 589	Re: top MPH at the drags I love it. How much boost you running. Thanks !

07-26-2017, 12:17 AM	#20
Lawrie Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Qld, Australia Posts: 4,215	Re: top MPH at the drags 13 psi, have been as high as 18 but had a lot of drama with heads and gaskets,(self inflicted) Now have home made solid heads and solid copper gasket,with a .040 ss wire in a groove around the chamber, and no drama. lawrie