We dropped the AFR to 3.2 The idle went up by 300 RPM over the 9% setup (with no idle adjustments). (more…)

With a small increase from 6% to 9% nitro, in preparation we dropped the AFR to from 3.7 to 3.4. As a result, we picked up a tenth of a second and about 4 MPH over 6% nitro. (more…)

We added port nozzles and put about 60% of the fuel into the ports.
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We tested a low percentage of nitro last week in our blown alcohol drag race roadster. (more…)

Just a note about our test engine for this year. We put our blown alcohol engine back together for nitro testing this year.
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You can download a 6 page index of terms from “5000 Horsepower on Methanol”. You can also download an index of names from this publication as well. Check the shopping page.

ALREADY AN OWNER: These indexes will help to find page numbers for various topics in the manual; such as octane, nitro, temperature, air to fuel ratios, and many others.

CONSIDERING A PURCHASE: These indexes reveal the extent of coverage and the broad range of topics throughout the publiication.

The racer is one step closer to setting up a tuning plan for density altitude like we wrote about throughout our technical manuals; the racer can log onto www.airdensityonline.com and get current air density and density altitude for many race sites throughout the US; (more…)

Question: Different racers get different boost readings (more…)

In our drag racing, we did use air to fuel ratio as a controlled value to get the engine into a linear range. That task is an extensive explanation through out writings. The linear range is where the engine is completely predictable. We achieved that very well in our racing. (more…)

QUESTION: Do any of your books help in areas of tuning with using O2 sensors? I am needing some what of a baseline for a good tuneup using the correct nozzles, pills to help with getting the most or should I say most consistent in drag race ET’s. Of course everything being the same.

Thanks for replying, R. in Texas

Hi R in Texas,
Thanks for your inquiry. Our Jetting for Racing Mechanical Fuel Injection … book has info on O2 sensors including accuracy limits.

REPEATABILITY VS ACCURACY: O2 sensors are a great tool, however, the accuracy (especially for methanol or ethanol) and repeatability may be issues. Accuracy is less of an issue if they are repeatable. (more…)