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Post by ajcasini on Mar 4, 2009 16:42:31 GMT -5
Just wanted to say hello to everyone on the board. I just placed an order for conversion kits from Heath and will be converting as soon as I get them.
I would like to thank Heath for all the help with my questions.
AJ Casini
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Post by Heath Daniel on Mar 4, 2009 17:29:13 GMT -5
I appreciate that AJ. I know your going to love it.  |
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Post by adamsvega on Mar 5, 2009 17:53:10 GMT -5
good to see more converts !!!! screw the arabs!
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Post by David7355 on Mar 6, 2009 10:50:53 GMT -5
Yeah AJ, what Heath said..... You're gonna love it. I've only had mine out once with E85, but I could not have been happier with the way it ran. I will NOT be switching back to $7+ a gallon racing fuel any time in the near future.
Heath has this stuff figured out and he's not afraid to share what he knows. I knew he was going to get sick of answering all my dumb questions, but he never did. ;D
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Post by Heath Daniel on Mar 6, 2009 12:06:21 GMT -5
Thanks David. We went out to a test and tune last night and I happen to run into a well know race gas representative (real nice guy) that is pretty high up in the company. He basically tried to tell me E85 wasn't worth running. I think he thought we were there just trying it out for the first time. When he asked how long we had been running it and I told him four years and he saw how the cars that we where there with were running on it he got real interested.
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Post by David7355 on Mar 6, 2009 12:11:28 GMT -5
LOL....That's awesome man. Been running race fuel forever. Carb was professionally built(APD). Spent 30 minutes installing your $225 E85 kit and car runs quickest and fastest it's ever run right off the trailer. Yeah, it ain't worth running.  |
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Post by ajcasini on Mar 6, 2009 13:57:25 GMT -5
I am getting excited to turn my babies loose on the E85. I had a question on suggested 1st tuneup.
825 BG
Current jetting: PRI 85 SEC 93 (This is a little rich)
Timing was at 38 Degrees
6.5PV
440 cu inch big block
11:1 compression
Edelbrock alum heads with port work
Card will now have .173 boosters and QF metering blocks and Heaths sizing of air bleeds.
Cam is .520 - .540 lift and 244 - 252 duration @.050
5000 stall converter.
Footbrake at 2500-3000 on the line.
Was running 110 Leaded with this.
This is in the Roadrunner 3600 lb.
Now the dragster:
383 SBC
Brodix aluminum heads with port work
13_1 compression
timing locked at 40 degrees
camshaft .630 lift and 266 - 274 duration at .050
current carb setup 850 Demon
6.5PV
Jetting 82 PRI 88 SEC
.186 boosters
will have heaths size air bleed
QF metering blocks
What should i try as initial setup?
Thank you.
AJ
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Post by Heath Daniel on Mar 6, 2009 16:14:32 GMT -5
AJ I included some starter main jets for you that I thought would put you in the ballpark after studying your combinations. I also included some 4.5 power valves for you to tune with. Remember that the difference in the QF blocks from running a PV and not is 8 jet sizes so if you do decide to block off the primary just jet up to compensate. The only thing I would do is probably drop the total timing back a few degrees once you get a baseline with what you have. I think you will find that E85 will like less lead.
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Post by ajcasini on Mar 7, 2009 0:07:22 GMT -5
Heath that is great. Thank you again for all your current help and the help to come. Once I get the tester I am going to test the local stations here and buy from the one with the highest content.
I am going to run the PV and as soon as I get the conversions complete I am going to check the vacuum to verify that we have the proper valve.
I will leave the timing the same to start but will back it off once everything is running. Do you suggest I back it down before I go to test the first time?
AJ
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Post by Heath Daniel on Mar 9, 2009 8:52:59 GMT -5
You can start with the timing you have so you can compare apples to apples by only making one change at a time.
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Post by ajcasini on Mar 11, 2009 7:36:49 GMT -5
I will do that.
I went and bought my first 5 gallons of E85 yesterday. Felt great to fill up a 5 gallon race jug for 10 bucks. Shoot 10 bucks would only get me about 1.5 gallon of 110 race fuel. I am liking this stuff already and havent even tried it. Cant wait to get the kits and fire them up.
AJ
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Post by ajcasini on Mar 15, 2009 19:10:55 GMT -5
Well fired up both on E85 today. Sounded great. Idled great. Hit the 2-step nice so we are ready to go. Everything sounds good.
Had some issues with one of the kits but got it working. Heath I will give you a call on what I ran into.
Cant wait to hit the track. Only 2 weeks then we can let them run.
AJ
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Post by Heath Daniel on Mar 16, 2009 8:58:18 GMT -5
Sounds good AJ. Just give me a call.
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