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Re: Random car pictures
« Reply #3975 on: December 23, 2022, 11:37:10 PM »
^^ Reminds me of a guy I knew in high school who argued that his car was faster in the 1/4 mile with the hood off, because of less weight and more airflow to the carburetor.

Others of us in the group said it would actually be slower in trap speed because of the wind resistance. 

This all took place one rainy Sunday, with no chance to get to the track and see.  By the following weekend, after he had to drive his hoodless car in the rain for 5 days, he'd put the hood back on.

So...in a stock 289 Mustang: Would 50 pounds (or whatever the hood weighs) less weight and more airflow (assuming more air actually gets to the carb and doesn't just cause engine compartment turbulence) beat the resulting increase in wind resistance? 

I realize that wind resistance is not much of the equation until 50+ mph. So, in 0-50 mph, maybe it would/could be quicker by a few hundredths.

Thoughts?
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Re: Random car pictures
« Reply #3976 on: December 23, 2022, 11:45:59 PM »
^^ Reminds me of a guy I knew in high school who argued that his car was faster in the 1/4 mile with the hood off, because of less weight and more airflow to the carburetor.

Others of us in the group said it would actually be slower in trap speed because of the wind resistance. 

This all took place one rainy Sunday, with no chance to get to the track and see.  By the following weekend, after he had to drive his hoodless car in the rain for 5 days, he'd put the hood back on.

So...in a stock 289 Mustang: Would 50 pounds (or whatever the hood weighs) less weight and more airflow (assuming more air actually gets to the carb and doesn't just cause engine compartment turbulence) beat the resulting increase in wind resistance? 

I realize that wind resistance is not much of the equation until 50+ mph. So, in 0-50 mph, maybe it would/could be quicker by a few hundredths.

Thoughts?

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Re: Random car pictures
« Reply #3977 on: December 24, 2022, 04:54:47 PM »
One more, at Irwindale, with the old man's signature.
The famous Irwindale Snack Bar - served unbranded In-N-Out burgers. Harry Snyder who owned In-N-Out was a partner in Irwindale. His son Guy was a big drag race fan. His daughter still owns the 289 Cobra her dad bought - and the company.

But the real Irwindale highlight was Jungle Pam - too bad NHRA started requiring long pants and banned halter tops on the starting line.
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« Reply #3978 on: December 24, 2022, 04:57:42 PM »
I stuck this one here since I don't know if the top car is real.
The driver was smart enough to load the leaky Model A on the bottom. They held the record for oil leaks until the Corvair was introduced.
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Re: Random car pictures
« Reply #3979 on: December 24, 2022, 07:25:44 PM »
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The driver was smart enough to load the leaky Model A on the bottom. They held the record for oil leaks until the Corvair was introduced

Only because they were engineered without a rear main bearing seal... ;)   :)

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Re: Random car pictures
« Reply #3980 on: December 24, 2022, 08:12:31 PM »
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The driver was smart enough to load the leaky Model A on the bottom. They held the record for oil leaks until the Corvair was introduced

Only because they were engineered without a rear main bearing seal... ;)   :)

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Well they had a "seal" but it was more like a guide to steer the oil to the return tube and into the pan. The new ones are aluminum. It only has a slinger in the front. The oil that got by the rear main was absorbed by a felt pad in the bottom of the bellhousing and leaked from there to lube the attachment point of the front wishbone - then onto your garage floor.
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Re: Random car pictures
« Reply #3981 on: December 24, 2022, 09:26:38 PM »
Yep... actually there is also an x carved in the babbitt  to drain the oil toward the return tube. Some folks do machine the crank and install a modern seal these days.

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« Reply #3982 on: December 25, 2022, 12:28:32 PM »
'68 notch at Indianapolis Raceway Park, has some thing written on the side, promo from a dealer ?

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« Reply #3983 on: December 25, 2022, 11:38:02 PM »
Was this a real 67 Shelby and if so, is it still around?

If it weren't around you know who would find it before long.


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« Reply #3984 on: December 25, 2022, 11:51:13 PM »
Flares !

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« Reply #3985 on: December 25, 2022, 11:52:07 PM »
 :o  ::)

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Re: Random car pictures
« Reply #3986 on: December 26, 2022, 12:50:29 AM »
 Fiberfab on crack….. :o

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Re: Random car pictures
« Reply #3987 on: December 26, 2022, 07:06:55 AM »
Was this a real 67 Shelby and if so, is it still around?

If it weren't around you know who would find it before long.


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Re: Random car pictures
« Reply #3988 on: December 26, 2022, 09:40:21 AM »
If anyone is keeping track, the In-N-Out Cobra s CSX 2408. And boy could I use a double-double with cheese about now.

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« Reply #3989 on: December 26, 2022, 11:13:11 AM »
If anyone is keeping track, the In-N-Out Cobra s CSX 2408. And boy could I use a double-double with cheese about now.

Thanks for that,  interesting history in my older registry.