Fouling Plugs

[stock car driver]

If you are running plugs that long you are giving away HP after about 5-10 nights depending on the race length you are running. 150 racing laps and you will see a difference on a dyno.

Your so full of it its pathetic. I chassis dyno all my stuff.

[Egoracing]

Your so full of it its pathetic. I chassis dyno all my stuff.
I think I have started it at home between races maybe 5 times in the last 2 years.

You are the one that is pathetic, You do not start it at home but you chassis dyno all your "Stuff". HA!! Keep building your 4 cyl bombers and acting like you know something. There is not even a single NASCAR team that does not start the engines after they are installed and let them come up to temp in the shop to check for leaks before hauling the car to the track and anyone who would is a fool.

[stock car driver]

You are the one that is pathetic, You do not start it at home but you chassis dyno all your "Stuff". HA!! Keep building your 4 cyl bombers and acting like you know something. There is not even a single NASCAR team that does not start the engines after they are installed and let them come up to temp in the shop to check for leaks before hauling the car to the track and anyone who would is a fool.

Your obviously drunk or something and havent READ and comprehended the posts in this thread. I obviously start and break in my motors at home before I load them up and go TUNE them on the chassis dyno.

I dont start them every week before I load them into my trailer is what I said earlier in this thread. I dont drive them out of my trailer I have a winch to pull the car out. I dont start them at HOME for fun there is no point or races to be won in my garage.

AND I sure as HELL dont start them after I change the plugs to make sure the plugs work at home, lol. And I know for a fact after a SEASON or more on the same plugs I am not losing power.


All of this of course is nothing youve EVER dealt with or decisions youve EVER got to make since you have NEVER raced. You loitered around a few shops over the years bugging guys who raced. Just like dynoman you are back on here after discovering all your previous b.s posts were purged with the change of this forum.

Its too bad, it was nice without your idiocy on here.

Ive already won 100% of the races Ive ran in 2011, exactly the same way 2010 started when I won the first two nights out in Feb..... I dont know crap though, just dumb luck I suppose!

[Egoracing]

I think I have started it at home between races maybe 5 times in the last 2 years.

This is your post, 5 times in 2 years! I read what YOU posted! You seem to be the one that is not reading correctly I never said anything about breaking in the engine. (FYI Nascar engines are NOT run in the car for break in.) The cars are started in the garage every week to check for leaks that may have been caused by contact/damage from the previous weeks racing or loose fittings done for preventative maint. his is evidently something you know nothing about. If your engines are wearing or having issues from being started at the shop you really need to quit running junk.
Anything someone points out anything to you, you attack them and your true mentality shows. As for what I have done and not done has no merit, I will guarantee I have NEVER taken ANY car to the track and had issues with it that should have been found in the shop and I NEVER open the motor at the track in a dirty atmosphere when it was something that could have been done at the shop.
As for races so far this year.... WHO is racing street stocks or 4 cylinders yet this year as that is all you run? You ran the ice bowl, and I will congratulate you on the win. I have been several times and know that the street stocks and even late models there is a race of survival. The track conditions are always fun, typically the crate motor cars out qualify and run faster than the Super lates proving that you do not need a lot of power at that track for that race, just a lot of luck and ability to turn the corner.

[powerslide]

I obviously start and break in my motors at home before I load them up and go TUNE them on the chassis dyno.

But you only start them 5 times a year at home... With all the racing and all that winning you do surely you are building 10-12 of those badass 406 street stock motors per year?

[stock car driver]

WHO is racing street stocks or 4 cylinders yet this year as that is all you run?

What are you racing this year?

What have you EVER raced?

I race STREET Stocks, period, by choice. It is the class around here with the MOST competition and closest toughest races period.

I can choose to race any class I want. Just like in the past.

In order for you, lol.

1993 enduro
hobby
street
sportsman
limited late model
super late model

2004 moved to Iowa
steet stock

[stock car driver]

Yeah, well you claim to have experience. Let me explain some "experience": Cracked ceramic on a brand new spark plug. I'll never load a car up after changing the plugs without starting it first.

Ever change the oil? I guess you change it cold since you don't start at home and bring up to temperature. That makes sense...

How about topping off the cooling system? I do that with the motor running.

Hell, maybe it's just because you can get away with these things on a little street stock motor?

Good for you, I dont care what you do or dont do. I didnt ask for your help or opinion, why are you so clearly upset about what I do? Is it because your one of the many who I have came to your home track and unloaded my junk and kicked your ass?

dont top off the cooling system, sorry its a sealed system.

change the oil cold, let it drain over night or so. run synthetic so only change it every 10 nights or so.

cracked electrode, had that happen before its obvious at the track, not so much at a idle not sure how you would even find it in the shop being as its only a issue under load.


Sorry it bugs you guys so much that I dont start my car before I load it and let it idle for a hour to warm up..... If it makes you feel better I warm up my 08 Dodge 6.7 before I leave.

[50j]

Congrats on the win! I start my car to check it out but a person can't say you're not good at what you do. If it's working, keep doing it I say.

[fattboyee]

to each his own. if you wanna put extra hrs on your motor at home great if you never start your car unless its race time thats up to you too.

personally i start mine when i feel the need to check things. i cannot afford dyno time and do not know anyone that owns one. but i do own enough land that my back pasture has a well defigned 1/4 oval. i do check my car out and run my diognostic test that way. it has worked well for me. plus its my way of having a lil fun in between race days.

we all know opinions are like aholes. everyone has one. i love 4m so many egos and opinions. thanks to everyone that has answered any questions i have. if i agree with you ar not i am thankfull for the help.

[kenbarls]

Hi. How did you do about "The propeller force is transmitted through a thrust bearing." Kindly share your experience about it..

[stock car driver]

Towed 1000 miles thru a lot of this and tornadic weather... From Iowa to Alabama.



Ended the trip like this! My car started when I got there!! New rockers, push rods, plugs and stud girdles.

[50j]

Nice job. How was the car count? Decent weather?

[stock car driver]

Nice job. How was the car count? Decent weather?

Great weather there, missed 3 tornadoes by minutes on the way there and snow all the way accross Missouri!

Car count was low in street and mods. rest had 23-60, mostly late models by some variation...

[roybeckett13j]

Not trying to add fuel to the fire, but I think its a good practice to start a race motor before you load up. I do it to help get the oil temp up some, i don't live but a few miles from the track, so it helps get it warm so when i get out for hot laps im not on lukewarm oil.

Also, I've had trouble with sabotage the past year....intake bolts completely loosened...drain plugs loosened, hose clamps suddenly not tight...so i start sally up and let it sit at 200-2500 for 10 minutes to triple check for anything that could be wrong...just a habit i guess, but to each his own!

[Jim11h]

really?

you towed that far for a $1000 to win show? shame to say but i think after all said and done you either lost money or barely made a dime. Wins are priceless yes, but a racecar is business still to a degree and this just dont make good business sense! Not to mention all the signature of your buisness and i dont see a single spot of it's name on your car.

if your willing to drive that far why not bring that hotrod to eldora once for a chance to race at the big E? Always cool to see local hot shoes come i to tame what is considered by some as the "mecca"of dirt tracks. maybe i will be lucky enough to get to see it.