1800hp Supra on Drag week
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1800hp Supra on Drag week
Get some popcorn and enjoy the recap of Drag week. For those of you that aren't familiar with this event here is an overview. You basically race at a drag strip, then drive your race car to the next track and race again . Its a week of racing and covers 1000 miles. Towing whatever supplies you can ( can't bring a spare engine) This year was pretty difficult with weather and climbing mountains.
Last edited by Abacus; Oct 26, 2018 at 11:47 AM.
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Awesome stuff!
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I'm not sure if it has a trans cooler because its drag car, but a trans cooler would've probably made it so they would've never needed to stop for heat issues with the trans.
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The lifespan of those engines is measured in passes, generally in a single digit number of passes at that lol. And that's if they don't have a catastrophic failure. Let alone the drivetrain. I highly doubt they would make it. The supra did well, was a very cool video to watch.
I'm not sure if it has a trans cooler because its drag car, but a trans cooler would've probably made it so they would've never needed to stop for heat issues with the trans.
I'm not sure if it has a trans cooler because its drag car, but a trans cooler would've probably made it so they would've never needed to stop for heat issues with the trans.
do you know the tire rules in drag week? it looks like they had the same tire/wheel package on the street as they did on the strip... or are they able to change from a street set to a race set?
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I have no idea on tires.
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The lifespan of those engines is measured in passes, generally in a single digit number of passes at that lol. And that's if they don't have a catastrophic failure. Let alone the drivetrain. I highly doubt they would make it. The supra did well, was a very cool video to watch.
I'm not sure if it has a trans cooler because its drag car, but a trans cooler would've probably made it so they would've never needed to stop for heat issues with the trans.
I'm not sure if it has a trans cooler because its drag car, but a trans cooler would've probably made it so they would've never needed to stop for heat issues with the trans.
The car did have a trans cooler but has a high stall converter so thats going to heat the fluid . Going up the mountain pulling a small trailer added insult to injury. For being the cars first outing in that event and finishing 2nd place in its class it did well. It also did it with a sealed engine and was the fastest import at Drag week . Ever.
Next years Drag week route won't involve mountains so it will be easier for everyone.
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Yeah, high stall converters aren't super mountain road cruising friendly.
How hot did the trans get?
How hot did the trans get?
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googled it...
source: page 5
https://st.hotrod.com/uploads/sites/...ULES-FINAL.pdf
based on that, I think a 8 second honda can do it
•All tire rules apply only on the drag strip and not for the street drive.
https://st.hotrod.com/uploads/sites/...ULES-FINAL.pdf
based on that, I think a 8 second honda can do it
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They stopped along with the other competitors to cool the trans down with a portable trans cooler / fluid exchanger.
warmmilk - Wheels/tires were changed at the events. They used the finest Hankooks radials to deal with the rain.
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Originally Posted by Abacus
Even with the Roadkill "remove the hood mod" They watched the coolant temp go to 230* and the trans temp to 250* It was hard to keep the laptop open watching it cook.
They stopped along with the other competitors to cool the trans down with a portable trans cooler / fluid exchanger.
warmmilk - Wheels/tires were changed at the events. They used the finest Hankooks radials to deal with the rain.
They stopped along with the other competitors to cool the trans down with a portable trans cooler / fluid exchanger.
warmmilk - Wheels/tires were changed at the events. They used the finest Hankooks radials to deal with the rain.
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Between the mountains and weather this year everyone definitely had their hands full on the drive between tracks.
Pic below of Tom Bailey's 6 second Camaro driving through the huge storm on day 1. Also worth checking out if you have the time is the Crampton/Lindberg '57 Chevy they brought. Basically a funny car that they did voodoo magic on to disable the blower and allow them to drive on the street between tracks.
Pic below of Tom Bailey's 6 second Camaro driving through the huge storm on day 1. Also worth checking out if you have the time is the Crampton/Lindberg '57 Chevy they brought. Basically a funny car that they did voodoo magic on to disable the blower and allow them to drive on the street between tracks.
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yeah thats what I figured... I think a 9 second honda can prolly survive that, but a 7 second car is too much on the edge...
do you know the tire rules in drag week? it looks like they had the same tire/wheel package on the street as they did on the strip... or are they able to change from a street set to a race set?
do you know the tire rules in drag week? it looks like they had the same tire/wheel package on the street as they did on the strip... or are they able to change from a street set to a race set?
Definitely didn't run 7s though. LOL