If It Don't Have Wheels It Ain't a Sport
episode #5 -- by Phil Veldheer
This episode is exactly one month late. Sorry, but with
all of our commitments we had, plus the desire to burn rubber in all three race cars...
First the important news, we've raced the car. Our goal with our PRO class car was to foot
brake it and race in the mid 11's. Well we took it out last weekend and ran a best of
11.68. Things are looking good. We had a few small problems, but they were easily handled.
The car even won its first round. Now back to the buildup. I enjoy getting questions from
all over, but it seems like Arizona has the most Olds fans other than Michigan.
I am
going to talk about my HEI ignition first. Why HEI? Why not! It has never failed me, and I
run the identical ignition in all three cars. Ed Monger at 518-452-0430 owns MAGSARUS
(pronounced MAGS ARE US ) His distributors are designed for racing. His are the highest
rpm HEI distributors in the country, with the least amount of input voltage. With a low
11.8 volts of input to the distributor the MAGSARUS Distributor will turn up to 8200 rpms
with 50,000 volts to the spark plugs, with a .030" gap Ed's distributors will handle
up to 700 hp in circle track, drags ,boat, etc. With an alternator hooked up to supply 14
volts input to the distributor you can turn his ignition as high as 9500 rpms. MAGSARUS
also offers a high rpm kit you can install yourself. He told me he will match his
distributors against any ones in the country. When you call him, tell him I sent you. The
last HEI distributor I sent him was from the bone yard, and it looked brand new when I got
it back. Just like everything else in this car, IT WORKS! The distributor is in photo 5A.
Photo
5B shows our Scott's Manufacturing 16" Pusher Fan it's called "the
Terminator" Again its the same thing we use on the other two race cars. My red car
has had its Scott's fan for its 10th season and my black car for its 3rd season. NO
PROBLEMS. That's what I look for. You can call Scotts at 1-800-544-5596 Scotts has a
choice of 10 fans from 7" to 18" plus a choice of 6 motor sizes from 2 1/4
" to 6". They offer a choice of 64 fan combinations. I've talked to the tech
boys at Scotts before and they can tell you what fan you need for your application from
race car to hot rod to tow vehicle.
Photo
5C shows my A.F.S. race carb. And before you ask, yes this is the same carb as on my other
two cars. Kevin Hoffman in Holland, Michigan is the owner, and fellow racer. He also
highly modified my intake on my black car. He knows what he's doing and doesn't have an
assembly line. Just does one at a time. Kevin can be reached at 616-399-1229. Don't bother
calling during the day, he won't answer, try him between 6 and 10 pm. Also in photo 5C you
can see the braided fuel inlet from Goodridge. More on them next month. You can call them
direct or go through CHASSIS ENGINEERING.
In photo 5D you can see all the sponsors logos and the contingency
stickers. Right after this we went to the races. In a convoy of three Olds race cars on
three matching open trailers and when we got to Martin US 131 Dragway. Guess what, the
yellow car's windshield was cracked, a big stone hit it. So next month we'll show the
installation of our new HARWOOD lexan windshield. More later. Any questions please e-mail.
I am
going to talk about my HEI ignition first. Why HEI? Why not! It has never failed me, and I
run the identical ignition in all three cars. Ed Monger at 518-452-0430 owns MAGSARUS
(pronounced MAGS ARE US ) His distributors are designed for racing. His are the highest
rpm HEI distributors in the country, with the least amount of input voltage. With a low
11.8 volts of input to the distributor the MAGSARUS Distributor will turn up to 8200 rpms
with 50,000 volts to the spark plugs, with a .030" gap Ed's distributors will handle
up to 700 hp in circle track, drags ,boat, etc. With an alternator hooked up to supply 14
volts input to the distributor you can turn his ignition as high as 9500 rpms. MAGSARUS
also offers a high rpm kit you can install yourself. He told me he will match his
distributors against any ones in the country. When you call him, tell him I sent you. The
last HEI distributor I sent him was from the bone yard, and it looked brand new when I got
it back. Just like everything else in this car, IT WORKS! The distributor is in photo 5A. 
Photo
5B shows our Scott's Manufacturing 16" Pusher Fan it's called "the
Terminator" Again its the same thing we use on the other two race cars. My red car
has had its Scott's fan for its 10th season and my black car for its 3rd season. NO
PROBLEMS. That's what I look for. You can call Scotts at 1-800-544-5596 Scotts has a
choice of 10 fans from 7" to 18" plus a choice of 6 motor sizes from 2 1/4
" to 6". They offer a choice of 64 fan combinations. I've talked to the tech
boys at Scotts before and they can tell you what fan you need for your application from
race car to hot rod to tow vehicle. 
Photo
5C shows my A.F.S. race carb. And before you ask, yes this is the same carb as on my other
two cars. Kevin Hoffman in Holland, Michigan is the owner, and fellow racer. He also
highly modified my intake on my black car. He knows what he's doing and doesn't have an
assembly line. Just does one at a time. Kevin can be reached at 616-399-1229. Don't bother
calling during the day, he won't answer, try him between 6 and 10 pm. Also in photo 5C you
can see the braided fuel inlet from Goodridge. More on them next month. You can call them
direct or go through CHASSIS ENGINEERING. 