Direct Drive on an alch motor?

I was just thinking to myself and having one of my crazy idea moments , I was just thinking how would an alchy motor run with a high gear only direct drive setup . A couple of years back when I was doing an automotive course I used to do work experiance at the local V8 Specialist here in Wanganui New Zealand and he builds motors for a local Grand Prix Hydroplane team and they run Direct Drive , so got me wondering would it work on an alchy drag car?

Oh and could someone tell the guys at Nitro Drivelines that something is dreadfully wrong with their website! . Lol not being rude but there seems to be 4 common traits with website of drag racing parts manufacters , they are either Great , dreadfully out of date and in need of updating , they don't work , or the most anoying they don't have a website . Doesn't make it easier for people outside of america.

 

hope you ment blown alchly motor....
i would be interested in this tooo

turboed alchy engine....... direct drive

 

Yeah I was meaning a blown motor , well any kind of motor really . I wasn't meaning turbo's though I am not really a fan of them and don't know much about them .

 

.....bump.....

 

I tried it in a blown mud racer and after 2 years i went back to a more conventional set up. I believe it takes more power to make it work properly than an alocohol engine can produce.

 

I still think it could work , though your diff ratios would have to be setup right for it . I mean it works in boats and sprint cars .

 

I can kind of understand it not working on a mud racer , wouldn't you need the gear reduction to produce the torque to really get you through the mud .

 

you talking about a direct drive clutch management transmission ( ie, top fuel/ nitro funny car ...
or
dog clutch , in/out type coupling....


???

 

I am talking about anything from just a clutch and reverser setup all the way to similer to what the nitro cars have . centrifical clutch type deal you know .

 

I mentioned sprint cars only because the fact that they have no transmission even though they do it in a slighty different manner

 

The gear reduction was the issue. It took so much gear the make everything work then the management system was not necessary. I will say though, that the top end speed is increadible. It just wouldn't leave hard enough

 

I beg to differ. We ran a Screw Blown door car that weighed over 2600lbs and our ACD shifter took a crap and didnt reset to 1st gear (it was a 2 speed) and we went 1.01 60' and still ran 3.97@190 leaving in high gear with not near enough clutch. I think it would be feasable in a AF/C

 

Direct drive

Some time this summer I will let you know. I will throw all my A-Fuel parts from motor back in over a weekend and give it a shot. Who cares if if falls on its face. I have the parts. Don

 

I just look at it from a few of how much does a lenco way , with direct drive you would save alot of weight . It may not work but why not , maybe people have been running lencos so long that they just havent thought about trying it . I know when I build a car I will surely try it out.

 

Go for it. It might work for you.We are turning 44 inch tall tires that weigh 115 pounds each and I think that is part of my problem. The clutch management system I had on the car worked great. You can see on the computer graph each time a stage comes in. Bob Automan would be a great source to talk to to get you going.

 

Yeah when I eventually get a car to go drag racing I will deffinitly try it out .

 

I've been both ways on this. Back a couple of years BL (Before LENCO), we ran high gear only. Went 7.60's around 198/199 out the back door. Then we were "blessed" by Leonard. Found about a tenth but lost 10 MPH. Back then, when they were made out of old GM Hydro-Matic parts, we'd get 3 runs before the band bonded it's self to the drum. Ours was S/N 6, the oulde overdrive type. EVERY Monday morning it was back to Lemon Grove, get it fixt, and back home...I got to know the drive pretty well. IMHO, IF you can find enough grunt to get it to 60 Ft. well, without pulling the motor down, it'll run like stink in the top.

 

Would a high gear setup work if you just ran it with a clutch and reverser no management systems?

 

I'm extremely interested to see how this plays out. The one thing the Alcohol motor has working for it here is screaming RPM's vs. a Nitro to get the momentum where it may lack in torque.

 

Direct drive

I will try it this summer. I also have a used 6 stage clutch management system. So with the 10.5 Tit. 6 stand 12 finger clutch and management we will see. Like I posted earler. I have all the new stuff from the A-fuel car I was going to build. Also the 12 stage fuel management system..That I am going to put on the car for the Blower motor. Turn it 10 500 /11000 RPMs. Just need it to flash to enough RPMs to get the car up on the tire. I will keep everyone,s posts and get back to everyone interested. By the end of the summer. Maybe go with a longer stroke to help the bottom end. HELL it s only money. It cost to have fun. Don