8's or Bust!

[okcpopeman]

It wasn't at Norwalk it was at national trail raceway but it was Ifo. It was definitely sweet to see him do it first pass.

You are correct, he told me the race was in Ohio so I assumed Norwalk, my mistake.

 

[1SLOW93TURBO]

Congrats to Darren and his team! It's been a long road for him but he's came a long way!

 

[turbotalon1g]

Badass, congrats.

Thought about trying a bradco converter? Wyldkardz/Ted says it gets tighter with more power, could really put you guys flying on the top end.

 

[rhamlinii]

Is it possible to drive an 8 second auto Dsm, anytime you want on the street?

 

[okcpopeman]

Possible? Sure. Logical? Not really. Darren's car sees the street from time to time but not for any extended period of time since he has no alternator and(depending on what motor is in the car) no radiator. Usually just a quick spin down the block for "testing" .

 

[J_HEATH]

Did he switch to a dry sump setup? Is that why no alternator?

What battery is he having to run now, lithium?

 

[Slow95gsx]

No dry sump, he runs a 16v system which is why no alt.

 

[toyotaturbo]

Did he switch to a dry sump setup? Is that why no alternator?

What battery is he having to run now, lithium?

May I ask what an alternator has to do with a dry sump? I'm confused on the relationship between the two.

 

[J_HEATH]

May I ask what an alternator has to do with a dry sump? I'm confused on the relationship between the two.

Because most (DSM) race cars run the Jays Racing Alternator relocation kit to make room in the front for a large turbo and side exit exhaust. Well with the Magnus dry sump kit it puts the pump in the back where the A/C compressor was and where the ALT is with the Jays Racing kit. I'm not sure if you can run the two together or not. I noticed on Jeff Bush's motor that he ended up removing the ALT when he installed his dry sump kit. So I was just simply asking if he had to do the same thing.

So that is the relation between the two on a DSM.

 

[Slow95gsx]

Jeff removed his bc he went to a 16v system

 

[okcpopeman]

The above is correct, he (Darren) has been looking into a dry sump for a while now but has just not committed to one.
There really is no need for an alternator if all your doing is drag racing. Frees up some residual drag on the motor and cuts a little weight. Just have to charge it every other pass.

 

[TurboAnything]

I have run into a torched head on my techs car. Did you ever track down a specific issue?

 

[okDSMchica]

I have run into a torched head on my techs car. Did you ever track down a specific issue?

We had numerous problems, biggest one was gasket failure.

 

[eclipsed4seed99]

Lots of good reasons not to run an alt, clean voltage is the best I can think of, then better reliability and stable voltage, drag and so on

 

[fastnelson]

lots of good reasons not to run an alt, clean voltage is the best i can think of, then better reliability and stable voltage, drag and so on

+1

NBF

 

[okDSMchica]

I know most of y'all know, but we are making the trip to the shootout. We are leaving Thursday so stop by and say Hi if you'll be there.

 

[okcpopeman]

You mean to tell me I kept my mouth shut all this time....

 

[okDSMchica]

You mean to tell me I kept my mouth shut all this time....

Lol!!! Keep this updated for me. Ill be too busy sleeping.

 

[okcpopeman]

New Video!!!! We will be back at it this year hitting alot of the IFO events. If you see us come by and say hello!!


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[GRAVEDIGGER]

New Video!!!! We will be back at it this year hitting alot of the IFO events. If you see us come by and say hello!!

Wow! Lookin' good man! Should be interesting with that beast this year... Good luck and keep us posted!

 

[warp9]

DTR doing work! Love it

 

[lbz34]

Very nice guys, so hard to resist the jump to methanol, but prob best to crawl before I run . Can't wait to see more vids

 

[Phantom DSM]

Awesome job ! Cant wait to see more

 

[VisionPaintball]

Sweet. What wheels are those?

 

[okcpopeman]

Sweet. What wheels are those?

They are plasti dipped weld drag lite's.