cheseroo wrote:FWIW, the Rambler was severely gear limited with it's original drivetrain and low profile Direzzas. In AZ, it was redlined about 100 yards into the long straight at 65 or so MPH (lots of needle bounce). For all the troubles they are having with the conversion, there's no way that engine even rebuilt would have lasted being passed through all the ham-fisted hands this year. You know somebody would get caught up in the red-mist eventually. Suspension condition was probably worse. The short term pain of the modern engine/suspension teething problems will absolutely pay off in the long run. I suspect that's true to hooning any pre 60 car.
Our straights are pretty short for Joliet and Gingerman. I do see us being gear limited with the plan above for the Gingerman long straight (but not that much) because the sweeper leading in to can be taken quickly, but the short straight I will be happy if we can hit 70 mph. As this will likely be our core drivers only, or those we trust, we can somewhat control them.
As said from the beginning, the stock, unmodified drive train and engine is for 1-2 races only. Then we either do stupid things with the original, or we do something stupid with a very different combination.
Mike