36hp Land Speed Challenge - In a bus, sponsors on board

splitpile · Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2011 11:01 pm Post subject:

Damn I'm getting tired, so close to having the big 36 done for WOS, tomorrow we need to change a couple things and it could be ready.

Getting Britts engine in tomorrow so he'll head out and get campo Havasu set up on the salt for us.

Anybody come by and visit and/or hang out, looking forward to my first salt outing actualy driving.

Look for the big Discount Tire canopy, that'll be us.
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faster · Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2011 5:35 am Post subject:

I`m excited just reading this and wish I could be there. Both of these busses kick ass although I think Matts bus has the advantage with that custom front spoiler hubcaps and sporty roof rack (may not be legal). I hope you guys have fun and take lots of pictures and videos so we can all see later. Good luck.
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36hplandspeedracer · Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2011 5:56 am Post subject:

The Big Discount Tent ? Shade on the salt will make your pit very popular. Go fast and have fun.

Looking forward to seeing you on the salt................

Burly

Mr. Motorhead · Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2011 8:25 am Post subject:

36hplandspeedracer · Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2011 9:21 am Post subject:

The Cheetle · Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2011 11:32 am Post subject:

Thank goodness for no rulebook!!!
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Mr. Motorhead · Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2011 10:48 am Post subject:

We're packing it up, off and running at first light tomorrow. Looks like I'll be bringing my pit bike too.......it was easier to fix than I thought. Seemed like it had a carb problem, but it turned out the choke was stuck in the on position!

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avus · Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2011 1:23 pm Post subject:

splitpile · Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2011 2:47 pm Post subject:

Getting ready to brake in the 1582, what a PITA, way to much weird stuff but got it all together. Hopefully it doesn't blow up before I even get it in the bus!

Also getting ready to take Britts big block ghia for a test run.

Faster, Britt has one of those vehicle mount video cameras's. I'm going to see if I can borrow it when I make one of my runs.

We're getting fired up but this LONG days are killing me and I'm sure the rest of the guys. There are 4 of us at the shop trying to get both VW's ready!

ps. Larry stop by the sjop today if you get a chance. We'll be here a while longer
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splitpile · Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2011 9:47 pm Post subject:

splitpile · Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2011 11:06 am Post subject:

Well here's what happened.

I blew a hole through a piston on the big motor so ran the 1192 WW Okrassa

My best speed was 68.850, thats' all she would go and that was in 3rd gear!
Couldn't pull 4th as the trans was geared for the big motor, still not bad .

Mr. Motorhead was giving me a run for the money. We were with-in 1 mph of each other almost every run.

Just goes to show that a lowered bus and a RGB bus can compete against each other

The small engine ran great, shifted at 6500 rpm out of first, broke the rear tires loose when shifting into second my last run. Shift out of second at 6000 rpm's and could only pull 3rd to 5000.

Not bad for a stock bore and stroke 36hp engine with a small WEB cam, ported WW Okrassa heads with the WW carbs out of the box!
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36hplandspeedracer · Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2011 1:05 pm Post subject:

The Cheetle · Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2011 5:48 pm Post subject:

To Burly...

I could not have had a better time this past week!! THANK YOU for keeping this event alive!! VERY proud of the Havasu guys!! I did not do too bad either!! I wanted to break 75 and I did(barely)!! I look forward to seeing you and hopfully bringing even more folks and cars with us next year!!!
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Roadcow · Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2011 6:36 pm Post subject:

The Havasu guys rock! Very nice for me to be associated with you guys. Yes thankyou Burly for all of your efforts. Smile

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splitpile · Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2012 8:05 pm Post subject:

Well it's almost that time of year again and hopefully the big engine will hold together on the dyno so it can get in the truck. With almost twice the HP I hope to go a little faster (at least enough to get the 1000 bucks from WW!!!)

I would take this chance to thank all my sponsers from last year and sticking with me again for this years effort.

Engine almost done "again"
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=518374

see you all in a few weeks, yep it's that close!!!
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splitpile · Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 10:16 pm Post subject:

Much thanks to Rancho Performance Transaxle for the LAT break in oil, engine oil and gear oil. We'll see if it helps me go faster
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36hplandspeedracer · Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 10:41 pm Post subject:

splitpile · Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 11:28 pm Post subject:

The big engine ( 124hp on Geoff Harts dyno) is as well as done now. The only thing we will be doing is putting it on the dyno again to see if SPEEDWELLS Sebring headers will help with the power, trying to see if we can squeeze a little more out of it. SPEEDWELL is sending me 2 different designs to test and the best of the 2 will stay on the engine for Bonneville.

I also built a new beam for the bus to get the front down a couple inches as I am running going to try smaller rear tires instead of regearing the existing trans.

So the 1582 will go in next week, the 1192 comes out fro some chages and freshing up and I'll be ready to rock.

The Vee car will have to wait till next year, maybe rebodied with a drop tank (lakester).

I'd also like to thank LAT Lubricants for supplying my engine and gear oils, PAC valve springs, Ferrea valves for their support on this years effort along with the support from the all of my last years sponsors , without their help this wouldn't be happening.
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Roadcow · Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 11:33 pm Post subject:

Congrats Ronnie! That engine is an animal. In a Ghia that would certainly get you into the 1 club. Can't wait to see what it does in the SC! Cool

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