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Old 10-02-2010 | 07:08 PM
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Back from the track after the maiden voyage with the clocked B5. My only regret is that i was so damn busy helping eveybody else that i wasn't able to get a timed mileage run to empty. I warmed it up good with it being still on the rich side, topped it off with fuel and in 3 hot laps it destroyed the rear r&p, bearings and diff case. While rebuilding all that i was tuning other engines so it took a while. I thought it was running well but it had a slight flat spot on the bottom. A call to Neal and the engine came back off for a clutch spring change. A little better. Then i figured out it had a rich botton and lean top. Holy shit! Major change. Very well mannered engine, but i had to relearn my truggy. No more blasting the throttle outta corners to clear a jump since that made the truck so slow from wheelspin. Easing up to half throttle up to the face of the jump made overshooting it very easy. Getting on the throttle for the front straight was short and sweet or you would carry too much speed at the end of the straight, even for lost creeks high speed turn. I couldn't get it outta the hole under full throttle, it went everywhere but straight. Excellent engine driven properly. If you're a throttle jockey it's gonna make an ass outta ya. It's so powerful yet so linear i believe i could run it in my buggy with a steel flywheel and alot of trigger control. Great job Neal.
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