BangShift.com Teams With the Brown Motorsports A/Fuel Dragster for 2009!

[A/Fuel]

Re: BangShift.com Teams With the Brown Motorsports A/Fuel Dragster for 2009!

Q#3

[Thackdaddy]

Re: BangShift.com Teams With the Brown Motorsports A/Fuel Dragster for 2009!

Here are a few close ups of the vinyl.

[BluLightning]

Re: BangShift.com Teams With the Brown Motorsports A/Fuel Dragster for 2009!

Looks good. I'm looking forward to seeing it at Norwalk.

[joebogey]

Re: BangShift.com Teams With the Brown Motorsports A/Fuel Dragster for 2009!

This is awesome

[prohibition]

Re: BangShift.com Teams With the Brown Motorsports A/Fuel Dragster for 2009!

Sorry about the delay in getting you a post event update after the LODRS Division 3 opener in Indy. We had to tear all the broken parts down, disassembe things and get a couple heads out to BAE for repair.

There are a couple video's we shot, the links follow. We use these to watch the rear tires in action, and the software enables us to look at things frame by frame.

We had some major parts failure in the valvetrain on two out of three qualifying attempts. We were breaking the exhaust valves right at the hit of the throttle. It appears the problem is related to the valve retainers and keepers. All of the valves broke around the retainer area and it caused the dropped exhaust valve to collide with the intake valve and piston.

The pieces of shrapnel were forced up by the pistons, wedging the valve into the head and ports. A lot of debris was also pushed up into the manifold, where it found its way into several other cylinders, scarring the heads in holes that didn?t have any valvetrain problems.

This happened on Q#1 and Q#3. On the second qualifier, we told Jeff ?if it doesn?t feel right to lift?. He did a great job of addressing it, getting the feel of the car, and stepping off the throttle. We made quick work of the first explosion, but were a bit gun shy after that, as we have never had damage of that magnitude before.

We all know we won?t be racing long if that kind of damage keeps up. Everyone involved with the car has regular jobs, and have scraped and clawed their way to get this far. We don?t have a huge arsenal of parts to throw at it, and it?s like losing a family member when we hurt the heads. This will set us back quite a bit, as we?ll have to change our valvetrain components, and wait for our heads to get back from BAE.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gacSbWm419U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaeAUO2qw3I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NBveqGjfR8

[Freiburger]

Re: BangShift.com Teams With the Brown Motorsports A/Fuel Dragster for 2009!

This seems like a good deal you guys made for PR and I was going to say congrats, but man, the story about the parts breakage is a real downer. Best wishes for pulling it all back together.

[BluLightning]

Re: BangShift.com Teams With the Brown Motorsports A/Fuel Dragster for 2009!

Are you guys coming to Summit this weekend?

[A/Fuel]

Re: BangShift.com Teams With the Brown Motorsports A/Fuel Dragster for 2009!

i'm affraid no, unless a suit case of money falls from the sky.

[BluLightning]

Re: BangShift.com Teams With the Brown Motorsports A/Fuel Dragster for 2009!

Sorry to hear that. Reni and I are going on Saturday.

[NITROHEMI]

Re: BangShift.com Teams With the Brown Motorsports A/Fuel Dragster for 2009!

Here is a pic of the piston destruction heads came back today & look better than new ! unbeleivable job
new valves will be here soon & we are back in buiness. will be testing next weekend


pics of heads back from BAE