Competition Brother can you spare a driveshaft? Part deux.

[LPreston]

Second day airing chromoly tube for your new driveshaft loop. $



3 day Select your new Mark Williams driveshaft. $$



Driving 4 hours to find out your Lenco has internal damage from the exploding yoke episode 2 weeks ago. Not priceless.



I got to look at the old output shaft from the Lenco. Very twisted. The part of the shaft that slides up on the output shaft that was previously round was made oval.



Anyway, after traveling to Beech Bend on a 70 degree perfect day with a slight tailwind, Keating warms up the slicks and burns past the staging lights. Throws it in reverse and the dreaded clunk shows. No reverse. Goes down the track (slowly), get back in the pits, the Lenco is growling in neutral. Not cool. Jack up the truck, remove the drive shaft, try again... . same thing. Pull the reverser off the end of the Lenco... . several needle bearings and chunks of something looking like gear splines. Damn.



When Keating drove the truck in the trailer at the shop there was NO indication of any problem. In forward or reverse.



OK Greg... . your number is safe another week... lol.

 

[JoshPeters]

OK Greg... . your number is safe another week... lol.

Now the question is..... Will Comp really be able to answer back... . or is the new motor/setup going to be like the edge truck... ...





Josh

 

[RacinDuallie]

Josh,
I have seen some pics that have not been posted here on Greg's new bullet and to say the least- things should be VERY INTERESTING once he finishes it and get's it back out on the track . WHERE IT BELONGS!

 

[JoshPeters]

Well I'm excited to see/hear that. But... . The edge truck was supposed to be the same, just wait and see. Well we've been waiting and waiting and waiting... . Now someone else has stepped up and is laying the rubber to the pavement. They have done it infront of a National DIESEL crowd at the DHRA Nationals.



When was the last time that truck saw the track?



Josh

 

[RacinDuallie]

You musta misunderstood me because yes I do agree with that, but atleast now there is some kind of action going on in Greg's camp. Rite now it's Keating after the record of Greg's. Hoping that NEXT season everybody gets all their eggs into one basket and get to the track! A Keating vs. Dr. P matchup would be seriously hard to beat! Wait, there is one thing that would top that, A -Scheid vs. Bentz match up!Oo. Oo.


Gentlemen I leave that door open to you: ?

 

[RacinDuallie]

But Keating IS the FASTEST Diesel truck WITHOUT DRUGS... ... ...

 

[COMP461]

NHRA made me remove the N2O in dallas , as I ran Super Steet . and we ran a little windshield warsher fluid. remember I have no inter cooler , and with out N2O the intake air gets up to 400



so in reality I didn't have drugs just a water intercooler

 

[RacinDuallie]

NHRA made me remove the N2O in dallas , as I ran Super Steet . and we ran a little windshield warsher fluid. remember I have no inter cooler , and with out N2O the intake air gets up to 400

so in reality I didn't have drugs just a water intercooler

That's nice that you defend the no drugs line, BUT- Keatings Machine runs pure clean honest water only, fresh from the springs of Maine? I don't know? LPreston have you ever tried running that fairy bottled water with any results? lol. :-laf B. T. W. LPreston those are some cool pics on the Keating Machine site.

Who all agrees that windshield washer fluid is concidered runnin drugs? Being that it contains Methanol should be self expanitory, Greg?

 

[JoshPeters]

I don't think I misunderstood. My point is more that, how long has it been that Comp's truck has been down? It's unfortunate that it's taken someone this long to "catch" him, but money talks Bull poop walks.



From what I have read on Keatings website, it's good ole number 2 only. I think that says a HUGE ammount about Keatings truck.



Josh

 

[COMP461]

How’s that huge? Water is not really worth that much power. Its just a way to keep pistons in the motor, and I have run this year, ran the NHRA div 4 Dallas race in super street, didn’t try to go fast, the index is 10. 90 but did test, the Monday after and ran a good bit faster then the record, but its was a private test session, so I don’t go around using that number. One reason is the record set at the Dallas National event is still the fastest so far. I believe that Keating and co will go faster, but my goal is to run in the 7’s and that takes a lot of R&D and testing. That is what is going on now. The diesel engine that is a few days away from the dyno is IMO and most everyone else that really counts the most advanced diesel drag racing engine out there. Its conceptions to its eventual palce in the record books, is a collaboration of some really great automotive engineers. You can say all you want, I came out in the beginning, said what I intended to accomplished, the did it. I have the fastest time and that still stands for another week, now that some one is getting close to the public record, my money people opened up the pocket and allowed me to do more of what I do best. And I will like last time cash the checks I write.





Don’t get me wrong. Keating has accomplished a lot, and , He is a racer, unlike a few or the others. And I see a lot of good match’s races in the future. It’s my Job to see that I stay on top.





Maybe Ill tease you with my latest update.

 

[LPreston]

Damn Greg... . looks like you are wiping the Aluminum fairy out.



I would love to see the record get bumped. Would really love to see Keating to be the one to do it, but I might be biased. Every pass that surpasses the previous record is good for diesel.



Keating pulled the Lenco down... looks like it's time for Uncle Visa to bring a whole new reverser. Keatings case is cracked and one of the gears has lost it's baby teeth (and maybe some adult ones too). So much for that $900. 00 quote... .

 

[JoshPeters]

How’s that huge? Water is not really worth that much power. Its just a way to keep pistons in the motor, and I have run this year, ran the NHRA div 4 Dallas race in super street, didn’t try to go fast, the index is 10. 90 but did test, the Monday after and ran a good bit faster then the record, but its was a private test session, . One reason is the record set at the Dallas National event is still the fastest so far.



Don’t get me wrong. Keating has accomplished a lot, and , He is a racer, unlike a few or the others. And I see a lot of good match’s races in the future. It’s my Job to see that I stay on top.





Maybe Ill tease you with my latest update.

That's my point... . Water and #2. No drugs. That is what I'm saying. No No2, no propane, no meth.



Didn't try to go fast? What sense does that make? Your 2 seconds off your "best" time, I can't see how that would even be good for R&D. I guess I'm not an all out drag racer, so I'll never understand. I mean Fletcher runs 10's in Ernie, Morrison runs 10's and is looking at 9's, Maddog is in the 10's... ... Those are street legal trucks!(last I knew)



Here's what I like about Keating... ... and I think this is where people get the misunderstanding of you Comp... . Keating just did it. No talk, no I'm the fastist. Just did it. Now they are giving a challenge, and of course with that goes the little "world" vs "galaxy" stuff. We want to see results, no pictures of timeslips. Show us Video, show us pictures on the track, show us, show us, show us. I personally haven't even seen a picture of the Truck and the timeboard at the end of the track from the "worlds fastist" run.



Please don't get me wrong Comp, I like what your doing! I want to see Diesels get pushed to the limit. Now there is competition, lets see who stays where for how long... ...



Josh



I personally, and I'm sure I'm not alone, want to see results. Not just at some NHRA event, but at a Diesel event.

 

[COMP461]

I’m a drag racer, and some times I like the win light to go on in my lane, hence 10. 90 a 10. 89 get you an automatic loose,



In answer to you question water is not any more power adder then a good intercooler, and methanol in the 20% range accomplishes nothing. I can’t run a high percent of methanol to make a difference with out burning up pistons , unless I run the NX system with it , ands as I have already told you , its was forbidden by NHRA . Now if you want the truth, I don’t care if any one believes I really did the pass, or the 4 passes on Monday testing, that netted an 8. 51 and this was with a full dose of water and two of the four stages of NX system the people that are paying the bills were happy, the phone rang, and is still ringing off the wall for different deals, and parts are available for me to test.



Until Keating came along there was no interest in spending money on a truck when the only competition was indefinitely parked, so thank you very much Mr. Keating. The money is now available for me to do what I was capable of a year a go, that is build the most advanced diesel drag racing engine, with some of the best people in the entire racing industry.

 

[MADDOG2]

I’m a drag racer, and some times I like the win light to go on in my lane, hence 10. 90 a 10. 89 get you an automatic loose,



In answer to you question water is not any more power adder then a good intercooler, and methanol in the 20% range accomplishes nothing. I can’t run a high percent of methanol to make a difference with out burning up pistons , unless I run the NX system with it , ands as I have already told you , its was forbidden by NHRA . Now if you want the truth, I don’t care if any one believes I really did the pass, or the 4 passes on Monday testing, that netted an 8. 51 and this was with a full dose of water and two of the four stages of NX system the people that are paying the bills were happy, the phone rang, and is still ringing off the wall for different deals, and parts are available for me to test.



Until Keating came along there was no interest in spending money on a truck when the only competition was indefinitely parked, so thank you very much Mr. Keating. The money is now available for me to do what I was capable of a year a go, that is build the most advanced diesel drag racing engine, with some of the best people in the entire racing industry.

Don't forget COMP that Keatings truck is a least 800lbs heavier than yours and you yourself have expressed many times that weight is everything in drag racing. BTW if you don't think 20% methanol is not good for some extra horsepower then your living in a dream world. :-laf

 

[TurboTweaker]

hey racer boy! how are you going to get your injection lines on with that new shiny intake?



The Fat Kid

Andy

 

[lmills]

hey racer boy! how are you going to get your injection lines on with that new shiny intake?



The Fat Kid

Andy

I wondered the same thing.

 

[RacinDuallie]

Really- just HOW are ya gonna plumb it ? ? ?

Have you ever bent injection lines ? Ya better get extra materials..... gonna be ALOT of trial and error with that intake positioning!


I'd like to point out the obvious loss of twin turbo set-up of old- The B2 and Steriod twin combo is gone! Are ya gonna plumb a manifold with 6 pyro's when dynoing on the Superflow901? How many cc's of fuel are you expecting to push? Come-on Greg, elaborate on this sudden change... ...

 

[JoshPeters]

In answer to you question water is not any more power adder then a good intercooler, and methanol in the 20% range accomplishes nothing. I can’t run a high percent of methanol to make a difference with out burning up pistons , unless I run the NX system with it , ands as I have already told you , its was forbidden by NHRA . Now if you want the truth, I don’t care if any one believes I really did the pass, or the 4 passes on Monday testing, that netted an 8. 51 and this was with a full dose of water and two of the four stages of NX system

So your saying without Nx you run what? How many times have I said it in this post... ... KEATING IS DOING IT WITH NO DRUGS, JUST WATER!!! You keep bringing up what water does in a Diesel... . we know what it does. Right now Keating can stop at any Pilot truck stop, fill his pull vehicle, then fill his dragster and from what I can see, beat you, straight water and #2.



From what I'm seeing, without the laughing gas, you won't touch Keating. Get the new engine in... . and prove me wrong!





Josh

 

[COMP461]

the 8. 72 was with out N20 the 8. 51 was with it .



and its not my fault I am good at weight mangement. just as a good trick set of twins is a power adder , weight reduction is also



all I have to say is the number on the board is all that matters

 

[RacinDuallie]

LPreston,
You guys are closing in on this number and may have even ran it already in testing? And to do it the "all pure" way
-no trickmethwasherfluidnitrosoxideenhancedhoohah

Keep it up! The pressure is getting to em!Oo. Oo.















:-laf :-laf
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