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5150ram
02-11-2010, 04:53 PM
Working on a little project, can the engine be to far to the rear?

roachie
02-11-2010, 05:01 PM
G body gm?

Dalpilot
02-11-2010, 05:06 PM
Not according to Jeff Garmon!

DieselCharger
02-11-2010, 05:07 PM
Chris, you plan on going in circles or going right and left too. Looks cool .

Michael
02-11-2010, 05:08 PM
Wow, that looks cool! I think with a diesel (especially a Cummins) the farther back the better! Check with 24VChevy - he has a lot of setback now.

Regards,
Michael Pliska

Michael
02-11-2010, 05:10 PM
Not according to Jeff Garmon!

Is that mid-engine conversion for real or just a joke? I was in his shop late last fall and didn't see it (and he mentioned that his truck hadn't changed in ages)...

duallyspeed
02-11-2010, 05:12 PM
Kinda a loaded question.If you move it to far back it will be a wheel stander.If it was me i would research "altered wheelbase cars".What you are doing has been around a long time,As far as engine placement to better weight transfer.

5150ram
02-11-2010, 05:15 PM
G body gm?

Not sure, it has a plastic body!

5150ram
02-11-2010, 05:18 PM
Chris, you plan on going in circles or going right and left too. Looks cool .

Hopefully straight 1320' at a time!

Trusted
02-11-2010, 05:45 PM
I think with the weight of the engine, it would have to be pretty far back to be counter productive.

Looks interesting

rockjeep73
02-11-2010, 06:49 PM
Agreed. I think with as much as these things weigh it would have to be really far back to hurt it.

globalwarmer
02-11-2010, 08:19 PM
Should be cool project

SMOKIN93
02-11-2010, 08:48 PM
It can be but that actually looks really good right where it is.
Working on a little project, can the engine be to far to the rear?

Beave
02-12-2010, 07:08 PM
Wow when did you guys start on the new project.

5150ram
02-12-2010, 07:19 PM
Wow when did you guys start on the new project.

After you and your camera left.

Beave
02-12-2010, 07:40 PM
Haha good stuff.

Mike Holmen
02-20-2010, 07:57 PM
Take a video of the truck launching? You going with wheelie bars? I bet you'll have some smoken quick 60ft's

JOESHTRDDSL
02-27-2010, 10:36 AM
I think I would move the engine a little farther forward. Put the balancer just in front of the crossmember. If that car is what it looks like they have a ton of rear weight with a SBC in them and the SBC doesn't sit that far back. When I used to race those things my car had 57% + rear weight.

Joe

Supershafts
02-27-2010, 02:37 PM
You could go as far back as you can to mate the trans to the rear...unless rules dictate differently.

Just want the motor low and the line of the crank kinda pointed slightly down a degree or 2 .
Oval racing has rules and they usually won't let you go past the upper ball joint with the #1 exh port/or the bolt..
Road racing...depends on what class

hummin cummins
02-28-2010, 11:49 AM
The rules in pro street were that the engine had to be in the stock location and the fire wall had to be in it's stock location, but I don't think there are rules in this class anymore!