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Originally Posted by dvogtvpe
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That was great but way past anything am planning. The local competition is running Bosh coils, #30 carburetors, and maybe an 18hp cam and shaved heads but I doubt it. They only beat me by 4 feet, and I was running a 10" hitch height and had the timing set at 16 instead of 22. The engine dropped about 600 rpm at about 50 feet and kept going like the little engine that could out to 100 feet, then the tires dug a hole.
This year was the tire year. Next year I will buy a transmission from Midwest super cubs with a locking shifter and a 15-17 gear set. The following year I'll get the engine built if I haven't won a couple of trophies.
One thing I noticed about the videos is that they backed off on the throttle at the start until they got the sled moving.