When it rains it pours!
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It's ok. I didn't spend so much I can't get my money back out of it so I'm not going to lose my tail anyway....
I did stick the stock flywheel and stator back on sans second charging coil (I won't need it with the dual outlet PVL coil I've got now anyway...
I did stick the stock flywheel and stator back on sans second charging coil (I won't need it with the dual outlet PVL coil I've got now anyway...
I finished the new and improved pipe mount last night. It now has 1/8" strapping down from the pipe body to the left foot peg with two points of contact on the pipe body (one on the inside and one on the bottom) and comes down to a steel "sleeve" that's bolted to the end of the left foot peg. It's rock solid now!
awesome man!
now ive 'heard' stories of oof pipes with no rubber in the mount breaking from vibes but who knows, i also see banshees doing it all the time
I've seen them with rubber mounts flopping around like noodles and I've seen drag bikes running without rubber mounts and doing fine. Because this pipe is SO short on its objective centerline length and had to be made close to my ankle, I'm going to take my chances with it welded solid....
They didn't have the REALLY good stuff tonight, they ran out... Plus I still have to get the oversized alky jet kit
They didn't have the REALLY good stuff tonight, they ran out... Plus I still have to get the oversized alky jet kit
Sic make sure you keep the can sealed tight. Must likily it's a metal can with a metal top. They don't like to re-seal too tight.
BTW whats the 'really' good stuff lol
It's a plastic jug with a seal inside the lid.
The good stuff is the 30% nitromethane with the 9% castor oil.
All they had on hand was this stinky "watered down" mess, 20%.....
Alright, I trimmed down the wiring harness last night of all of the "un-needed" assemblies (the other cdi box wiring 
) and held the positive and negative wires from the harness onto the coil terminals and MAN alive did it throw out some bright blue spark.
Now that I know that it CAN work, I'll tell you guys what I did....
I found a deal sometime ago on Ebay for a brand new but unboxed PVL dual outlet 1.5 ohm ignition coil. The deal was, it fit a Triumph motorcycle. Generally these sell for anywhere between $80 and $100 but the deal was $20 with free shipping brand new.... I figured the worst that could happen was that I ended up with a paper weight so gave it a shot.
I then went to my local autoparts store and bought a "make your own" Standard ignition wire set. It's intended for tractors and custom applications and includes 5 wires and a pile of different shaped distributor ends (none of which I used) for $17. The set is non-resistor copper core 7mm outside diameter ignition wires.
The triumph coil has a funky connector for the plug wire outputs, it's sort of like the wires are supposed to be pressed into the housing and the housing creates a bit of a "barb" to hold the wire into the end. I removed the rubber covers from the two NGK spark plug boots that I already had and slid them down onto the new wires, then I measured and cut the wires to length (plus a few inches) and then stripped the sheathing off the last 3/8" except for the inner sheath. The result was a "thinned down" end that contained the copper wire strandsand a single layer of silicone to hold it together. I then started the wire expanding by sticking a jewelers screwdriver down the middle of the core to spread the wires out and then shoved the wire into the PVL coil. The result was exactly as desired, the single layer of sheath holds into the "barb" area while the copper wire core is slid up and over the "peg" down inside the outlet. I then slid the rubber covers over the wire ends to keep and errant fire from escaping! The grand total was about an hours "fab work" and $37.
I'm still searching around for the possibility of a smaller diameter flywheel and stator plate that will fit the blaster crankshaft taper (or getting the YZ85 flywheel taper modified) but this will get the "wheels turning" for now!
) and held the positive and negative wires from the harness onto the coil terminals and MAN alive did it throw out some bright blue spark.Now that I know that it CAN work, I'll tell you guys what I did....
I found a deal sometime ago on Ebay for a brand new but unboxed PVL dual outlet 1.5 ohm ignition coil. The deal was, it fit a Triumph motorcycle. Generally these sell for anywhere between $80 and $100 but the deal was $20 with free shipping brand new.... I figured the worst that could happen was that I ended up with a paper weight so gave it a shot.
I then went to my local autoparts store and bought a "make your own" Standard ignition wire set. It's intended for tractors and custom applications and includes 5 wires and a pile of different shaped distributor ends (none of which I used) for $17. The set is non-resistor copper core 7mm outside diameter ignition wires.
The triumph coil has a funky connector for the plug wire outputs, it's sort of like the wires are supposed to be pressed into the housing and the housing creates a bit of a "barb" to hold the wire into the end. I removed the rubber covers from the two NGK spark plug boots that I already had and slid them down onto the new wires, then I measured and cut the wires to length (plus a few inches
) and then stripped the sheathing off the last 3/8" except for the inner sheath. The result was a "thinned down" end that contained the copper wire strandsand a single layer of silicone to hold it together. I then started the wire expanding by sticking a jewelers screwdriver down the middle of the core to spread the wires out and then shoved the wire into the PVL coil. The result was exactly as desired, the single layer of sheath holds into the "barb" area while the copper wire core is slid up and over the "peg" down inside the outlet. I then slid the rubber covers over the wire ends to keep and errant fire from escaping! The grand total was about an hours "fab work" and $37.I'm still searching around for the possibility of a smaller diameter flywheel and stator plate that will fit the blaster crankshaft taper (or getting the YZ85 flywheel taper modified) but this will get the "wheels turning" for now!
Oh, and I won a Primary drive H series 140 link chain on Ebay last night for $50. According to my research that is one of the lowest drag chains available and I figured I only needed 120 links but wanted to play it safe until I knew EXACTLY how long a chain I need for a 8" stretch.
Quick word of advice, a standard low impedance copper core 7mm wire is NOT enough to hold back that monster PVL coil..... I can shock myself a tiny bit by running my finger along the wire! I:I
I got the wiring harness changed over (slide on "spade" terminals to connect to the coil) and fired it up again! After about 15 primer kicks, I hit it with a squirt of premix 93 and BAM it was running. It bogged down just a little bit before picking back up suddenly and I knew the sweet nectar of that nitromethane had reached the "final destination" I totally smoked out the garage before running the tank dry and gasoline purging the fuel system. My wife got a video on her cell phone but it's a stoopid 3g2 format and we can't just take it off and post it 8-|
I got the wiring harness changed over (slide on "spade" terminals to connect to the coil) and fired it up again! After about 15 primer kicks, I hit it with a squirt of premix 93 and BAM it was running. It bogged down just a little bit before picking back up suddenly and I knew the sweet nectar of that nitromethane had reached the "final destination"
I totally smoked out the garage before running the tank dry and gasoline purging the fuel system. My wife got a video on her cell phone but it's a stoopid 3g2 format and we can't just take it off and post it 8-|
The package said it was a SMART phone, I swear. If I had known it was dumb, I wouldn't have paid so much for it.
But the dragger DOES run, SCD Racing fans! Runs very well. I told him to take a spin around the yard (or down the street, whichever) and his response was something along the lines of, "Are you nuts?! This thing doesn't just go, "for a spin!" LOL. I:I
You gonna be there?
no, but hope to make a race before the september meet. i have no idea which one that might be as of now.
I'm taking the setup as it sits on the 27th and starting on another one when I get back. I'm hoping to make it down there with the new setup before September as well
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