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SuperOwen - December 29th, 2013 at 06:57 PM

Please feel free to post links to sites with useful drag racing technical info, calculators etc, VW or otherwise.

Just post the link and a quick description of what it is. Please keep discussions to other threads.

I'll post a couple to get the ball rolling.....


SuperOwen - December 29th, 2013 at 07:00 PM

Most of you have probably used this one to death, but it's full of drag racing related calculators for those who haven't. ET/MPH 1/8 to 1/4, HP/Weight etc etc.

http://www.wallaceracing.com/Calculators.htm 


SuperOwen - December 29th, 2013 at 07:03 PM

Spark Plug reading


http://www.dragstuff.com/techarticles/reading-spark-plugs.html 

http://www.dragstuff.com/techarticles/reading-alcohol-spark-plugs.html 


SuperOwen - December 31st, 2013 at 04:48 PM

Not necessarily VW but a decent basic article explaining ladder bar/ 4 link instant centers, squat dive etc.


http://www.raceglides.com.au/files/fourlink-ladderbar-tips.pdf 


SuperOwen - December 31st, 2013 at 05:06 PM

Some fuel related links

Sunoco explaining specific gravity http://www.racegas.com/article/26 

A bit of info on alcohol, nitromethane etc http://www.turbofast.com.au/racefuel.html  although this article does say alcohol engines run about 7.1 - 9.1 afr........ caveat emptor.


andrewmurphy - December 31st, 2013 at 05:26 PM

Mate these are good reads.....thanks.


SuperOwen - December 31st, 2013 at 06:10 PM

No worries, anyone can post up anything they find and I'll try keep them in order by topic. I had heaps of good ones but lost all my old saved links.


Performance Upholstery - January 1st, 2014 at 09:03 PM

http://www.cbperformance.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=153 

I have always found the engine calculator really helpful... For someone who is certainly not an engine builder I found I was able to work out compression, deck heights and all that jazz myself. Between Dave and I we can figure out how to chuck an engine together! Lol!


modnrod - January 3rd, 2014 at 05:41 AM

The really basic basics. :)
This link is as good as any others I've seen.......
http://www.aircooled.net/vw-drag-racing-suspension-type-1-aircooled-volkswagens/ 


morgan - February 6th, 2014 at 04:34 PM

Awesome Gear Ratio Calculator I found it very usefull


http://weddleindustries.com/gear-calculator