ECTA Wilmington, Ohio July 7th & 8th Landspeed Racing

[LSR Mike]

Well I had some problems.

Pulled the Turbo and Exhaust Manifold, #2 doesn't look good.
I had done a Leak-down test and was pushing coolant out the top of the rediator.

http://mmeierle.com/Exhaust%20off%201.jpg

Pulled the Head, and found this!

http://mmeierle.com/Block%20Top%202.JPG

#2 &#3 got steam cleaned. you can see the head gasket leakage to the 3 closest coolant passages

No water in the oil though. caught it before it got horrible.

http://mmeierle.com/Head%20Bottom%202-3%20small.JPG

Convenient storage space while waiting on the new Head Gasket.

http://mmeierle.com/Parts%20in%20Truck%202.JPG

full series here http://mmeierle.com/2012%20Racing.htm

[camoit]

So how much do you need to weigh in your class? Do you need to have a full metal bed? Or can you lighten it up. You can pull the inner walls and remove 8+ Lbs

[LSR Mike]

Weight is actually a good thing in LSR, it's not so much about acceleration, and at bonneville you need the traction. At Bonneville, a lot of guys used lead pigs to add weight, even the bikers lead fill the swingarms.