Month: March 2011

Yesterday, my grandson, Matthew Holbert, passed through Baton Rouge and we had a chance to have dinner. My 17 year old grandson, Ryland Gardner also had dinner with us. Ryland, Grandpa & Matthew Matt is 17 years old and is about to graduate from high school in Vacaville, CA. Each year, a California businessman, Mr. […]

I already had two ground straps going from the block to the frame. Now my ground terminal block inside the car is connected to the block, instead of the frame. I know some of you out there are saying, that is overkill! You are probably correct, but it gives me peace of mind, and it […]

 Almost everything else is different. The unit is improved because after this installation it will only be a matter of plugging in a new box to change the next one (in 11 more years). Every connection has been converted to a plug-in connection. That means all the pigtails are cut and terminated at the correct […]

Their only suggestion was to clean all my grounds and check connections tight. Kevin suggested the same thing, starting back at the batteries and my ground in the trunk. I have a ground terminal strip inside the car, close to the MSD, that is grounded to the frame. All of that will be checked before […]

I did energize the MSD again and I got more smoke. I have already ordered another unit exactly like the one that burned, MSD Digital 7 Plus. After thinking about it, and considering a MSD 7AL-3, I decided I don’t need the 3-step feature, and the Digital 7 Plus has a higher output, not to […]

Cajun Super Series at State Capitol Raceway

 Kevin came off the trailer with a 9.12 @ 147 MPH. My first and only pass was a 9.09 @ 147 MPH. We were both very happy with our passes. I was trying to get ready for the 1/8 mile races on Sat. at SCR. My 1/8 mile time was, 5.78 @ 119 MPH. We […]

When I got ready for my 2nd time trial my MSD gave up after about 13 (actually 11 years) of service. Kevin and I troubleshot it, but could not fine any reason for the meltdown of the box. I had signed up to run in Super Pro 1/8 mile. Kevin signed up to run in […]

What got me started was a post on Racepics.net forum about trying to get SCR or NPRP to have some index classes. A friend from Spring, TX contacted me and said his family had several index cars that they would be happy to come over here and run. I’m sure that they could bring some […]

My only problem is finding a class to run in with my car. Normally when promoters set their index classes, I am in the middle of two classes. I run the 1/4 mile around 9.10 to 9.25, depending on the weather (1/8 mile, 5.78 – 5.90). When Index Classes are set up, I have seen […]