03-18-2011, 12:40 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Carlsbad,
Ca
Cobra Make, Engine: SPF 2932 with 438 Lykins Motorsports engine. Previous owner of FFR 5452.
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Originally Posted by ZOERA-SC7XX
Many of the cars I built back in the sixties were Pittmann powered, with brass (or aluminum dragster) chassis. In the last few years, I've bought several NOS Pittmann motors just in case I get the notion to build a home track. Fun when you use adult money. As a kid, the budget was only a couple dollars per week.
If I remember correctly, Go-Juice was a liquid sprayed into the motor (commutator) to get a short burst of extra speed.
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We have a winner. We also sprayed the "go juice" on the tires and then did a burnout. Made the tire real sticky for a few minutes. Once it wore off, your car would fly off the track.
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