National Runner Up Red Plate Build Specs

[sundog]

You said cam, carb and ignition done to "my spec" ?? I thought you were going to give us the specs.

 

[1fasttiller]

You said cam, carb and ignition done to "my spec" ?? I thought you were going to give us the specs.

He has to keep some secrets! I'm thankful for the generosity that he's shared already!

 

[Raging Bull Engines]

You're purposely turning red plate engines 6500rpm? Holy cow, I don't even turn my purple plates that hard...

Never!!! On purpose. It's a no choice deal

 

[Raging Bull Engines]

You're purposely turning red plate engines 6500rpm? Holy cow, I don't even turn my purple plates that hard...

I wouldn't turn a purple that hard either

 

[OVALTECH1]

same here my purples seem to be happiest around 58-5900. I have spun them higher but to no avail

 

[Raging Bull Engines]

The kid that runs the motor that started this thread is fast down here in Florida

 

[Raging Bull Engines]

You're purposely turning red plate engines 6500rpm? Holy cow, I don't even turn my purple plates that hard...

Lol

 

[payneracing714]

Lol

has to do with the gear rule I believe! I know it sounds crazy but it works!

 

[Raging Bull Engines]

has to do with the gear rule I believe! I know it sounds crazy but it works!

Yea, It's the gear rule. The spec gear is usually very low (high number) to keep the MPH down. What happens is a red plate that should be turning barely over 5000 RPM ends up at about 6500 or more at most tracks. Here is a video from Daytona 2019. I built the motor on the winning red kart. Qualified 5th and took the lead on the first lap and drove off and left them. We turned it well over 6500 that day.

 

[1fasttiller]

Yea, It's the gear rule. The spec gear is usually very low (high number) to keep the MPH down. What happens is a red plate that should be turning barely over 5000 RPM ends up at about 6500 or more at most tracks. Here is a video from Daytona 2019. I built the motor on the winning red kart. Qualified 5th and took the lead on the first lap and drove off and left them. We turned it well over 6500 that day.

Dang! Wesley was rolling that day! Bumpy dang track and he wheeled her!

 

[Raging Bull Engines]

You're purposely turning red plate engines 6500rpm? Holy cow, I don't even turn my purple plates that hard...

whatever buddy

 

[Curflo]

A red plate here in the southeast that wont turn 6500 on the race track will get lapped really quick

 

[Raging Bull Engines]

A red plate here in the southeast that wont turn 6500 on the race track will get lapped really quick

Yea, it's crazy. We have a customer that won red plate at Charlotte and turned it just shy of 6700.

 

[1fasttiller]

Yea, it's crazy. We have a customer that won red plate at Charlotte and turned it just shy of 6700.

Had to been that Slack chassis

 

[Raging Bull Engines]

You're purposely turning red plate engines 6500rpm? Holy cow, I don't even turn my purple plates that hard...

whatever

 

[DynoDon]

It was explained to me as follows. LONG straights with sweeping corners that don’t pull the rpm down hardly at all and a VERY FREE chassis never lifting off the throttle.