I decided to fire up the ‘ol YouTubez again with a series of 5-minute updates as I do the engine build in preparation for next race season. Who knows, maybe I’ll keep at it this time.
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Category: Ramblings
Final Outing for 2020
I took the CLK out for one last Test-and-Tune event over the weekend and got a new personal best: 10.75@129!
It took all season to get a good, clean A-B pass, but it was worth the wait! The car is going in for a roll cage this winter so I’ll be legal all the way down to 8.50 next season. I’ll be putting some Viking double-adjustable shocks, a 77mm fixed supercharger pulley, a flex-fuel tune, and a bigger tire on the rear. If it all comes together like I hope, I should be able to run a 9-second pass next year on the stock long block.
The CLK Gets a Heavy Duty Rear End
When I first bought the CLK back in 2017, I knew the rear end was going to be the weak link. As luck would have it, I found a guy who was selling exactly what I would eventually need in order to make the back half of the car bulletproof.
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