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PKRWUD · 02-17-2002, 08:23 PM

That would be correct. My career highlight was without a doubt when I worked for Bill Elliott in 1998. Although it was brief, i tried my hardest to learn as much as I could. The one thing I came away from it all knowing for certain was that it would take a lifetime for one man to learn half of it. That's why the teams hire so many people!

The fuel is now, and has always been Unical (Union) 76 leaded 110 octane. Just like in the real world, NASCAR engine builders have had to deal with changes in what is allowed, and have had to do the best they could with the changes. Maximum allowable compression, for example, was 14:1 when I was in NASCAR in 1998, but the next year the max was reduced to 12:1 to help reduce horsepower. That didn't work well enough, so in 2000, they reduced it again to 11:1. This is for the Winston Cup cars. The Busch cars are currently limited to only 9:1 compression! The cars all have 22 gallon tanks, and the fuel jugs you see the pit crew use to "gas-up" the cars on pit row hold 11 gallons each. A team is only permitted two jugs per race, and has to run back to the pit area "gas station" to refill them inbetween pit stops. If something were to happen to one of them, the team would be SOL! The WC cars all use Holley 4150 carbs, ranging in size between 780 and 850 cfm, depending on the race.

BTW, a NASCAR fact that is seldom shared by the GM boys, is that every WC car uses a Detroit Locker Ford 9" rear end. Even the Monte Carlo's!

I'm afraid I can't elaborate much more than Jim did about the clutches, because they weren't part of my job. What I can tell you is they are all triple-disk, and are about 2/3rds the size of a regular clutch.

Take care,
-Chris

02-17-2002, 08:23 PM	#3
PKRWUD Junior Member Join Date: Mar 1999 Location: Ventura, California Posts: 8,981	That would be correct. My career highlight was without a doubt when I worked for Bill Elliott in 1998. Although it was brief, i tried my hardest to learn as much as I could. The one thing I came away from it all knowing for certain was that it would take a lifetime for one man to learn half of it. That's why the teams hire so many people! The fuel is now, and has always been Unical (Union) 76 leaded 110 octane. Just like in the real world, NASCAR engine builders have had to deal with changes in what is allowed, and have had to do the best they could with the changes. Maximum allowable compression, for example, was 14:1 when I was in NASCAR in 1998, but the next year the max was reduced to 12:1 to help reduce horsepower. That didn't work well enough, so in 2000, they reduced it again to 11:1. This is for the Winston Cup cars. The Busch cars are currently limited to only 9:1 compression! The cars all have 22 gallon tanks, and the fuel jugs you see the pit crew use to "gas-up" the cars on pit row hold 11 gallons each. A team is only permitted two jugs per race, and has to run back to the pit area "gas station" to refill them inbetween pit stops. If something were to happen to one of them, the team would be SOL! The WC cars all use Holley 4150 carbs, ranging in size between 780 and 850 cfm, depending on the race. BTW, a NASCAR fact that is seldom shared by the GM boys, is that every WC car uses a Detroit Locker Ford 9" rear end. Even the Monte Carlo's! I'm afraid I can't elaborate much more than Jim did about the clutches, because they weren't part of my job. What I can tell you is they are all triple-disk, and are about 2/3rds the size of a regular clutch. Take care, -Chris __________________ Webmaster: Rice Haters Club Jim Porter Racing Peckerwoods Pit Stop Support Your Local RED & WHITE! Last edited by PKRWUD; 02-17-2002 at 08:34 PM..