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August 14, 2011 - The Road to Drag Week 2011

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cdmbill2:
I don't think the oil pan is the issue, certainly not at this level of difference. As to the water pressure or not, Drag Week cars are street cars first race cars second as they have to live through a 1000 plus miles of highways, backroads, freeway, in town traffic and then make a few passes at each track and then pack up and do it again. A proprtly functioning cooling system is table stakes and that means running a pressurized system to keep down hot spots that become detonation points and ensuring the engines ring seal and associated components stay in top shape through the drives.

It also means ease of service which makes running coolants like the Evan's stuff cost prohibitive and complex if you have to pull the motor down during the event on the side of the road. The more stuff that can be easily replicated, replaced or repaired the better.

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