While racing at Outlaw Sand Drags Saturday, I noticed I barely had any alky in the tank of my 14 mil Cheetah. After the pass, the transfers were too hot to touch; and still warm 30 minutes later. I was told that it was spitting sparks out of the pipes. After I refueled and made a pass, it still got hot and shot sparks. Pjs were a quarter turn in, and I'd ran it in much colder air and similar elevation b/f, so I doubt it was lean due to the jetting. Also, I was running a little slower e.t. and mph each pass.
I took the top end apart and found no damage. The pistons and cylinders look perfect, except for black on top of the pistons where they got hot. I've got some pistons ordered anyway, but are the others still okay after getting that hot? Is there anything else I should check? And most importantly...where in the hell did the sparks come from???
I took the top end apart and found no damage. The pistons and cylinders look perfect, except for black on top of the pistons where they got hot. I've got some pistons ordered anyway, but are the others still okay after getting that hot? Is there anything else I should check? And most importantly...where in the hell did the sparks come from???