DRAG RACING Tips & RACE CAR NEEDS!! How To Get Through Tech & Drag Race SAFELY!

For the most part I believe most of us drag racing enthusiasts have a general idea how the process works at the race track. How to do a burn out, how to stage the car and how to go down the track. For me however, that was never the nerve racking part as I got started... it was the tech line. Even though I studied the NHRA rule book, I was so nervous that a tech official would see a flaw in my build that wouldn't allow me to go down the race track.
I decided to make this video for those just getting into drag racing or for those looking to take their fresh build to the drag strip soon. This video will go over the basics of safety features/parts your car will need to have depending on what your estimated ET is. Using my 1971 Chevy Nova with a blown small block Chevy I give examples of exactly what parts I'm referring too.
Hopefully this video eases any worries you have about taking your vehicle to the drag strip and you can come prepared to tackle any tech line!
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[@user-es8qj6rs4i]

Great information and thank you for sharing your experience.

[@othmana2979]

That car is sick.... good job!

[@Familyfirst1971]

Sorry what did you say all I can see is one slick ass nova ! Miss my 74 at the track beautiful ride thanks share

[@PLANBRACING]

😂😂 thank you much! 🙌🏻

[@jeffreyfisher6723]

I race for years at Gainesville, Florida Pro Class and did Pinks All Out. 2008. This the Berry Grant type system.

[@boredjord9718]

Stache is stachin’ big dawg! 👌🏾

[@PLANBRACING]

Oh yess 😂🙌🏻

[@houstonhinson9611]

This video was sooooo helpful! Thanks 🙏🏾

[@PLANBRACING]

Glad it could help!

[@jadeharkness6448]

AWESOME VID BABE 🙏🏼❤️

[@PLANBRACING]

Thank you 🙌🏻

[@jeffreyfisher6723]

I been racing from the 60's.

[@roylocal6000]

Great videos I’m a new subscriber to your channel. I also have a Nova with a supercharger. How did you set the timing curve with your blower? 👍

[@PLANBRACING]

Thank you! I just have a mechanical advanced distributor. I have it set at 20 degrees of timing at an idle and it sweeps to full advance at 32 degrees above 3,000 RPM

[@Ricky50scJustalil6cylinder]

Good video man💯 In my experience most of these rules only apply to older cars I been running mid to low 10s full interiour only need a fire jacket and snell helmet tech guys don't even look at my car because it looks stock. Everything changes when I bring out my 1983 toyota corolla that runs high 12s they pop the hood look at the engine interiour seat belts buckets seat my truck totally differnet experience 😂

[@PLANBRACING]

That’s no joke at all! 😂😂

[@jeffreyfisher6723]

So the reg. Is on the line back to the tank, this is called back feeding the carb.

[@jeffreyfisher6723]

You need to look at the way you getting fuel to the carb. One line to a reg. Then splitting to the carb. Is not the best way. You need to run a no.8 to carb and after carb run a no.10 line back to the tank. Do a back feed to the carb at 7 psi. This will keep your fuel cooler and not have starvation in the carb.

[@PLANBRACING]

I have it set up like that now! I switched to E85 this last off season and totally rebuilt the fuel system.

[@jeffreyfisher6723]

Good to hear you got info on the Berry Grant fuel routing system.

[@jeffreyfisher6723]

I am a Steely Eye Missile Man. Retired US Navy and Lockheed Martin Missile and Space. The safe on the track.

[@NHRA1877]

-12 from tank to pump, -10 pump to regulator, split off and 2 -8 to carb with a -8 return off the reg

[@grudgeracinmedia]

When driving how would you suggest the best way to hold the wheel when driving

[@PLANBRACING]

Whatever is the most comfortable for you and the your cockpit set up!

[@mikezachan7117]

Hi there. Love your car, what size and make are your front wheels and what size tire is on the front if you don’t mind me asking.

[@PLANBRACING]

Thank you! Don’t mind at all. The wheel is a 15x4 Jegs SSR. The tires are 26x4.5-15’s!

[@kyletice811]

Did they say anything about your "locking" dipstick for the trans? I have the same and was curious if I need to replace it.

[@PLANBRACING]

The track has mentioned it one time but has never made me replace it. All I did was make a small L shaped bracket, self tapper it to the firewall and it rests right above the dipstick so it can’t be pulled out. All I have to do is loosen the self tapper to move the L bracket and then the dipstick can be pulled out!

[@hetzlerracing5490]

How to get thru a tech line in the southeast; turn your tech card in and go racing. No one looks at sh*t around here.

[@PLANBRACING]

😂😂🙌🏻 I guess that can be good or bad