Racecar Tech Talk! Big Chief Shares His Tuning Tips & Tricks While Going Over Data From THE CROW!

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[@BOB-wx6sb]

Please please do not get rid of tech Tuesday's, I learned more in this show than I did in a year at mechanics institute.

[@mickeykoser2702]

Shawn said tou congratulating him on npk win was huge respect he said it on npk stats guy show. and stats of npk you are probably top 5

[@gatorred157]

well there is a pro racing in F1 in 1993 race car of the winning car made by the team in 1994 was banned ok you have to remove all the computer control's and aids this how bad it got you could go to the zoo & get trained chip & he win every race in the 1993 car it almost drive it self properly! ok! I do like the GPS controlled v6 chevy truck i have with the goverment computer aid stuff i made sure traction control on it worked so good the super charger thing it works to good! with out it up right on 4 wheels please! this might have a bad ending!

[@deanlester6261]

Okay I just remember this, I need to watch everything because you two deserve all the money you can make, plus you can teach a old dog new tricks 😊

[@deanlester6261]

There's no one like you guys, I would drive 3000 miles just to hang out one night, but then it came to mind why where my phone, You will always have my respect 🙏

[@octaviovillalpando5192]

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[@octaviovillalpando5192]

You guys are awesome congrats

[@ErvinWilliams-zc9ik]

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[@Drkfrzr11]

Good info. I deffenly learned some things

[@nathanhoeflick5668]

Thanks for being the only racer out there that takes the time to explain what you guys are looking at on each pass

[@rayrussell6064]

I never thought i could get a college degree on KZbin for free lol, the tech you have stored in your brain is mine boggling to me and i knew you had a lot of knowledge thats why I would bet on you and Jackie every time. I'll always watch your videos, tech day,race day, shop cleaning day, or even mowing your lawn day it doesn't matter because not only for the knowledge the entertainment is awesome. God bless and as always be safe.

[@ClimptonDiddlehopper]

Remember he was tuning at least 3 cars for a long time. He did ALL of Shawn's tuning and was always on the midget with the mustangs car (forgot his name I haven't watched in so long. Just remember the short man attitude he carried like a mack truck load on his shoulders. Always starting shit hoping the crowd seperates it fast) oh yeah Chuck

[@aaronmcclelland2899]

25 years of racing and only about 5 % of us understand what you are talking about. Very greatful for you time and content and sharing this valuable information. I bet Billy has absolutely enjoyed your time and the education he’s had with you.

[@Boots67]

This is legit free game from one of the best tuners out there. Grateful for it 🙏🏼

[@john-vy1ml]

Dont have a race car and probably never will. Still watched whole video. Great to see what goes into all of this. Professor Chief holding class. Thanks for the video. Keep up the great work guys.

[@picklefart]

Same here. I’m dirt floor poor but this lets me live vicariously through them.

[@Stevesbe]

You don't want to be Broke? Come on man it will you feel good

[@jesusrosas711]

Same 😂

[@TwistersmusicRadio]

Yo Chief give Jackie her props. She's not a sound guy, she's a sound engineer.

[@NDoghouse]

Password comment too funny, so you are human not some mythical badass racer in the sky. Much appreciation for sharing knowledge brotherman

[@woodyeduk1]

Absolutely love these in depth videos. I don't understand 90% of it to begin with but Justin explains everything really well.

[@freedomfox8183]

Not that you're ever going to have to worry about me cuz I'm just a slow guy from Milwaukee trying to learn how to get my foxbody down the street with alot more quickness then currently achieving. this kinda vid is actually very helpful to me... I love when you do videos like this.. Don't really know anyone in the area to ask for help so I've just been watching that Matt dude you recommended on KZbin and I've actually got to the 330 without spinning now and I spool up faster than 5 seconds ha ha... Who would have thought KZbin could teach you how not to be that guy on the starting line😂

[@MidwestStreetCarsAuto]

we have the discord too if youre looking for more tech stuff!

[@PCgonerogue820]

Yes Yes Yes, Thank You Miss.Jackie and Chief for sharing

[@MidwestStreetCarsAuto]

thanks phillip!

[@dirtyharryrs44magnum]

You'd be a great teacher. Professor Chief, has an awesome sound to it!!!

[@mrh3085]

Big Chief Shop class! ❤

[@Smoke12-86]

I understood nearly none of that ant yet still enjoyed it. Now that says something. 🤯👍

[@Joe.G]

It's always a great day when we get a Chief and Jackie video. Much love and respect to you both ✌️

[@MidwestStreetCarsAuto]

you too joe g!

[@s10issues84]

Perhaps this could be a series of videos... Next could be 4link, shock data, N20, turbo and how it is different, tires ect. Then you can do each video as a #2 answering questions on those? I think that they could be a benificial set of videos that people would watch a lot as refrence for learning, finding and fixing their issues. Hopefully reward you with hours and hours of video watch time for years to come! Regaurdless, all the content you put out is truly appreciated more than you might realize! Thank you!

[@MidwestStreetCarsAuto]

we appreciate it!

[@jamesthompson6269]

He can't give you ppl all the secrets. Poor guys still has to win races lol

[@bradchandler6967]

Well Justin, I'm 75 now, and I can tell you "street racing" is WAY different than back in the 60's !!!!

[@dirtyharryrs44magnum]

Yea it is. And always heads up & race whatever ya got !

[@bradchandler6967]

@@dirtyharryrs44magnum Yup. And no electronics !!

[@ClimptonDiddlehopper]

Man it's changed since the 80's and 90's. We didn't have nothing like they build for "the street" now. I watch these guys set up track cars on small tire get down on streets I don't want to drive my truck on more over my racecars.

[@turbotonye-4124]

Man.. I with all this stuff was around and readily available when I built my 1st street car. I'm a 3rd generation mechanic and 2nd generation street/strip racer. So I understand just how helpful this equipment is. Justin is a great teacher imo. Thank you guys for making these videos. Once my kid is done with college I'll be building myself a new toy. I'm so pumped lol

[@BmoreFox]

Would love to see more of these data videos!

[@SteveMelissaMcAdams]

Hot damn Chief spilling brain cells for us!!!

[@tylerside7421]

Thank you so much! Don't ever think this is boring. This is exactly what car guys want that is missing from every other channel and TV show. Please keep going further into detail and maybe actually physically show all the different sensor on your car. I am just finishing building my first drag car and all of this you are talking about is where I want to head to. Can you review on what you are using to control your boost physically as well as digitally? A review on your suspension and four link set up would be great too. Thanks so much again. And also I would like to see more on the vette!

[@larrynorman9685]

Great info! Let’s get into shock data and what it means. 4 link adjustments would be great too. When you were talking suspension tuning on realtuners podcast you dumbed it down enough for us to understand. Keep it coming. Listener #6

[@garylucier6817]

I love it, keep up the reviews of real runs, real changes, tiny changes based on real data to find speed.

[@chadriddle3517]

I wanna say thank you to Justin for sharing all this amazing information ! Although I couldn’t tune a pine dirby car , it’s supercool He shares that with everyone who is/will be tuning. Gotta love these 2 ! Appreciate your content always !

[@chenderson7732]

I really love these types of videos from YALL! Like when you did the video taking the carburetor apart and explaining how it worked. The amount of knowledge you have is priceless and you are definitely a great teacher because of the way you break it down and explain it! I would be willing to bet this video gets even more views than usual because of racers trying to learn from someone like you.

[@danielsullivan9865]

Keep doing these videos some of the most interesting tech I’ve seen. Anybody that likes numbers and engineering mine loves this kind of thing. It’s merging your mind to computer data, awesome. I am old crippled, laying here with cancer in a broken back, but this kind of thing still stimulates our mind. Thank you Chief

[@BillyP-49Chevy]

Too funny 🤣. Chief lit up when he took a 10th off his 60 ft. There was no faking that look. It was like touching his first boob for the first time. 😂. I Love all the information. Thanks

[@pastaalalamborghini]

Such valuable insight on how to actually use data

[@Lucky_Nemo]

LapTop/Data vids are awesome..... keep them up!

[@ericcarr1648]

Thank you for the lesson, Big Chief!!! I can listen to you talking shop all day long.

[@allenlord3679]

It's TUESDAY and I'm all here for it.

[@4nk8r]

You made it plain as day and very understandable . Even for a guy without tuning knowledge . Hope to see more like this :)

[@neilkirkes]

How about talking more about squat/ neutral/antisquat. Track setups, prep/no prep and street setups, old asphalt/ grooved concrete. The what, the why, and the where.

[@thomaspaiva4230]

One of the best tutorials I've seen so far. Thanks for the knowledge

[@Ajax837]

Amazing video, keep up the great work! As someone who’s getting into no prep, this info helps me out so much. I’m a third generation car oriented family, but a first generation drag racer. I’d love to know more about front and rear shocks settings, and for link tuning.

[@reid8301]

Keep the tech coming please. Your better at explaining it then anyone. I would love to hear more about converter dump strategies

[@dougmoon4338]

That was extremely informative! Thank you! Now I would like to see what 4 link changes you make and how that change in geometry changes the DS speed and the curve. Thanks again I have always wondered about this stuff.

[@ricktroxell6448]

Well this old dog learned quite a bit from this video I've always loved chiefs car's when the show first came out I had no clue about the tuning with a laptop but over the years and several KZbin videos I have a much greater knowledge of how everything comes together I've always been rooting for ya chiecf

[@kingrichardgozinya]

We like this shit. Nobody else would let us know that much about their car let alone how they tune it.

[@paullatham3411]

Thanks for sharing your data. It helps a lot trying to understand what it takes to go fast!

[@BotelloPerformance]

Killing it. Let's see some chassis changes and explanations.

[@justinshearer3016]

putting notes together for that now, hopefully things work out and we can put that stuff in the next few

[@westurnbull5556]

Probably one of the best explanations on why and when to tune, great stuff man!

[@austinwalsh905]

This is exactly why I bought the FuelTech 550 for the bracket car this year! Have reliable data and try to be more consistent!

[@jasonedwards5292]

I could watch this technical stuff all day long. Ain’t the brightest crayon in the box but you manage to explain it in such a fashion that I understand it and leaves wanting to learn more. What I’d give to pick ur brain setting up A body. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@donaldellis8116]

Big Chief wisdom = BOSS content!! There is a reason NO ONE else covers this type of content to this depth! Chief Tech 101!! MORE, MORE, MORE!!

[@rickalotto7598]

This was incredible info. It took my brain right back to your conversation on the old Scott Clark podcast you went on. You were talking about tuning to manage the tire squash or the distance of the wheel to the track surface. It really keeps my attention. Shock tech would be really cool I think.

[@thomasward4505]

I would definitely like to see some nitrous information like how fast do you ramp it in or how much to start in the beginning and what RPM to engage the nitrous

[@justinshearer3016]

we did some nitrous controller tuning talks with data and everything on caddy jack in a previous video i think from the race track sessions, but we will put some more of that together for a future vid asap

[@BeefSupremeAviation]

A lot of truths spoken here. I’m not big time like Chief but making changes from recorded data is the smart way. I used to think there was a traction control on these cars, but riding on traction control doesn’t make for a fast time bc it’s pulling power until it hooks again. If you are removing power and slippin, that’s not as fast as adding power and grippin

[@thesquirrelchroniclesakare7808]

Best explanation I’ve ever heard. Thanks Chief

[@stevemanning5814]

We appreciate you sharing your experiences. Thanks

[@CruisinWithKevin]

Big chief for president! Make street racing great again!

[@trayvon76]

I can't thank you enough for the tech talk I'm building a 70 GTO so all of this is so useful thanks chief n jackie

[@BoostedBrothersRacing]

Big chief tech corner rocks again. Theory on anti-squat would be awesome

[@BenjySparky]

Chief and Jackie, y'all rock! Love the tech tips. Peace. Well, bye.

[@nastynate736]

Ask Chief if he can make a video on breaking down exactly the difference between timing drive shaft speed and boost and what's a good Baseline to start from and what should you add or take away from to find a safe medium to start with if possible and love this video if you aren't learning you aren't living killer job you two!!!!!

[@MidwestStreetCarsAuto]

noted!! thanks for watching!

[@racerxv6valvoline424]

Chief, As I have mentioned in the pass, I do not race but I do tinker. I love ya'lls channel and I do learn so much. Are you not afraid of someone taking all your knowledge and turning it against you? Nah!!! Chief is Chief. Love this channel and as I have also mentioned in the past. If you are ever in South Carolina, I would luv to take you and Jackie fishing and put you on some nice Striper on the Lake.....

[@turboedrx3]

Please do another video of proper shock adjustment and how to read data from them!

[@danielmutum6652]

I have a new shop teacher ! You make it easy to learn new things that this old carburetor guy wants to learn💪 Thank you 😁

[@doggonedk]

What some of these guys don't seem to understand traction control slows you down. Yeah I may not have spun my tires but I lost the race too. And the fact that you need a traction control curve for every surface you race on. Great video I love hearing all the tuning tricks.

[@danielvick7875]

Incredible content on my learning perspective although I only deal with my backyard old hot rods and going fast it's always good to learn anything and everything, thank you for sharing

[@dcvargas8917]

Well presented Big Chife! Chief and Jackie got it going on.

[@raymondguzman1907]

With todays technology it is amazing what can b done with these vehicles nowadays compared to back in the day many many moons ago when I was street racing where all we had was some carb changes and manually moving the distributor around lol. Very cool. Another thing with that being said the first pass on a set of new slicks was always the best/fastest time. Street or strip. Again this was years ago didn't have the data you could monitor. It was mainly seat of pants feeling lol. First one was always the best one

[@autoacoustics4938]

Tire pressure is something to play with and compression on the rear shocks to compensate for the oscillation.

[@Hammersrt]

You have helped understand a lot. Thanks for doing this. I'm building mine but all this info is priceless

[@P.Will_843]

Glad you doing this tech video on KZbin. Love the knowledge

[@donaldwoodardjr6595]

Great tech video I really appreciate you going through the technical stuff and explaining it in simple terms! I definitely would like to see you go through some data on Caddy Jack! One of my race cars is big single turbo….my family race car is nitrous. This video helped me a TON with understanding the data….with so many things to look at I get lost sometimes because I’m new to tuning my own car. A technical video with a nitrous combo would be super appreciated!

[@HTNHARD920]

Thanks Justin and Jackie! Best video yet!

[@jeremyowens7979]

I like these types of videos a lot. Keep it coming. I understood the concept and why you made the changes you did.

[@noprep]

Awesome to someone sharing some data. I have a similar set up and always wonder if I’m even close on tune up compared to others lol. Keep em coming!

[@scottsherrard]

This is the kind of content I enjoy and learn from

[@MartinMcMartin]

So glad that Chief is really good at talking to himself while we eavesdrop.

[@charleswills7695]

I like the way you explain each sensor does.Cheif you are the only person I know that explain each situation and make the right decision

[@DragBoss351Cleveland]

I am thinking about buy a data logger set. Thanks for the video Chief N Jackie. I sent $20 bucks for a quick snack, thanks guys

[@jonathonbelton2387]

The peek behind the curtain was cool. Very valuable insight into how you have been so successful at racing. Thank you

[@andrewcammer2535]

This is great - really appreciate the look into your thought process. Not too much detail at all - keep it coming.

[@pedroequis9396]

Thanks Chief for the explanation.

[@minigpracing3068]

I know you don't think videos like this are interesting, but I find them fascinating! On the camera that looks at rear suspension and driveline, am I seeing and hearing those driveshaft oscillations in the bouncing or swaying side to side? And finally, I have some very small 1080/60p cameras that I was working with on my little race bike... Never going to be racing it again for a few reasons, wondering if you might want them. I was powering them off of a 12 volt to USB device, and had them set to record as soon as power was applied. One switch and all of them were recording. I have a few mounts to attach to small diameter tubing, you might need to buy/make something for the larger diameter frame/cage. If they still work and you want them, all I need is an address for shipping. I also have some slightly larger JVC cameras, still 1080/60p that I could send too. I just don't think I'm ever going to get back to using them. The JVC have 37mm filter adapters I made, they can benefit from an ND filter in bright daylight. I also have some close focus filters for the JVC.

[@adamaccaputo]

Great video with lots of help information that most people would be willing to share or teach respect

[@Jukeboxkcnsd]

I appreciate you and Jackie, sharing knowledge with us. And showing us and explaining to us. Thank you so much. I'm learning so much from you guys, thank you.

[@PCgonerogue820]

Schools in session with Mr.Big Chief Chief you explain things like the way I use to train people, you explain things

[@monaroman2874]

Wow Chief even your tech talk is great and didn't you mean you sound engineer Jackie deserves a tittle not sound guy love all that you both do much love and support from Brisbane Australia

[@brianfrazer7512]

I like this, but love watching the actual street races 😊

[@jrsgarage3244]

Thank You Guru Chef , for your excellent Teaching of Tuning Guidance I'm learning a lot I'm truly Grateful, one day at a time just like one little tweak at a time❤👍

[@msracing4423]

Pretty cool that you take the time to explain all of this to everyone. Years and years of knowledge. You can't get this anywhere.

[@freeidaho-videos]

Excellent. Clear and well reasoned. Thank you! I'm betting a lot of racers are watching this.

[@jcnpresser]

Love the technical videos. Would love to learn more about nitrous, the basics, plan on going that route on my first power adder.

[@MidwestStreetCarsAuto]

we have a few nitrous tech videos from January of last year but also looking forward to making more!

[@jeremywallen1876]

Best instructional videos out there. Very interesting.

[@db7069]

The information presented is invaluable, thank you for sharing.

[@KakinoHorsepower]

TECH ON TUESDAY?!?!?! HELL YEAH!!!!

[@bluekoi455]

It IS fkin Tuesday?!!!! Listener 455 here!!🤘🤘🤘

[@KakinoHorsepower]

@@bluekoi455 HIMS IS RARE

[@MiloPerrotti]

I like the 2 different shows. Tech Tuesdays are great for those interested and for those who are not don't have to watch, yay everybody's happy.

[@jessehougland3444]

I would like to see more about shocks and 4 link settings please and thank you for sharing this

[@williamward3492]

Yall have been killing it let's go

[@littlecreekbowclub5288]

Great video, thanks for taking time to explain all of that Chief!

[@fr.rustymatheny7707]

shock data interpretation and 4 link/ladder bars/leafs. I notice your shock travel ( from what i have seen) is far less than ours ( ladder bars right now) and far less than anyones else's i have seen that are going fast, especially in no prep/street! This tells me a couple things; 1. you have your shock valving gurus dialed on cars needs. 2. your 4 link/tire/chassis is really, really well dialed . 3. Your shock settings from front to rear are extremely well dialed. 4. you have spent a LOT of time /passes gathering data and refining interpretation of said data. so yea- lets git some of dat !!

[@lancasterjim2441]

Amazing video thank you for sharing.absolutely the best tuning video I have ever seen .

[@littlelifters7543]

Thanks man, I love data and this info and break down is absolute gold.

[@danieldzurisin595]

You have a very good way of explaining things cheif, jackie too!

[@IggyCotton]

Love the deep dive into the data and data collection... Spreadsheets are EXTREMELY helpful and the more data points, vibration, accelerometers, Rotational (Magneto-Resistive, Inductive, Hall Effect) Sensors, Linear Travel Sensors... Just give me all the data ... on Any Quality machine and you'll correct any error and make an even Faster/Better machine... In your case and Jackie's a GO FAST GM Muscle Car.

[@stuartbontrager]

Really like to see the data and how you analyze it. Do as much of this type of content as you want. Shock tuning would be great to see next.

[@Jeffsa12]

Damn Chief, seems you've got this shit figured out! Very interesting, impressive and so cool you're sharing all this invaluable info. Back when I was involved in drag racing 30 years ago, rudimentary data logging was in it's infancy and only used by top level professional teams AFAIK.