[bWxNFI3c]

Not. Its just hookin harder than normal. New best 60' on what I thought were the crappiest tires on earth.

1.87 seconds, previous was a 1.97. To those who don't drag race that is a HUGE difference.

Sadly, the 2-3 upshift that occurs between the 1/8th and 1/4 mile screwed me over bad the transmission was acting really bad. I think its terminal.

Time for 6spd swap! I've been stretching it out cause events and cruises kept popping up that I wanted to do with car.



There are more pics of my car and others here: http://www.magic-photos.com/2011/Sun...-11/index.html

And don't ask what the white edges on the tires were. We had to drive through some construction and gravel and I didn't have anything to clean up the edges of the wheels with.

[bWxNFI3c]

Here's a short collection of vids i took with the phone. No zooming so no times.

But the sound is pretty close to RL.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=eRwg7xuubN0

[+++Poguru+++]

quick question dude, are you making any money with your racing or how do you finance your hobby ? (i´m just guessing this is your hobby btw)

[bWxNFI3c]

quick question dude, are you making any money with your racing or how do you finance your hobby ? (i´m just guessing this is your hobby btw)

No money is made. But quite a bit is spent.

[+++Poguru+++]

No money is made. But quite a bit is spent.

Hmm isn´t there something you can do about that ?
I mean you seriously seem to put alot of time and effort into your car, aren´t their any ways of getting a little cash back ? maybe a small company would like to sponsor you, etc ?
I don´t know, have you ever tried making a little dough on the side ?

[bWxNFI3c]

Hmm isn´t there something you can do about that ?
I mean you seriously seem to put alot of time and effort into your car, aren´t their any ways of getting a little cash back ? maybe a small company would like to sponsor you, etc ?
I don´t know, have you ever tried making a little dough on the side ?

I do it for fun. not for profit. I have never been a fan of the trash talking, street racing scene. Which is about the only way to make money in it. I do make car display posters in it, and I charge a hefty sum for my time and printing. But I don't do a large volume of them.

The car is a toy and constantly changing as I work towards it's ultimate goal. Street legal track car that retains all the amenities including features on new cars too. I installed a body control module from a newer car that allows for 15 minutes of retained acc. Power as well as remote access control. I will be installing a Bluetooth transmitter to allow the car to wirelessly transmit telemetry to my computer for data logging. Right now it uses a USB cable.

This year is focusing on accumulation of drivetrain Upgrades, re-doing the interior with added sound deadening and a better stereo system with hidden amps and a hidden sub.

I probably spend $1500 to $2000 a year on the various things.

I bough this car super cheap as a non-running junker and have been rebuilding it since. But it takes time an $$$.

[Ettiominiw]

To make enough money to pay for your car you would have to pro race full time. Not feaseable to most of us. It's a labor of love.

[bWxNFI3c]

To make enough money to pay for your car you would have to pro race full time. Not feaseable to most of us. It's a labor of love.

I am close to considering the install of a 6pt roll bar that is welded to the B'pillars via gussets for extra rigidity. But then the car loses nearly all of its resale value because the next person would HAVE to want a race car.

I may just design some supplemental additions to the sub-frames I already have ready for install. Increased chassis stiffness will help the car alot.

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If only the transmission hadn't been messed up I think I would have broken into the 12's with the car. And considering the stock B-body stall only allows me to launch at 1200rpm max the car has a ton left for launch with better tires and a stall.

But its going 6spd so I haven't spent the $$$ there.

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Been working on my friends LQ9 6.0L swap into his 30th Anniversary Z28. He had a LS1 swap, but it started knocking and wiped out a cam lobe, took about 1/8th of an inch off the top. Pics to follow.





















We have access to a friend with a powdercoating setup. So we coated his valley cover, front/rear covers, pan, intake, fuel rails, valve covers, wheels...etc. If we could fit it into the oven we coated it.

The wheels look SICK in person and will stay clean forever thanks to the powdercoating's properties.

Specs:
LQ9 6.0L iron block
Ported heads, 320cfm+ intake
LS6 intake
Full exhaust
Mild cam, 231/237 @.050" lift, 112LSA.

Should be good for 450rwhp easy.

It'll be a beast. He's already talking about doing a turbo setup with a different cam in a few years using his current block. [help]

After we get his car out of the garage mines going in for its treatments.

[elektikakass]

1.87s is insanely good if it's with street tires.

Not that bad for slicks either


I just wish I can get anywhere near that next summer with mine. If I can it should be good for high 11 times

[bWxNFI3c]

1.87s is insanely good if it's with street tires.

Not that bad for slicks either


I just wish I can get anywhere near that next summer with mine. If I can it should be good for high 11 times

Maybe it's best I didn't launch any harder and I didn't use radials. With my luck the stock 10bolt axle would explode at the line.

[ergyuu]

Looks like she is hooking pretty good! Get yourself some mickey thompson or hoosier drag radials and let her rip. My best 60's were real low 1.60's with a converter that was stalling about 2000 rpm to low. Finally fixed that issue last year but haven't actually raced my car in over 10 years now since the accident with my other race car. With the new converter I am thinking low 1.50's to high 1.40's. Maybe someday I will get the balls to take it to the track again.

[Ettiominiw]

Looks like she is hooking pretty good! Get yourself some mickey thompson or hoosier drag radials and let her rip. My best 60's were real low 1.60's with a converter that was stalling about 2000 rpm to low. Finally fixed that issue last year but haven't actually raced my car in over 10 years now since the accident with my other race car. With the new converter I am thinking low 1.50's to high 1.40's. Maybe someday I will get the balls to take it to the track again.

Just do it! [yes]

[Grzqbmhy]

what tracks do you take her round? Ever thought about taking a long holiday at the nurburgring?