I hope he is back in the game:
http://web.camaross.com/forums/showp...3&postcount=23

He said in the other "bad boy" thread that he was moving up to another class, so the LT1 had to go in favor of something stronger.

It would be great to have the fastest LT1 faster than the fastest LS1

 

I think that was his intention after selling his 398 LT1, but I guess he changed his mind after picking that 381 up for dirt cheap.

 

I dont know how much longer Rick's keeping that thing an LT1, he has a nasty little SBC for it that should be real bad nasty. Ricks never broke a block, ist always been bearings, the blocks have always held the power.

 

That's going to be a difficult task. I too thought the LT1 was knocking on the door with that fantastic 8.08 run. I also think he had enough room for improvement to hit a high 7 and challenge Ronnie Dukes 7.94 @ 176. But then as was pointed out to me in a recent thread on ls1tech, Ronnie Dukes record was not only broken but it was shattered.

http://www.w2wpowertrain.com/t-Casper-2.aspx

6.86 @ 205 is the new bar set by Mike Morans LS1 Camaro Z28 (Casper). All I could say to that article and video was

 

How can you compare that thing to rickc5's LT1 car?

 

I'm not comparing the cars themselves. Any two cars who start with different platforms can not be compared equally persay. But when I did a search on "world fastest LT1" I get feedback on ricks car. When I do that same search on "worlds fastest LS1" I found this on wheel to wheel powertrains site.

"Current best ET 6.86 @ 205 mph"

"Presently the quickest and fastest LS1 powered vehicle in the world!"

 

Labor day 1996? How did they get a factory LSx iron block back then? I thought that LS1 came out with the intro of the C5... and the iron block versions didn't come out until 99 with the updated trucks. Either something's wrong with this picture or i've really missed something somewhere.

Anyone care to explain?

 

I thought the exact same thing when I first clicked that link. Maybe it's a typo? If not then I have no idea what record was set on Labor day 1996 but it was not Mikes 6.86 @ 205 run. He actually ran that on August 15, 2005 according to this thread.

http://www.pro-touring.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9777

This is actually the best article I could find on the car/run. It's got alot more technical info and a few good motor pics. Up until a week ago I thought Ronnie Dukes run was still the time to beat. For some reason Mikes run got very little internet attention. But there it is in black and white, go figure.

http://www.racing4e.com/article129.html