Will your car be stock style suspension? Automatic or stick? Love to get a little info. My car isn't working quite right. I should have run mid 8's but I can't put it down. I am working that problem out right now. With D spec you should have no problems with traction or weight. Did you tin the floor? Thanks for the info and good luck.

Vince

 

finially the lt1's gonna go 8's
can't wait
anyone gonna try this at the southern shootout?
what tune hp size are you gonna be running in that thing Jim?

oh Jim did you get that stuff in the mail to me?

-Santore

 

Hi Brian,

I just sent ya a PM. If you don't get the message let me know and I will call ya to explain or you can call me on cell or at the bank tomorrow. I'm so pissed!

Jim

 

Hi Vince,

My rear suspension is chromoly 4-link,anti role and so on. The car is actually setup to fit into super street class. Basically chromoly dbl fram rail tube chassis that certs SFI 25.1D, firewall back with chromoly cage that runs from the front of the car to the rear with funny car cage. Car was jig built and I have also had the chassis builder build a custome chromoly 9" rearend housing and so on using Strange Ultra case center section. Strange brakes front and rear, Strange electric rear coil overs,chromoly k-member with arms, Strange front spindle and hubs,frt and mid motor plate and a few other items.

I run a Rossler Level 4 Turbo 400 with his transbreak. I have always had great luck with Carl's T-400's. If he can throw over 2000hp to it in his Outlaw car then I know it will take what ever I can put to it.

Car is just about done. The inside still retains the stock dash but lightened to some degree. I also still use the stock steering colume, I really didn't want to go quite that far yet to rip that out. The entire floor has been removed and alumn interior cut but the tin is getting powder coated black. All together it will look good especially with carbon fiber wheel tubs I went with and the cage painted dark charcole. The car will run a 31x16.5-15 ET street for super street but I can fit a tire up to a 33x22.5-15 if need be.

The car should be pretty light considering the majority of the body is all OEM except hood and rear window. The car is being lightened where it can be.

I did that stock suspension program before and fun it is but I'm looking to really go fast in the next year or so with a new motor combination. The LT1 is only temp. but should be very interesting to see how quick one can go. Wade at ARE is finishing up on the LT1 if that's what you want to call, LOL!! But in a few weeks I will be picking it up and then back to the chassis builder so he can fit the motor and then scale the car.

I asked ARE to put together a combination and see how much power was possible to make from the LT1. Oh ya I forgot about the 50hp shot of nitrous I plan to put to it. LOL!!!!!! Wade has a really nasty combination he came up with that should make big power for my LT1, I'm not looking for longjevity with the motor and are willing to replace springs once a year or put new bearings and rings in every season, lets just get MAX power no matter what the compression or cam, ect is.

These guy's are making big power for people and if there is a problem they will not try to hide it like some engine builders out there. These are a great bunch of guy's and are drag racers thru and thru. If a person is looking for IMO the number 1 tuner out there I would say ARE and the boy's are the shop to us but that's only if someone is looking to make big power and kick everyone elses a s s! In comparrison to the other tuners out there ARE makes the rest look like little amature girls on trisikles. I'm very interested to see what they produce for me for power? This engine rebuild has been a very long waite for me but I expect it to pay off at the track and in some street racing. We figured with what the motor will make,car weight and so on and the **** load of nitrous it will see I should have some strong passes in the 8's I just don't wan't to say where in the 8's just yet and jinxs my new car right of the bat!

Good Luck to ya all for the 8's and I hope to kick all your ***'s at the track and lay down the golden slip first. LOL!!!

Good Luck

 

Sounds like a really nice setup you have there. Its nice to hear how pleased you are with both your chassis guy and your engine builder. I am quite pleased with with the people I am working with as well. Please keep us posted on how things go. I will be interested to see if you can mph me. ET? You should kill me easy. You have much better rear suspension system then I do! There is no question about that. Power wise I am quite interested to see how you folks make out. Power to weight is what its all about. My car weighed 3350 on the day we ran 9.0. oh yes for accuracy the car actually went 159.79 mph. Anyway enough of that crap. Sounds like you have a nice car a good plan and you must be excited so with that I wish you good luck and I hope you get it done. The 8's will come an two things are certain....its going to be soon; and about 5 LT1 guys are going to do it in about a 3 month span from the time the first guy gets it done.

Vince

 

Thanks much!

I would agree with ya on the ET's. The funny thing is when someone hit's the 8's then all of sudden 2 then 5, and so on people will post slips in the 8's also and it will seem like it's no problem.

Vince,

Who did your intake? I have been searching high and low for somebody that can do a High rise for me that will match up to my AFR heads and allow me to use dominator but not at the cost of a Hogans sheetmetal intake. I run a aftermarket ECU and would jump at the first chance to go to a crank trigger and dist for ref. Let me know if you have anyone in mind.

Good luck on to you and thanks,
Jim Winn

 

My intake was originally done by Fast Times Motorworks in Chicago. I don't think they do much stand alone work without it being a complete motor job. I know a guy in Toronto who does excellent work IMHO. He certainly has the skills and I am sure can get the work done you need. The name of the place is Protech Performance and the mans name is John Vantresca. You might recognize his name he used to race Pro 5.0 for a couple of years back in the late 90's and I believe the 2000 year as well. Give John a call and ask him 905 795 1951 and his website is Protechperformance.com . He helped me allot. Don't let the website fool you. It may look all Ford but he does a bunch of chevy work as well. Once again good luck.

Vince

P.S. Don't bother to email John. He only checks it like once every two weeks.

 

Thanks Vince!

Actually just last night I was introduced to a guy that works for Richard Petty for intake developement and restrictore plate R&D and he said he could help me out. Go Figure? I do appreciate the inormation though. If for some reason this other guy doesn't follow thru I will give the other guy's a call.

Thanks again,
Jim Winn

 

can you guys please tell me how much you spent for your bottom end?? pistons, etc....thanks

 

Since a lot of you guys in this topic seem to run a 9, I want to continue with a question for all of you. One of you have a tube car but the rest of you. My car has the basic subframe connectors, im thinking about a cage just to help stabilize the chasis. My car is more along the line of a street car but how far can one push 900+rwhp on a stock style chasis. I would like to hit the track, pull of a low 9, hell maybe high 8 but will the chasis twist is the question.

Can some of you running 9's step in and make a few comments about this.
Thanks

 

You will need a lot more than a cage just to be allowed to run at the track...

 

I paid for the motor as a complete packaged motor.

 

This setup you talk about has pushed a car to run 8.50's and the car is making power around 1200 to 1300hp at the crank. The car I'm speaking about is the Agostino Racing Engines silver Z28. With your power you should be able to get the car to run in the low 9's with a cage and the appropraite upgraded suspension items and tires. Plus be a street car.

Just for the record my car is street driven and is a street car that gets driven on the street. LOL!

 

What kind of pistons (hardened nitrous?), rods, and crank are you using.

Joe

 

Street car not track car, not worried about NHRA/IHRA rules. Just worried about the stock style chassis. The jist of the question is how fast can one go before distroying the stock chasis?(meaing not tubing the car, with subframes and a cage possibly)