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BadBowtie wrote:Sweet build with some stellar fabrication. Glad to see the car running hard, are you running a gen 3 or 4 motor?
BadBowtie wrote:Sounds like a real challenge, but also a lot of fun. Have you been following a lot of the sloppymechanics guides? Next up is a set of PAC1218's and a elgin/jegs/summit .585" .585 lift LS1 cam. How is the fuel system working out, i saw you made a new feed line but did you externally mount a pump or put one in tank?
BadBowtie wrote:Thats awesome! You've got the program down thats for sure. Cant wait to see where it goes.
wheels777 wrote:BadBowtie wrote:Thats awesome! You've got the program down thats for sure. Cant wait to see where it goes.
Not too sure we have much of a program down, but it has been a blast doing this as a father/son project. It started as a husband/wife project. Ultimately, my son is learning to drive a car with power and low traction. He has had to step up in that department. With 8" slicks and over 500 going to the rear tires, its a handful in first. During the 10.8 run he didn't floor it until 0.93 seconds into the run and ran 104 mph in the eighth. It is good experience, especially considering that the next project is going to have a 76MM turbo LS and weigh 400 pounds less. The Sunbird only has a 59MM.
BadBowtie wrote:wheels777 wrote:BadBowtie wrote:Thats awesome! You've got the program down thats for sure. Cant wait to see where it goes.
Not too sure we have much of a program down, but it has been a blast doing this as a father/son project. It started as a husband/wife project. Ultimately, my son is learning to drive a car with power and low traction. He has had to step up in that department. With 8" slicks and over 500 going to the rear tires, its a handful in first. During the 10.8 run he didn't floor it until 0.93 seconds into the run and ran 104 mph in the eighth. It is good experience, especially considering that the next project is going to have a 76MM turbo LS and weigh 400 pounds less. The Sunbird only has a 59MM.
Between the smaller cam you're running and the smaller turbo this must light off real quick. I would venture to say the 59mm might be choking it up a bit depending on the size of the exhaust housing, but I'm sure its extremely torquey as it would come in instantly. Maybe throw the 76mm on there for "fun" . With that kind of data, what ecu are you running. I bet the look on your sons face when you told him he wasnt even in it till .93 seconds was great . While an 8" slick is narrow, I think it also comes down to the prep and how well the chassis is working off the launch, especially with the auto you should be able to cut a decent 60', even more now with the taller gears.
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