Aftermarket heads? who needs them! 9.38 @ 145 with stock cubes bone stock LS1 heads!!
04-05-2010, 07:50 PM
#25
Race Director
Very impressive! Congrats man 
04-05-2010, 10:38 PM
#30
Le Mans Master
However you have to realize we are running on a .400 Pro tree and Dave has been cutting constant 1.20 to 1.30 lights which is equivalent to .020 to .030 on a more common .500 pro tree.
We have a blast running in these events. There's 8 more this year.
Unstrap your cars from the dyno and bring them to a race.
There's 9.5, 10.5, 11.5 index racing plus bracket racing all on the same day. Corvettes only
wow
04-06-2010, 09:18 AM
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Thanks for answering most of the questions Jay, I was simply swamped here yesterday and couldn't get on line other then PM's.
It was an interesting test session with Dave's car this year, over the winter we finished his cage so he is legal to run in the nines, and swapped out his trans to our power glide set up so he is better off the tree, and more reliable.
The car was running 9.9's last season with the 4L60, which was what we wanted since he was racing 10.5 index class', so we figured we would drop to the mid nines with just the glide swap. To our surprise, the car averaged in the 9.8's after the trans swap. Nothing at all was done to the engine or tune at that time. That surprised me, but we never did just a glide swap, there always a pulley change etc done at the same time. After some tweaks here and there, we found the power we needed to be competitive in the 9.50 class, and Dave handled the rest with some good driving.
His story is like so many others we have encountered over the years, he was a car show guy who came in for a supercharger. After a while sitting at car shows grew old and he tried his hand at the track and that was the last car show that car went to. The car slowly became what is now a very competitive car, and Dave has become a very competitive driver.
It's reason's like this that we supply what is actually needed to race these cars with every supercharger kit, and not just what is necessary to make a sale. I'm confident that by the end of the season, when we decide to crank it up in the good air, this will be another 8 second ECS car. Without any major supercharger upgrades, or throwing away anything that came with the base kit other then replacing pulleys.
It was an interesting test session with Dave's car this year, over the winter we finished his cage so he is legal to run in the nines, and swapped out his trans to our power glide set up so he is better off the tree, and more reliable.
The car was running 9.9's last season with the 4L60, which was what we wanted since he was racing 10.5 index class', so we figured we would drop to the mid nines with just the glide swap. To our surprise, the car averaged in the 9.8's after the trans swap. Nothing at all was done to the engine or tune at that time. That surprised me, but we never did just a glide swap, there always a pulley change etc done at the same time. After some tweaks here and there, we found the power we needed to be competitive in the 9.50 class, and Dave handled the rest with some good driving.
His story is like so many others we have encountered over the years, he was a car show guy who came in for a supercharger. After a while sitting at car shows grew old and he tried his hand at the track and that was the last car show that car went to. The car slowly became what is now a very competitive car, and Dave has become a very competitive driver.
It's reason's like this that we supply what is actually needed to race these cars with every supercharger kit, and not just what is necessary to make a sale. I'm confident that by the end of the season, when we decide to crank it up in the good air, this will be another 8 second ECS car. Without any major supercharger upgrades, or throwing away anything that came with the base kit other then replacing pulleys.
04-06-2010, 09:36 AM
#35
Melting Slicks
good job ECS. cannt wait to get my setup next year.
04-06-2010, 10:54 AM
#36
Drifting
Once again, I want to thank Doug, Chris, Mike and the entire crew at ECS for their expertise in performance, quality and reliability.
I also want to thank the ECS and other drivers (e.g., Jay / 4DRUSH) who have become good friends and given me a great deal of information when it comes to running a car competitively on a drag strip. It’s one thing to simply run a number at a rental or pull off a big number on a dyno sheet. It’s another to go round after round, consistently, on a heads-up index. And, I’ve won the last two out of three races (Pro 10.5 and Pro 9.50). As for the one that I did not win, I received a plaque for best qualifying time!
But, there’s more, that Doug did not mention: The reason this car is so heavy is because it IS still a show car, with all the bells, whistles, gadgets, chrome and comfy seats (plus I still have a stereo, aftermarket speakers, air conditioning, etc). Although ECS may be known for performance, they don’t overlook the fact that many Corvette owners want a car that turns heads; and mine gets its fair share of onlookers at the track, on the street and at the shows. It’s taken “Best in Show” at least four times at the local cruise-ins as well as a few first place trophies in some all Corvette car shows. It’s also been put on display at Corvettes at Carlisle, where it may appear again this year and it placed in the top three of the 2009 Corvette Show & Go as well as winning me the 2008 “Meticulous Racer Award”, etc.
Contrary to what Doug said, the car will still be at various car shows in 2010 as I truly enjoy the number of people who go out of their way to take a look, ask me questions and give compliments: It’s definitely an ego trip.
But, more importantly, the car will continue to compete in the fastest East Coast Supercharging Corvette Challenge index, which has become its primary purpose, with car shows and other fun taking a back seat to 1,320 feet of excitement.
ECS has worked with me on both areas: Making the car fast and reliable while maintaining the “bling factor.” To some of the more hardcore drivers, this tends to be humorous. But, to those who want the best of both worlds, this is it!
Dave
I also want to thank the ECS and other drivers (e.g., Jay / 4DRUSH) who have become good friends and given me a great deal of information when it comes to running a car competitively on a drag strip. It’s one thing to simply run a number at a rental or pull off a big number on a dyno sheet. It’s another to go round after round, consistently, on a heads-up index. And, I’ve won the last two out of three races (Pro 10.5 and Pro 9.50). As for the one that I did not win, I received a plaque for best qualifying time!
But, there’s more, that Doug did not mention: The reason this car is so heavy is because it IS still a show car, with all the bells, whistles, gadgets, chrome and comfy seats (plus I still have a stereo, aftermarket speakers, air conditioning, etc). Although ECS may be known for performance, they don’t overlook the fact that many Corvette owners want a car that turns heads; and mine gets its fair share of onlookers at the track, on the street and at the shows. It’s taken “Best in Show” at least four times at the local cruise-ins as well as a few first place trophies in some all Corvette car shows. It’s also been put on display at Corvettes at Carlisle, where it may appear again this year and it placed in the top three of the 2009 Corvette Show & Go as well as winning me the 2008 “Meticulous Racer Award”, etc.
Contrary to what Doug said, the car will still be at various car shows in 2010 as I truly enjoy the number of people who go out of their way to take a look, ask me questions and give compliments: It’s definitely an ego trip.
But, more importantly, the car will continue to compete in the fastest East Coast Supercharging Corvette Challenge index, which has become its primary purpose, with car shows and other fun taking a back seat to 1,320 feet of excitement.
ECS has worked with me on both areas: Making the car fast and reliable while maintaining the “bling factor.” To some of the more hardcore drivers, this tends to be humorous. But, to those who want the best of both worlds, this is it!
Dave
04-06-2010, 11:09 AM
#37
Melting Slicks
perfect example of the direction i want to take my car (although i wen with the a4 conversion, not quite ready for a pg). great accomplishments on and off the track. congrats.
