Love the radical sound of a racing cam underneath (and other stuff).

Had that when I was in high school. I hope to have it again soon. I'm an old fart now but I haven't forgotten.

avm

 

Yeah me too. Nothing like the sound of a non-stock cam doing its work!

Well we had a setback yesterday. Had the car on the lift to put in new fuel pump, got everything off and it was the wrong part. A day's delay I really couldn't afford. Wade said they would have the correct part this morning and have the car ready to dyno later today. I will call and check in. If they are done, I might fly up tonight to witness dyno runs with new program tomorrow and nitrous run on video. I am going to ask them to pull the PRT's and do a set of runs as well with essentially open exhaust and see what if any difference that might make just for fun.

Update tonight or tomorrow morning. The challenge is to get the car picked up Friday afternoon and get to BigToe's in Atlanta for TOEJAM II by Saturday afternoon without falling asleep at the wheel or something. I'll give it my best shot. :eek: :eek:

Snowman

 

Way to go, Doug! Looks like you got it tweaked out nicely! :cool:

Glad to see you fixed the "problem"...that puppy was smoking like a city bus at Beech Bend last time! :D

See you in BG!!!

Cheers,

Steve

 

Yeah Baby!!! Baddest sounding machine out there!! Can't wait to see you run it again! Maybe Cruise-In III, which I understand is the last weekend in October 2002. Safe driving Doug!

 

Hey Brad I hope we don't have to wait until then!

Fuel pump is in the car, they changed the oil, and will put the car on the dyno tonight. One car ahead of me on the dyno. Wade will call me later.

I don't know if I mentioned, Wade took the car for a drive yesterday and there is no rear end vibration problem anymore. I cannot tell you how much of a relief that is. Nice to know I don't have to shell out more dough just to get down the road. I may very well still break something when I go to the track but WTF, that's racing. I was worried though with the bad vibration I had on hard acceleration that something might come loose on the street. Must have been valve train stuff or a bad bearing or something in the motah.

Okay. Fingers crossed. As close to 500rw as possible 700+ on the juice. Let's see what it will do. :D

Snowman

 

You gotta be feeling pretty good. Driving something strong is a great feeling.

Enjoy,

Jim

 

:smash: :smash: :smash:

 

Doug, that has to be the gawd-awfullest kick foot C5 I've ever heard or seen here! Hope to get an in personal look and listen someday! Best of luck!! Your next mod might want to be a HANS device!!
:cool: :cheers: :smash: :smash: :lol: :chevy

 

Wade called this morning. Fuel pump did the trick. They are now going to start over with programming...will have a new program in by early this afternoon and back to the dyno.

Doug

 

Can't wait, Doug! Let us know as soon as you get the chance .

 

Good luck Doug. Don't rush it. Get it right before you take it South. It will be worth it, even if the car misses toejam.

 

Good luck with the new combo. I will have a similiar setup very soon I hope. If you need a driver at the track to take it into the low 10's let me know! :D

 

congRATs

 

Hey snowman, go to the border and make some donuts on both sides! I am sure we can bail money. :yesnod: :lol:

 

Doug I am glad you got it going good!
Cant wait to really see it run
Maybe we will get a rematch!;)Give me a call when you get into BG,I may have a date for you if you are still single
Brent

 

Brent..you've got mail.

Okay I talked to Wade this afternoon. We are done with the test and tune for now....and ran into something very interesting on the juice.

NA we're doing right around 450+rwhp and 465rwtq. Ended up putting in new 36# injectors and got an even smoother running motor. Over 400rwtq at 2300 rpm NA. Think about it! That is going to be a whole LOT of punch on the street! Remember, we have colder plugs and still are tuning this to be a hot nitrous motor so please don't send me an email...I know other people are doing more, even a LOT more NA.

But get this....what we ended up doing on juice is 703/723! :D :D :D Okay boys and girls, I am BACK in the game!

Wade ended up tuning the nitrous for the clutch. If we put the nitrous shot in low (3000rpm) it was buzzing the clutch. It wouldn't hold. So we changed the rpm limits and have the juice coming on at 4200, coming off at 6400, we got to 703rwhp and 723rwtq and no clutch slipping. The clutch may be able to take more after breaking it in some more. That remains to be seen.

703/723...hmmmm....carry the one....that's like 825-860hp and 850-900fptq at the crank! Holy mama! Now I have to lose 100 pounds and learn how to drive like SW! Maybe a LOT better tan would help too! We do have enough to get into the 9's if I learn how to drive the friggin car and don't break anything too important.

Okay it is a good day to be me!

No beast at TOEJAMII this weekend but I will be there to see everybody. I will pick the car up on Monday and probably trailer it up into Canada to show some of my clients up there while I am working, then head to BG on Thursday.

I won't be racing the car this weekend. I want to break things in better before I do and don't have my drag wheels and tires with me. I do intend to get in some practice runs somewhere in September and be at the Tuner shootout in Joliet.

Snowman








[Modified by Snowman, 6:04 PM 8/24/2001]

 

Glad to hear everything is coming together....
I should have my car by this weeekend or next....damn it...its been almost 3months...I feel your pain and I know you understand mine!
But the car is running just getting more paint work done....I'll be sure to post new pics....

see ya in the fast lane

 

:eek: :cheers: Snowman- This is an amazing project! Best of luck with this missle! I have serious HP envy, but mine is just my get to work car, but....those long-tube headers sure would look nice under my hood, and maybe nitrous...NO! I'm getting hot-rodder's disease! :lol: You'll have to better that car on the Agostino racing page that's the "worlds fastest LS1", I play that over and over. Too much fun!

 

Mike, I gotcha COMPLETELY! I don't care though...I still say that last run you and I had at BG was priceless and MORE than worth it. I still remember Brent turning to me and sayin "You HAVE to go back and do another burnout!" :D :D :D We definitely had the testosterone going that day! I also remember who had ET streets and who had street tires and who had the black tornado coming out of the back of his car. As far as I'm concerned, you had the stronger car everything else being equal. Would be quite a sight you and I going at it again with our cars fixed. I like that you and I are such good friends....way more fun that way. I was hoping you'd be ready for BG on Labor Day but doesn't sound like you plan to go up. I think Walker is doing a 449cu inch motor or something for one of his pace cars. That is TOTALLY sick. I haven't heard from him in a while. Hope he is well. He will probably go to BG.

Okay Bud. Let us know and send pics. I cannot IMAGINE what else you are having painted. :D :seeya


[Modified by Snowman, 7:19 PM 8/24/2001]

 

Snowman, 703rwhp and 723rwtq ???? :eek: :eek: :eek: Man, that’s f**king insane!!!! I want a ride :D
Maybe one day I’ll add juice to mine as well ;)