I am Back
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Drifting
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From: Fort Salonga NY
I am Back
Thanks to the commitment of a great bunch of guys The Vette Doctors.
My car finally hit the track and things are certainly going in the right direction. For everyone that is not familiar with the current mods. Here they are: The 4l60 has been replaced with turbo 400 in its stock location. The rear end was modified to act like a spool. A custom DTE brace was installed. My power plant is an ls2 block, C5R heads and a custom sheet metal manifold controlled by an Accel/DFI system. My power adder is a two stage Speed Tech Direct port nitrous system. All these changes at one time created one hell of a mission; we were plagued with many problems that needed to be worked out.
Now the results: Two 10.1 passes followed up with two 10.0 runs all N/A going thru the traps at only 3500 rpm. The motor ran flawless. The tranny worked perfectly (after being in and out at least 6 times) The convertor was way two loose flashing to almost 6,000 N/A ( that will be getting swapped out this week) The rear even stayed in one piece after some nice launches off the brake.
This car will have no problem running mid nines@ 3400lbs on motor with right gears and convertor.
Now for the best part!
The Doctors said that if I made thru the day with out braking. I could have my Bottles Back
My car finally hit the track and things are certainly going in the right direction. For everyone that is not familiar with the current mods. Here they are: The 4l60 has been replaced with turbo 400 in its stock location. The rear end was modified to act like a spool. A custom DTE brace was installed. My power plant is an ls2 block, C5R heads and a custom sheet metal manifold controlled by an Accel/DFI system. My power adder is a two stage Speed Tech Direct port nitrous system. All these changes at one time created one hell of a mission; we were plagued with many problems that needed to be worked out.
Now the results: Two 10.1 passes followed up with two 10.0 runs all N/A going thru the traps at only 3500 rpm. The motor ran flawless. The tranny worked perfectly (after being in and out at least 6 times) The convertor was way two loose flashing to almost 6,000 N/A ( that will be getting swapped out this week) The rear even stayed in one piece after some nice launches off the brake.
This car will have no problem running mid nines@ 3400lbs on motor with right gears and convertor.
Now for the best part!
The Doctors said that if I made thru the day with out braking. I could have my Bottles Back
Safety Car
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From: In your head
Good to see you again Paul. The Pro 8 really needs the fast cars back. I can't wait until Sunday. I think the next Pro 8 is gonna kick ***.
Paul
P.S. See me before the next race so I can explain to you proper staging etiquette
Paul
P.S. See me before the next race so I can explain to you proper staging etiquette
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Drifting
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From: Fort Salonga NY
Originally Posted by Paul_Z06
Good to see you again Paul. The Pro 8 really needs the fast cars back. I can't wait until Sunday. I think the next Pro 8 is gonna kick ***.
Paul
P.S. See me before the next race so I can explain to you proper staging etiquette
Paul
P.S. See me before the next race so I can explain to you proper staging etiquette
Don't worry next week I will give you as much time as you want.
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From: Boynton Beach Florida
St. Jude Donor '07-'12, '20
Originally Posted by REDGAR
Good to see you car back at the track Major
Does this mean the guy's at the shop will be able to relax a little this week? Poor Carmen, I called Friday he was like big race this weekend 
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From: Lithia FL
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CI VI Drag Champ!
Originally Posted by 16Again
Does this mean the guy's at the shop will be able to relax a little this week? Poor Carmen, I called Friday he was like big race this weekend NOPE!! We have another Vette Doctors Pro 8 Shootout, Sunday August 7th.
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Drifting
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From: Fort Salonga NY
Originally Posted by STEALTH 99 C5
Good Luck with the car Paul . What kind of 60fts were you getting off the transbrake ? The real test for your new driveline set up will be the big nitrous shot 
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. What kind of 60fts were you getting off the transbrake ? The real test for your new driveline set up will be the big nitrous shot .Mike
I was only getting 1.5 . The convertor s@cked and I only had 3.42s in the rear. Not a good combo for a N/A high reving motor. I can't wait to hit with a nice shot of spray.
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Drifting
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From: Fort Salonga NY
Originally Posted by LS1LT1
Looking forward to seeing it run on the bottle.
Looks like Paul may be taking me out again
Paul watch the tree
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From: In your head
Originally Posted by Major Spray
Well the bottle is in, we will be starting off slow with A 200 shot on a delay. Due to the sh@tty convertor. The new one wont be here in time for sunday.
Looks like Paul may be taking me out again
Paul watch the tree
Looks like Paul may be taking me out again
Paul watch the tree
Leaving with no boost won't happen again
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Drifting
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From: Fort Salonga NY
Originally Posted by Paul_Z06
I got you covered now! We had to come up with a plan and a change to the car to adapt to your sleezy staging technique Leaving with no boost won't happen again
Leaving with no boost won't happen again But I may have to put you to the test
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From: In your head
Originally Posted by Major Spray
Your lights have been as consistant as your car congrats
It's funny how even small deviations from your normal routine can screw you up.
