Quickest IRS C3
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Quickest IRS C3
I'm trying to find out who holds the quickest true IRS 1/4 ET & MPH for a C3 corvette. Maybe Mike Sakia, Steve Hoch, or Greg Eaton?
Anyone have any verifiable facts.
I ran an 8.8 @ 156.23 today so I figure I have to be close to being in the top 10 or so.
Anyone have any verifiable facts.
I ran an 8.8 @ 156.23 today so I figure I have to be close to being in the top 10 or so.
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St. Jude Donor '03, '06, '17
Congrats on the new best! 
Greg Eaton has gone 8.58 @ 161.17. Recently, he has improved his best naturally aspirated ET by a tenth or so and with some additional changes that he is doing, he is hoping for 8.40's or better...
Red79Vette454 has gone 8.88 but has switched to solid axle since..
I haven't sprayed the full shot of nitrous yet but I should be in the 8.9x range with the full shot and good air. I'm thinking in going with 18 degree heads and a bigger shot next year which should get me into the mid 8's...
Greg Eaton has gone 8.58 @ 161.17. Recently, he has improved his best naturally aspirated ET by a tenth or so and with some additional changes that he is doing, he is hoping for 8.40's or better...
Red79Vette454 has gone 8.88 but has switched to solid axle since..
I haven't sprayed the full shot of nitrous yet but I should be in the 8.9x range with the full shot and good air. I'm thinking in going with 18 degree heads and a bigger shot next year which should get me into the mid 8's...
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Do you know the info about Greg Eaton? I tried a Google search but can't find anything. I'm curious to know if his car is truly a street car like mine or more a potato chip that has been been stripped and lightned. I weigh 3550#.
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Ever get that engine noise figured out yet? I'd hold off on the spray till you do (unless you want to drive over the crank)
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Mark, I think you would be in the top 10 easy, is your car registered and insured as a true street car? I know some that claim to be street cars, but are not registered/insured for street duty, Great numbers though, Congrats.
ps, Glen I missed my guess
ps, Glen I missed my guess
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The car was registered until this year when I decided to turn in the plate. It still has the collector insurance on it. Only the slicks make it illegal for the street at this point. Although I would need to put the front sway bar back in if it was to spend any amount of time on the road.
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St. Jude Donor '03, '06, '17
He runs a 427 SBC with 23 degree Dart 220 heads, making well over 700 HP naturally aspirated.. I believe that he is running a 400 HP fogger but I'm not sure if it's a 400 HP shot or less.. He posts here and has posted details of his setup.. Here's one of his posts..
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...2&postcount=42
Do a search on his posts.. He has posted more details on his setup before..
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I didn't have any time to work on the race car.. I'm busy with tons of stuff and I haven't even had a chance to pull the pan and check the bearings... I hope to have a chance to work on the car some time in September..
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The car was registered until this year when I decided to turn in the plate. It still has the collector insurance on it. Only the slicks make it illegal for the street at this point. Although I would need to put the front sway bar back in if it was to spend any amount of time on the road.
).. Mine is street legal too but with the 5 gallon fuel cell, I wouldn't get too far and the car is running on 112 leaded (or higher if I spray the car)...
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The car was registered until this year when I decided to turn in the plate. It still has the collector insurance on it. Only the slicks make it illegal for the street at this point. Although I would need to put the front sway bar back in if it was to spend any amount of time on the road.
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I don't know if anything happened.. At the National Corvette Challenge, I heared some knocking from the engine but it went away..
Now, I don't have any noise but my oil pressure is not as steady as I'd like it to be. .However, my idle is rough and the slightly bouncing oil pressure could be a result of that.. In a few weeks, I'll pull the pan and check the bearings just to make sure..
Now, I don't have any noise but my oil pressure is not as steady as I'd like it to be. .However, my idle is rough and the slightly bouncing oil pressure could be a result of that.. In a few weeks, I'll pull the pan and check the bearings just to make sure..
(pre-rollcage). That was only a few years ago.
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The car runs 8.50's with a SB, single fogger and on 29.5 X 9 ET slicks.
