UBER SS

[C3L1CA]

Nice round of upgrades!

I'd guess he meant 88mm turbos. Just a guess tho lol

[1ViciousGSX]

Nice round of upgrades!

I'd guess he meant 88mm turbos. Just a guess tho lol

Oh yes, turbos, I'm sure that's what he meant. LoL

[Goat Blower]

Of course, what else would I suggest? Boost saves lives.

[1ViciousGSX]

Of course, what else would I suggest? Boost saves lives.

Thought you might have been talking about some new secret tires, LoL.

[1ViciousGSX]

Got some track time in yesterday.

First time out with new engine, new front suspension and out the box Pro-Systems 980cfm carb. I was pleasantly surprised. The suspension worked great, dead solid traction on all passes.

Picked up on a few issues while tweaking it at the track, something weird is going on with my ignition system, seems like it's breaking down at times. Also figured out the carb isn't big enough, kept nosing over at 6700rpm.

3860lbs with me onboard pulled some 1.45-1.49 60ft launches. Best pass was 10.50 @ 127.69mph. All motor, no nitrous.

There is definitely more to be had power wise.

Here's a good vid one of my friends shot for me.
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[Goat Blower]

Wow, that thing hooks great for such a light rear end.

[1ViciousGSX]

Wow, that thing hooks great for such a light rear end.

It's not as light out back as it would look, 1680lbs on the rear axle and 2170lbs out front with me in it. That's a 44/56 split which is really good for a tank. Its a little known secret that El Caminos have a better weight ratio than the Chevelle body because of the additional length/weight of the body after the rear axle. Station wagons do too, but that's another story, LoL. For a 4-link rear end to work well a minimum 45/55 split is recommended by chassis tuners.

[turbotalon1g]

Dang that's awesome

[93gtpeater]

That thing should run some low 10s on motor. Should be interesting when give her some laughing gas. Could go pretty fast depending on how crazy you want to go with it.

[1ViciousGSX]

A few more goodies going in.

Coan Max Perf 9-inch converter COA-20440-1
4800 flash stall with less than 6% slip on high end.
CSR832 Trans/Bellhousing shield.

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In looking at the numbers I figured out the engine is just blowing through the converter I have now. By doing the math (32 inch tire/4.10 gear/6700rpm/6% converter slip) I should be rolling through the traps closer to 145mph instead of 127-128mph. I was hitting 6700rpm a couple of hundred feet before the traps, so basically the engine was topped out and the car was still picking up speed. Not a good scenario. Also explains why the e.t. and mph are not as strong as they should have been.

I decided to go with the CSR shield because it snug fits against the tranny housing to clear the floor board. Figured since I didn't have a tranny shield, now would be a good time to install one.

Looking at different transmission cooler options now.