Raced my son today
07-05-2013, 02:16 PM
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Looks like the ole man tree'd the son pretty good in that pic! Tell your son if he sees green before he leaves he needs to step it up a lil... LOL
Love it guys, keep us posted on the action!
Love it guys, keep us posted on the action!
08-12-2013, 03:58 PM
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OK. I promised to update everyone since my son was actually correct. He kept saying my "bolt on" 'bird had a LS6 cam. We did a cam swap on my car and lo and behold...found a 02+ LS6 cam in my car. I must admit that I was w...wr...wr...wr...wrong (ling sigh) and he was right. Man that was hard to admit! ha
He installed a cam and converter in his car as well and honestly beat me on our return trip to the track. Since we are almost dead even on power I bought a "real" LG Motorsports cam and Fast intake. Now I need to get a tune then return to the track to retrieve my bragging rights. ;-)
He installed a cam and converter in his car as well and honestly beat me on our return trip to the track. Since we are almost dead even on power I bought a "real" LG Motorsports cam and Fast intake. Now I need to get a tune then return to the track to retrieve my bragging rights. ;-)
08-27-2013, 11:48 PM
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Woot woot!!! I was RIGHT!! also found out my Trans was slipping! Installed new built Trans and now my shift points are off about 600-800 rpms! And put a pi 3200 in and took out the crazy loose vig 3600 so I can drive the dang thing my line pressures are all jacked now with the new Trans cause my old was slipping so bad. So now it's parked also waiting on a tune.. 
can't wait to get back to the track and get that 4 mph I was missing on my trap and break into then11s! 
can't wait to get back to the track and get that 4 mph I was missing on my trap and break into then11s!
12-12-2013, 10:44 PM
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Cool thread man. I wish you guys were closer. Your story is quite similar to ours. My wife and I found my Dad's old car and rebuilt it for him while sneaking in a built LS1. We all 3 compete against eachother, but while taking turns in the same car. But we just picked up a Catfish to run against the old bird. Spring is going to be a BLAST. For the record, my wife is the current record holder in Dad's car. In her first season ever racing, she layed down an 11.20 to Dad's 11.21 and my 11.22 Crazy huh? We show the car too.
You and your boy keep having fun and be safe. Those memories will last forever for sure.
You and your boy keep having fun and be safe. Those memories will last forever for sure.
12-12-2013, 11:18 PM
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Nice! We have both been upgrading and my boy kicked my butt in November the last day the track was open. I ran an 11.90 at 118 with a slipping clutch and he went 11.20 at 121. Time for more upgrades! LOL
12-12-2013, 11:59 PM
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My dads 69 Camaro 454 BBC is almost done come spring time we are both heading to the 1/8th mile track we bicker back and forth about who is faster. Never seen him have as much fun as he has before till my dad, lil brother and I started building cars together. its definitely a fun thing to do!
12-29-2013, 04:36 PM
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Here's a video from our last trip in mid-november.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfnC...ature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfnC...ature=youtu.be
12-29-2013, 11:39 PM
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Another video - my son is really getting the hang of driving. He's getting tougher to beat.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIhe...ature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIhe...ature=youtu.be
05-25-2014, 11:06 PM
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I did some serious street racing in the late eighties/early nineties so I know what that world is like...Supposedly I was even chased by broward county sheriffs during a filming of "Cops" - the guy i was allegedly racing at the time was caught and arrested. The street racing scene is a very dangerous and shady world. I'd much rather be sharing an experience with my son at the track together then to have him sneaking around my back street racing.
05-26-2014, 09:37 AM
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Well, we finally got the cars out the other day for a spin. It's been a long winter here near Chicago. We both did a little weight reduction and some other minor mods. I installed a monster stage 3 clutch, forged my bottom end, ported the heads and went to a solid roller set up over the winter. You can check out my build thread here: https://ls1tech.com/forums/nitrous-o...ous-build.html
Can't wait to get back to the track.
Can't wait to get back to the track.
