New CHP Magazine??
11.3:1 Compression, 4200 Converter, 396 CID, ROLLER CAM. Low 12s on the motor, mid 10s with a 200 shot!!!! COME ON!!
We had a 95 Bird for a shop car that would almost run those motor numbers with STOCK CAM!!
75% of magazine 4th-gens I see do not impress me. They are either slow for their list of mods, or have no track times. Dyno-queen magazine cars really do not impress me.
I'd rather have my car than most of the ones I've seen.
-Tony
I have my reasons <img border="0" alt="[pimp]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_pimp.gif" />
Expect to see this car again in CHP, but next time i can guarantee it's numbers will be FAR more impressive for a 3700lbs car!!
Stenod
<small>[ February 11, 2003, 08:15 PM: Message edited by: BLACK02SS ]</small>
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It didn't weigh 4500lbs, but it did weigh 3900lbs. Full interior, 230lb driver, and a cage will do that.
I work about 60 hours a week, so I never really got the car sorted out to its full potential. I'm certain that it could have run high 9's without any trouble, but I never got it back out to the track.
I shot the car for the magazine for two reasons. Firstly it is a very clean car, and secondly it performs far better than the average enthusiast. At no point did anyone state that it was the baddest car in the land, nor was it stated that you have to have the quickest car to get in a magazine.
Not all magazine cars are ***** out fast, but on the same token not all cars that are ***** out fast are magazine worthy. I have seen a lot of people very proud of their 9 and 10 second cars, that are down right disgusting inside.
My only reason for posting is to defend my car, and to say that it does deserve a spot in print. As a magazine photographer, I have seen cars that are much slower or not nearly as clean make print. So I hardly think that my car deserves to be put down here. All though I did put it in a magazine, so I suppose this was to be expected.
I'm at 3626 lbs raceweight and ran 10.67 @ 129 on motor alone, and I can't imagine my engine making similar power with a solid roller 396ci with a 200 shot.
Oh, and my car IS magazine worthy <img border="0" alt="[pimp]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_pimp.gif" />
Please don't turn out like Hunkins and put a photo of your car on every other page ~cough~ ~Thunderchicken~ ~cough~ <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
Tony
I'm hoping to get a magazine feature possibly, but I'll need to repaint my beat up hood first. I guess I should get started on that. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
I think I can get my car magazine quality with a little more work.
A fellow member gets in a magazine your supposed to say congratulations.
Nick, don't mind these guys they dont have much etiquette and if you saw the way most of them live you would see that their FAST rat boxes match the rat boxes that they live in.
BTW I thought it was a nice spread.
Nice Hot Rod. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="gr_images/icons/cool.gif" />
Coach
My "Hawk From Hell" April 99 High Perf. Pontiac ran 10.80's@126 at a race weight of 3883lbs.I drove the car to the SS Camaro/Impalooza in Atlanta,Firehawk meet in Ohio,T/A Nats all back in 98...
Chris P. was there with some babe with BIG HOOTERS,She was a hottie <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
Anywho it had A/C,PS,FULL interior and every option u could get for the car including the road race susp. option.
Was it the quickest or fastest LT1?
No but I loved it and it was a street car...
IMHO my setup was petty unique for 1997
Jay Fisher built me a 383 w/DFI and a 2 stage 150 shot tuned by Dale Cherry.It would inject 75 off the line and then turn on the extra 75 in 2nd gear for the whole 150.
I got a best of 10.59@128 out of the car in -1500 DA's and a 200 shot,then sold it like a dope for a woman <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" />
Nick take your time and keep plugging away.
Your setup is real impressive...
JS
<small>[ February 12, 2003, 10:27 AM: Message edited by: JS ]</small>
I have read Nick's post about his NA performance over at www.camaroz28.com and I know he has not been happy about it since Daren W's setup goes like flat 11's with the same stuff from the same shop.
So don't dog the owner of the car alrighty?
I got an idea for one of your future project layouts, how about a daily driven 9 sec car? Looks sweet too. <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" />
<strong> Did it really only run 10.66 @ 128 with a 396ci solid roller and a 200 shot? I can understand the heavy raceweight, but a 200 shot?
</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">It is a hydraulic roller cam, and it is only a 562/562, 234/242, 110 lobe sep cam. Not exactly an aggressive monster of a cam there.
The car was intended to be a mid 10 street car and it was just that. Nothing more, nothing less.
Thanks for all of the other compliments guys
congrats on owning a 10-second clean F-body. I'll just remain confused about the potential vs the ET and leave it at that.
-Tony <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" />






