I noticed lol. The video in your sig looks like it is rolling out pretty good. I can't wait to see it next season. I will be running the 10.0 index again next season.

I am a big fan of the s10 swaps. If I did not build this Mustang I got from PRAY HRD I would have built a s10 with an ls motor. I still would not mind building one. 99+ body style s10 would be nice. Or the old ones.
Another build that I like is a pinto with an ls motor or a Ford Fairmont just cause they are ugly lol.

 

This is an 82. I had a 92 as my first new vehicle purchase and always loved them. I'm glad this is an old one, I won't have to have cats on it to get an inspection sticker

 

I got my car out a few weeks ago and knocked the dust off of it. I fired it up and drove it about 5 miles then put it up.
I think all I need to do is change the oil and get some fresh gas. I will put it on the lift and look everything over closely. Making sure everything is tight.

I am going to have a guy I know wire up the nos mini for me. This guy is really good at wiring and I am not lol. I'm looking forward to getting some bottle time on the dyno. I want to get the car really close before blasting it down the track.

My car still has the decals for the LSX shootout on it. I will get those off in the next few weeks and get the ins put back on the car for street driving.

 

be sure to post up vid's if you can. i'd love to see & hear it!

 

skip the dyno, we have figured out the dyno dont put the proper load on the engine as if its going down the track, start with a mild tune up make sure you got a AFR wideband on it and tune it in!

 

this thing is just begging to get beat on

and my camaro didn't have cats a few weeks ago either but it still passed

 

Well I figured it was time for an up date.
I am trying to get the car dialed in on the nitrous. I have a zex plate under the carb with Edlebrock noids and a nano bottle on the tank. I am using a nos mini controller for big shots.
I am going to stay with a smallish shot until I get a handle on the tune..
This motor is going on 4 years old now and runs as strong as day one. I just change the oil and race the hell out of it. I am very impressed for a garage built motor. Now it is time to see what it will really do....

Here is a video of the first outing on the spray. I am going to keep at the tuning until we have solid results and a safe tune and then start to turn it up.

It went 9.24@141 at the end of the night with the 58 N jet.

This is the only good video I got all night.


http://s2.photobucket.com/albums/y45...s8-1-12013.mp4

 

Well guys after 4 years my 383ci motor finally spun a bearing. It is knocking pretty good. It happened at the Holley LS Fest on the last day. It was the first round of the index and I won it and pulled off the return road with the motor chattering pretty bad. It is done for now.
I pulled the motor today and taking it to my motor guy here in Indy. Mike Duke Racing. He is going to over haul the motor with the new bearings and hell fire rings I picked up at the LS Fest. I also picked up a Moroso vac pump from Carlyle and a set of 325/50/15 MT DR's as my Hoosiers at hit bad.
I hope to have the motor back in and ready for the LSX shootout. It will no doubt be a little faster now that it will be tight and assembled by a real engine builder rather than a body guy and a very skilled service tech. I couldn't of done it with out my buddy Chris's help with the first motor build.
4 years and a best of 1.30 60', 9.80 et on motor and 9.08@142 on the bottle at the LS Fest the day before it let go. I am extremely proud of how this 97 alm block motor has lasted. I'll bet it has about 700 passes on this bottom end.
I can only hope this rebuild will net a tenth in et by being tighter and fresh.

The plan is a this point in time, to do new main and rod bearings, 3.905 Hell Fire ring set filed to the motor guys desire, possible cam shaft alteration to existing cam which is a 248/258 .651"/.650" 112+2, check the heads out for any needed service. They have PAC springs on them right now. The motor will get a Moroso vac pump this time around also.

I think I was experiencing some voltage drop on the nitrous. The car acted funny and did not want to pull the shifter into third gear at 7K rpm's. It was like it could not pull the noid which requires a lot of power to pull. I need to figure that out. I don't know if I need a bigger alt or a larger power wire. It only happen when the spray is on.

I will post up some video from the LS Fest. We had a blast.

 

LS Fest.

 

A few weeks ago at my home track.

9.24 n20 pass


1.30 60' motor pass


cool pic

 

This is about a month ago at my local track.

 

Here is two motor passes from Lyon Raceway Park earlier this year.

 

sorry to hear the damages, hopefully it will be an easy fix. good luck

 

I dropped the motor off today. I hope to have it back in two weeks.

 

Was watching your car run at lsfest, looked killer! Do you have your nitrous on a delay or a progressive or right off the brake? Seemed to shake the tires pretty good about 20-25 ft out on every pass. Just curious.

 

700 passes on the motor without big damage is nothing at all to be ashamed of!

Glad to hear you'll be at the LS Shootout! I got a couple pics of your car last year, but somehow managed to delete them without getting them downloaded

 

Is is coming on right off the brake. I have a controller but have it set to 100% with 0 delay.
Come find me at the shootout if you are there.

 

Will do! I'm bringing my Pewter 'bird so I can park close in the car show area again

 

What's up with your race car build? Not finished?

 

Here are some pics I scanned from the LS Fest. I purchased an acrylic stand up picture on a base that is cool as hell. I tried to scan it but it looks silly like this.

The best one or at least the one I like.




A license plate my wife had made.




This is the run my car spun the bearing on. So it's last pass on that motor.



A cool pic but it is a copy of a copy. I need to scan the original my mother has.



This is a scan of this cool acrylic stand up pic that is cropped and sits on a stand. It looks really cool besides the car in the other lane... The guy was supposed to crop out the other car. I might have someone cut it with a scroll saw.