First Time Out w/Rick's New Race Car
11-16-2007, 09:14 AM
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First Time Out w/Rick's New Race Car Well if anyone didnt come out this past Wednesday night to Raceway Park Quick Time Performance Time Trials, they missed a very fast car debuting.
The car started out as a 1994 Firebird V6. Now its a Trans Fire Hawk Am whatever. Sorta a Firehawk, just with that ugly TA front bumper.
Rick bough the shell 18 months ago and started building this car. His goal was 10.0 all motor. I told him build the car to go faster and if you run faster its just gravy. Im glad he took my advise the car came out really great. Nice paint job, nice cage, chassis and engine bay. It doesnt look like a stripped race that you see so much off. Very nicely done.
Here are some specs of the car. Rick can fill in the rest.
All Motor 402 12.1 Comp
242/248 Comp Cam
QTP 1 3/4 Prototype F BodyTri Y Headers into Flowmaster Race Mufflers
Cartek Dyno Tuned
Cartek Ported fast Intake NW 90mm TB
TH400 8" Conveter 4500 Stall
Moser 9" 3.89 Spool Rear w/Strange Brakes
We had a track rental set up on tuesday this week to make some virgin passes on the car. But the rain prevented it. I told Rick, i wanted to race on wednesday with the Vette since we didnt get a chance on tuesday and rick was glad because he wanted to race too.
Now first time out you ask yourself, you spent alot of month and time on the car, should i come out easy and get it down the track or come out hard. Rick told me he just wanted to come out and make a half of pass the first time out. Sounded like a good idea since the car has only been driven on and off the trailer.
Well i made a video of some of the passes. Got the important ones on video.
http://www.quicktimeperformance.com/Media/RickVideo.wmv
Congrates Rick on your 9 Second Trans/Hawk/Bird/Am/Formula or what ever you call it. Long and hard road but well worth it.
The car started out as a 1994 Firebird V6. Now its a Trans Fire Hawk Am whatever. Sorta a Firehawk, just with that ugly TA front bumper.
Rick bough the shell 18 months ago and started building this car. His goal was 10.0 all motor. I told him build the car to go faster and if you run faster its just gravy. Im glad he took my advise the car came out really great. Nice paint job, nice cage, chassis and engine bay. It doesnt look like a stripped race that you see so much off. Very nicely done.
Here are some specs of the car. Rick can fill in the rest.
All Motor 402 12.1 Comp
242/248 Comp Cam
QTP 1 3/4 Prototype F BodyTri Y Headers into Flowmaster Race Mufflers
Cartek Dyno Tuned
Cartek Ported fast Intake NW 90mm TB
TH400 8" Conveter 4500 Stall
Moser 9" 3.89 Spool Rear w/Strange Brakes
We had a track rental set up on tuesday this week to make some virgin passes on the car. But the rain prevented it. I told Rick, i wanted to race on wednesday with the Vette since we didnt get a chance on tuesday and rick was glad because he wanted to race too.
Now first time out you ask yourself, you spent alot of month and time on the car, should i come out easy and get it down the track or come out hard. Rick told me he just wanted to come out and make a half of pass the first time out. Sounded like a good idea since the car has only been driven on and off the trailer.
Well i made a video of some of the passes. Got the important ones on video.
http://www.quicktimeperformance.com/Media/RickVideo.wmv
Congrates Rick on your 9 Second Trans/Hawk/Bird/Am/Formula or what ever you call it. Long and hard road but well worth it.
11-16-2007, 11:28 AM
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9s first time out?! 
Wow, I guess I should've gone to E-town afterall when you told me you guys were going the other night! LOL
I was at the shop the day the car got tuned (it was LOUD) and it made good power but I never suspected it was going to be that quick right outta the box, good job Rick/QTP/Cartek tunemaster Julio.
Wow, I guess I should've gone to E-town afterall when you told me you guys were going the other night! LOL
I was at the shop the day the car got tuned (it was LOUD) and it made good power but I never suspected it was going to be that quick right outta the box, good job Rick/QTP/Cartek tunemaster Julio.
11-16-2007, 11:39 AM
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Love the ZZTOP!!!
congrats, cor is working well. good luck, im sure it has more in it with the suspention tuned in so you can leave hard!
congrats, cor is working well. good luck, im sure it has more in it with the suspention tuned in so you can leave hard!
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11-16-2007, 02:06 PM
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nice congrats! i love seeing N/A cars tear it up...that TH400 seems to make all the difference though...not many a 6 speed cars around (that ive seen) doing it on motor alone
11-16-2007, 04:24 PM
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Thanks for the kind words. I was only hoping not to brake anything on the first night out. Many thanks go out to EVERYONE involved including TEA for building me a set of Trick Flow 225's and for giving me a set of rocker arms to try out. I finished just in time for winter.
11-16-2007, 04:48 PM
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It's an inside thing. Barry liked the Firebird/Formula bumper better. I threw it in the trash and bought a T/A bumper. That's why he refers to the car as a MUTT!!!! I'll return the trash talk as soon as I get the chance.
