Mike Hoffpauir

I take it you got the car all together and are driving around a tp4400/224 XE-r equipt car.

How is it working out?
Got any track times yet?
How are the valve springs working out? Comp 26918's right?

Coach 02 A3 Z/28

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Trevor D,

I would like to know also. So, What's up TD how is your Hot Rod running. I think I read that you ran maybe last weekend. If so, How did you do in the Brackets? (Times I need some times) <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />

Coach 02Z28 M6 Drag Racer <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="gr_images/icons/cool.gif" />
Mod's: Almost Finished <img border="0" alt="[devil]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_devil.gif" />

Onyx LS1

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I've had my xer 224 for over a month. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> It pulls hard! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> Cam only times are in sig. Picked up 37 rwhp with the cam, 918s, and pushrods. I think the 918s should be fine but I would change the springs yearly to be safe. I'm going w/ a dual spring when I get my MTI heads soon.
Props to MTI on a badass cam <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />

Onyx LS1

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Mike Hoffpauir

Nice page onyx. Who did that cage, and what are the specifics of it?

Trevor @ Texas Speed & Perf.

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Yep, the cam has been in for close to two weeks, and it's awesome. I got the PCM back from Ed Wright last Friday, and I hope to throw it on the dyno tomorrow. I haven't been to the track yet due to the weather. I'm going to make another attempt this Saturday.
This cam paired up with the PT4400 is AWESOME! The car pulls incredibly hard, and I'm amazed at how quick the car is with just a cam. I have the shift points at 6,600; I had to go off of Onyx's dyno graph to determine my shift points. I bought all of my stuff from Tom at Speed Inc., and they have two degrees of advance ground into the cam vs. MTI's 4 degrees. I went with the 918 springs, 772 retainers, and stock-length hardened pushrods. I have the idle set right at 800 in gear, and it's perfect. It thumps nicely, and I don't have any surging, stalling, etc. that usually comes with a cam install. Ed really makes the setup streetable. He has converter lockup at 30 MPH with the shifter in 3rd and 35 MPH with the shifter in OD. It makes it nice with the fat stall. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> I'm already used to the converter. Knock on wood, the springs are doing just fine. Like Onyx said, changing the springs out once a year is a good idea with the beating they take from the ramps and lift.
Check the drag racing section Saturday night to see how she ran. Needless to say, I'm pretty damned anxious. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> FWIW, my raceweight should come in right around 3,575# vs. my 3,505# since I now have a 4-pt. cage in the car. I'm going to take it to Wolfe in the next few weeks to have a removable swingout 5th point added. Gotta have it legal for the Super Chevy Show in May! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />

AndUAndI

Very cool. I'm jealous.

AndUAndI

BTW, when is the Super Chevy show? At Texas motorsports? Maybe Ginny and I need to make a road trip...

Trevor @ Texas Speed & Perf.

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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by AndUAndI:
<strong>BTW, when is the Super Chevy show? At Texas motorsports? Maybe Ginny and I need to make a road trip...</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Pat - The Super Chevy Show is May 17-19 at Texas Motorplex. I'm going to drop my car off that Friday to get a decent spot in the pit, but I'm not going to run T&T. Saturday time trials start at 9 a.m., and a seperate bracket event is supposed to start around 1 or 2. I'm planning on running the separate Saturday bracket event. On Sunday, they'll have the eliminations for the regular Super Chevy racing. Eliminations start at 9:00. If you're planning to go, I'd highly recommend trying to book a motel now. They get booked up quick!

Onyx LS1

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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Mike Hoffpauir:
<strong>Nice page onyx. Who did that cage, and what are the specifics of it?</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Wolfe chomemoly 5 point installed by Madman. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />

Ragtop 99

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I have nearly the same combo (XE-R 224 on a 114 and YTP 4200) and it is docile. Docile enough to make me wonder if I should have gotten the 228/228. I have the idle at 900 and may bring it down to 850; sounds pretty stock with a quiet exhaust.

I have a small amount of surge when I first start-up when its warm out, but I'll figure that out soon. Top end power feels very good. I shift at 6800.