Busy day today. Left the house at 6:00 Am and went to Union.

Hank from the IHRA checking the top end in the IHRA trailer....




....checking the bottom end in my trailer....




....putting it back together....




....6.842 @ 97.93 the new IHRA B/FIA National Record!

 

congrats! **** the haters you doing alot with a little whether theres a couple secrets/ mods you downplay or not your still faster than 75% of the big head and cam, stroker, etc cars

 

Thanks!

I guess tomorrow I will start pulling this junk out. The block that I will be using for the Shootout was picked-up from the machine shop today!

 

very nice

 

There is approx. 250 lbs of ballast in the car including the weight box, weight bar, and all the hardware. The car weighed 3235 with me in it today (For the IHRA you have to weigh after every qualifying or winning pass in Stock). Minimum weight for B/FIA is 3095 lbs.

 

Are you gonna take weight out and run in a different class for the record, or are you gonna just stay in B/FIA? Awesome job on getting the record though! Just curious on how long it took you to put it all back together. I'm guessing 4 hours or so.

 

I'm going to guess it took him an hour and a half

 

I decided to set the record because of all the gossip about my motor. I hope that this puts an end to it. We ran so heavy because we wanted to test at our "Shootout" weight. The goal was to keep the front end down with this motor. We set the record in "bracket mode". No ice or go-fast tricks, so that we have room to reset it next year with the white car.

The tech guys started at 9:00 AM. We were given the OK to put it back together around 10:30. Gump was driven up to tech a little before 12:30 to be sealed. We made our first pass a little after 1:00 PM. The first pass was 6.847. The air was right around 3600 ft.

 

Congrats!!!! The little LT1 that could!!!

 

You gonna help me push my junk again this year?

 

If I make it still Im having probs getting the car towed down at the moment. Im trying like hell to make and if I do of course I got you covered!!!

 

Imagine what that the Gump would have run with some good air in it! Yikes! Lots of room to lower the record in the fall.

 

Very impressive!!

Cant wait to see how she runs with a hp motor.

 

Thanks! Let's hope that everything come together. I plan to change the motor next Thursday!! (Work Happens)

 

Do your best. It wouldn't be the same without AC-Knock-Rod. This could be the year that you get that GMHTP photo shoot.

 

it its funny how everything becomes last minute........i sent my converter out two weeks ago for a reflash up in rpm.....i got it back and it was tighter!!! now im right down to the wire because of a stupid mistake.......ill see u guys down there though hopefully....i should have the converter back tomorrow....

 

I was digging through my stuff this morning and it seems that I have misplaced my good converter!

 

lol Will do! I might have something lined up if my buddy gets his truck fixed in time.

 

good converter? what is this good converter you speak of? if you dont mind me asking.....im always looking to try something different to go faster....

 

I am planning to run a TH-350 this year. I have an ATI MRT 8" that works pretty well. It stalls at approx. 5200 rpm behind my LT1.

I'm still waiting on my good tires to show up too. I have two sets of Radials on back order!