SS Aleks

Hi all. It's been a long time since I have had the car on the race track. The last time out I was plagued by electronic issues, and poor tuning. I made good peak numbers, but the car didn’t drive very well. Initially I thought it drove okay, but compared to what it's like with a proper tune it's a completely different car. It starts easy, idles steady, and gets better mileage. It always ran strong at WOT, but I have fixed the part throttle tuning across the board. Finally, it drives normally. Last week I had and opportunity to head down to Ai & tune up (break-in and testing) a couple of engines for Karl Ellwein as well as Rick Abare's 383 on the dyno. The weather in North Carolina was in low 70's with clear skies, so the guys convinced me to bring the car down and try running it again. Those of you who are familiar with my car will remember that the last couple of times I tried to run the car I destroyed several 12 bolt gear sets, and a drive shaft. In the end everything turned out pretty well, and I had a really good time. I made a bunch of passes, the car went decently fast, and I didn't break anything.

Here is a quick video of some dyno and track action. Sorry for the shaky video, we had sustained 20-22 MPH headwinds with 30 MPH gusts.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWMmDbzf_SI

There is some tweaking I need to do in regard to the gear ratio, and tire combination. I should be able to get it quicker with better conditions, and the before mentioned changes.

StealthFormula

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wow that thing is sick, nice times and numbers from a 355 with ported LT1 heads, shows how much you can get out of LT1 stock castings.

ABA383

iTrader: (1)

Very nice...I may have to consider a SR for my next build...If and when that ever happens...

--Alan

Tireburnin

iTrader: (42)

To be honest, it is hard to believe you made it to the track without leaving pieces of a 12bolt on the ground. Congrats.

Any changes or tweaks in your cars future?

hammrman31

Very Nice! Congrats!

FASTFATBOY

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Raceweight?

Nice, very nice.


David

sweet-94z28

iTrader: (30)

Sweet!!! I might do something like like that eventually. I like the idea of staying 355

LS1 SPEED

iTrader: (22)

very nice...

by the sounds of it you could probably benefit from a bit more gear ?

EDIT : I did not look past th vid link to see you noted you need some tire and or gear changes which should really get the car working.

foggedz

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Def need more gear. Looks like your shifting into 4th right before the stripe. Wht were your 60fts?

Enforcerws6

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LS what I havent heard to many gen 3 engines that sound that damn nice.

That car just f'n rocks hopefully you will get it completely dialed in soon.

LS1 Eddie

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That thing sounds like it means business.

SmokedOutZ28

iTrader: (35)

Congrats.. Very Nice!

blackz6sp

iTrader: (11)

That is on pissed SS!!!!!

EkS

That's great!

96lt1m6

iTrader: (31)

very nice to see more people are allowing stock cubes to run.
also, very impressive times!
kudos

flyinZ

iTrader: (15)

Lol, thats awesome. I think I saw a little air between your front tire and the ground, on that second pass. Atta boy!

NorthernZ

Wow,
I'm in a good mood, I just talked to the guys a AI a couple weeks ago about the 200 heads I'm gonna do it I just gotta save a little bit more $. What does sr cam stand for and why did you go with it over the 306?

NorthernZ

solid roller sr, I thought about it after

gatorhead

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Do you have any more info available oin your setup? That is a very nice ride and it scoots nicely!

94'BLKBRD

iTrader: (76)

Thats the exact setup im going with...fully forged 355+A.I 200cc heads......nice runs by the way