The lil old bolt on LT1
05-18-2008, 08:34 AM
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blew away my goal for the year last night at the first trip to the track...
Goals for the end of this season were:
1. 3300lbs raceweight (with me in it)
2. 12.99 et
3. a 1.75 60ft
first pass of the year right out of the gate i ran a 12.77 @ 105mph ran 6 runs and my best was 12.73 @106mph
the weather was ok but had a lot of moisture in the air... i still got prostars to throw on and a aluminum driveshaft
maybe a 12.5 by the end of the year? who knows this is insane!
Goals for the end of this season were:
1. 3300lbs raceweight (with me in it)
2. 12.99 et
3. a 1.75 60ft
first pass of the year right out of the gate i ran a 12.77 @ 105mph ran 6 runs and my best was 12.73 @106mph
the weather was ok but had a lot of moisture in the air... i still got prostars to throw on and a aluminum driveshaft
maybe a 12.5 by the end of the year? who knows this is insane!
A big congrats to you. I knew you were skeptical of the potential of a full weight, bolt on LT1, but now I see you have surpassed your goal and now it gets fun. If you're like me, you'll be looking for every 1/2 hp you can get..LOL Good luck and, again, congrats on the new best.
05-18-2008, 06:28 PM
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race weight is a lil over 3400lbs id idnt get to weigh the car during thsoe passes fri night but i did weigh it today and it weighed in at 3410lbs but i had more fuel in it then i did fri... (those weights r with me in it) all i have done is stripped the trunk (but kept rear speaker), removed the rear seats, !cruise, !swaybar. the car still has egr, air, and a/c (which will all be coming out this winter 
).... oh yea and i have the sportsback
went to the track today for points and ran a best of 12.79 @ 105mph weather was a lil worse... but the car is consistant as hell... which being a bracket guy is awesome! i need to get rubber for those prostars and i need to get my ls1 driveshaft in... then i can start dialing her in
).... oh yea and i have the sportsbackwent to the track today for points and ran a best of 12.79 @ 105mph weather was a lil worse... but the car is consistant as hell... which being a bracket guy is awesome! i need to get rubber for those prostars and i need to get my ls1 driveshaft in... then i can start dialing her in
05-18-2008, 08:34 PM
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I read thread again and checked the numbers...sorry I made a mistake 3300 and 12.99 is 298 rwhp
I must have entered 3500, but hey 298 rwhp AT track is STILL AMAZING IMO! Many make great power at a dyno, you achieved in the cruelest environment.
I must have entered 3500, but hey 298 rwhp AT track is STILL AMAZING IMO! Many make great power at a dyno, you achieved in the cruelest environment.
05-18-2008, 09:07 PM
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You will hate this you are HIGHER than than 315 I misreported! I would NOT change the gears that setup is tweaked to a point of simply being optimal!
Can't think of what to say except GREAT job, a true inspiration for all to try to match. You have set a Very high standard.
05-18-2008, 10:53 PM
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You have achieved hp close to a stock LS1. that is impressive!
05-19-2008, 08:07 AM
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Tony,
It looks like you have gotten it down, I told you thta 12's would be easy with those mods. It looks like you car is just about where mine was when it weighed that much... I remember weighing in at 3490 with a 3/4 tank of gas, and got a best time of 12.6 something in good weather... I tried searching here but I don't think I posted on here much back then but here are the links to my progress, and you can see in the past 1.5 years I have gone from where you are to where I am now with not much more then weight reduction and suspension stuff...
http://www.camaroz28.com/forums/showthread.php?t=482865 (11/06 3490#)
http://www.camaroz28.com/forums/showthread.php?t=516557 (4/07 3460ish #)
http://www.camaroz28.com/forums/showthread.php?t=534697 (7/07 3190# in the summer heat)
and as it got cooler last year I got it down to the 12.0xx's, and after taking even more weight out and working on more suspension tweaking I got it down to 11.860 with more left in it. So you are certainly at a good spot with yours...
Congrats...
It looks like you have gotten it down, I told you thta 12's would be easy with those mods. It looks like you car is just about where mine was when it weighed that much... I remember weighing in at 3490 with a 3/4 tank of gas, and got a best time of 12.6 something in good weather... I tried searching here but I don't think I posted on here much back then but here are the links to my progress, and you can see in the past 1.5 years I have gone from where you are to where I am now with not much more then weight reduction and suspension stuff...
http://www.camaroz28.com/forums/showthread.php?t=482865 (11/06 3490#)
http://www.camaroz28.com/forums/showthread.php?t=516557 (4/07 3460ish #)
http://www.camaroz28.com/forums/showthread.php?t=534697 (7/07 3190# in the summer heat)
and as it got cooler last year I got it down to the 12.0xx's, and after taking even more weight out and working on more suspension tweaking I got it down to 11.860 with more left in it. So you are certainly at a good spot with yours...
Congrats...
05-19-2008, 10:15 AM
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Tony,
It looks like you have gotten it down, I told you thta 12's would be easy with those mods. It looks like you car is just about where mine was when it weighed that much... I remember weighing in at 3490 with a 3/4 tank of gas, and got a best time of 12.6 something in good weather... I tried searching here but I don't think I posted on here much back then but here are the links to my progress, and you can see in the past 1.5 years I have gone from where you are to where I am now with not much more then weight reduction and suspension stuff...
http://www.camaroz28.com/forums/showthread.php?t=482865 (11/06 3490#)
http://www.camaroz28.com/forums/showthread.php?t=516557 (4/07 3460ish #)
http://www.camaroz28.com/forums/showthread.php?t=534697 (7/07 3190# in the summer heat)
and as it got cooler last year I got it down to the 12.0xx's, and after taking even more weight out and working on more suspension tweaking I got it down to 11.860 with more left in it. So you are certainly at a good spot with yours...
Congrats...
It looks like you have gotten it down, I told you thta 12's would be easy with those mods. It looks like you car is just about where mine was when it weighed that much... I remember weighing in at 3490 with a 3/4 tank of gas, and got a best time of 12.6 something in good weather... I tried searching here but I don't think I posted on here much back then but here are the links to my progress, and you can see in the past 1.5 years I have gone from where you are to where I am now with not much more then weight reduction and suspension stuff...
http://www.camaroz28.com/forums/showthread.php?t=482865 (11/06 3490#)
http://www.camaroz28.com/forums/showthread.php?t=516557 (4/07 3460ish #)
http://www.camaroz28.com/forums/showthread.php?t=534697 (7/07 3190# in the summer heat)
and as it got cooler last year I got it down to the 12.0xx's, and after taking even more weight out and working on more suspension tweaking I got it down to 11.860 with more left in it. So you are certainly at a good spot with yours...
Congrats...
edit: right when i finished typing this my ls1 driveshaft came in
Last edited by CamaroRacing12; 05-19-2008 at 10:23 AM.
05-19-2008, 02:12 PM
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I know I jacked you a lot about your times before but I'm happy to see you're still trying. Your times are great for what you have done. I'm extremely impressed. Good luck.
05-19-2008, 09:22 PM
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thx john, im having lockup issues with the converter... dn if it is converter related, tranny related, or computer related... but im gonna work out the bugs tomorrow...
also i threw in the ls1 driveshaft tonight... it seems like there is more of a gap where it enters the tailshaft of the tranny... like its not allthe way into the tranny.... is that normal?
also i threw in the ls1 driveshaft tonight... it seems like there is more of a gap where it enters the tailshaft of the tranny... like its not allthe way into the tranny.... is that normal?