Project 445 stroker is alive!
12-13-2008, 03:46 PM
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Project 445 stroker is alive! Well our new engine project finally all came together and was fired up Thursday for the first time. Erik Koenig with HKE Racing Engines really worked hard to make this thing come together and to be something special. It's a HKE 445 ci NA, pump gas, hyd cam engine with TFS235s. Greg Good came to our rescue and provided his master services with the port matching and setting up the valve train. We had the crew over at LMR do the install and dyno tune. They did a great job and wasted no time getting the engine in and fired up. Top notch work and customer service! It would have taken me 3 months to get this car together if I hadn't had the help from each of these guys meeting deadlines and working together picking up and dropping off various components. Dave and Chris at Circle D also hooked us up in a big way. They picked up my transmission and converter, went through them to make sure they would handle the new found power, and then delivered both to LMR. The transmission shifts strong and quick. I think Chris nailed the stall converter again. It feels great and looks to be very efficient.
I am an hour away from that side of town and it would have been a logistics nightmare. Thanks guys!!
We took the car out last night to get some shakedown runs in and make our NHRA license passes so we'll be 9 second legal. My first pass was a conservative "roll off the line and run it half track" to see if it was going to try to go on the bumper and make sure it wanted to go straight. It felt amazing! It went a 1.31 60ft and ran 6.00 in the 1/8th at 114 mph. During the license passes we had to roll soft off the line because the track was going away quick. We still managed to run 9.50@141 mph with soft 1.37 60fts.
This was through the mufflers,on pump gas, a safe tune and soft launches. It'll go 1.2 60fts easy once I get the tune and suspension dialed in.
We are very pleased! Thanks to everyone that helped make this all come together.
I'll post the video soon!
I am an hour away from that side of town and it would have been a logistics nightmare. Thanks guys!!
We took the car out last night to get some shakedown runs in and make our NHRA license passes so we'll be 9 second legal. My first pass was a conservative "roll off the line and run it half track" to see if it was going to try to go on the bumper and make sure it wanted to go straight. It felt amazing! It went a 1.31 60ft and ran 6.00 in the 1/8th at 114 mph. During the license passes we had to roll soft off the line because the track was going away quick. We still managed to run 9.50@141 mph with soft 1.37 60fts.
This was through the mufflers,on pump gas, a safe tune and soft launches. It'll go 1.2 60fts easy once I get the tune and suspension dialed in.
We are very pleased! Thanks to everyone that helped make this all come together.
I'll post the video soon!
12-13-2008, 03:58 PM
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Here's a link to one of the videos.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBwozGaM1fo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpkTsh0LgqM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBwozGaM1fo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpkTsh0LgqM
Last edited by TXCAMSS; 12-14-2008 at 11:33 AM. Reason: added video
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What are the components used in the build? Block, crank, rods etc. I have discussed 434 with a few builders and they act like its a nightmare can't imagine trying to talk them into building a 445
12-13-2008, 06:50 PM
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If we can slow it down enough.lol.
Thanks for the nice words ProStreet.
I'd rather leave the engine details to Erik@ HK Racing Engines. I have all the details, but it's his creation. Not everyone can get to a 445ci the way he did.
Our race weight last night was 3150#s on the tracks scale.
I'm not sure why the dynograph was scaled by mph, but I'll see if we can get LMR to print one based on rpm.
Thanks for the props guys!!!!
Thanks for the nice words ProStreet.
I'd rather leave the engine details to Erik@ HK Racing Engines. I have all the details, but it's his creation. Not everyone can get to a 445ci the way he did.
Our race weight last night was 3150#s on the tracks scale.
I'm not sure why the dynograph was scaled by mph, but I'll see if we can get LMR to print one based on rpm.
Thanks for the props guys!!!!
Last edited by TXCAMSS; 12-13-2008 at 06:53 PM. Reason: added info
