10.006 at 136.897


Intro  11.18, 128.56  10.74, 135.6  10.24, 135.99  10.11, 136.97  10.00, 136.89  9.94, 139.1  9.82, 145  9.47, 148


The third trip to the strip with the TH400 resulted in another new best ET, but this time it was on the first pass.  This pass also gave me a new best in the eighth of 6.35 at 108.27. Click here to watch a (6.4MB!) Windows Media video.  My film crew tried to catch the slicks spinning (he did), but doing that meant that he lost the car for a couple seconds.  The reaction of some unknown guy at the end is kinda funny.

Other passes resulted in the wheelie pic on the Intro page and a new best trap speed of 137.88.  The big change this time was to replace the 2.95" Vortech blower pulley with a 2.75" pulley.  I think the s-trim is max'ed out, because I didn't get any more boost, but it did bump the power in the 4000-5000 range, which is what gave me the 2 mph improvement in eighth mile speed.

I finally got around to marking the wheel and tire this time, which turned out to be a good thing.  Time for tubes and rim screws!


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Changes since previous best in red.

Engine (383 cu in)

    Vortech s-trim supercharger, 7" crank pulley, 2.75" blower pulley, Vortech Aftercooler

    AS&M 58mm throttle body

    Heads ported by Mike Blackstone in Hayward, CA

        2.01"/1.57" Manley valves with necked down stems

        Isky 8005 dual valve springs, spring cups, titanium retainers

        T&D shaft rockers, ratio is "bigger than 1.6" ;-)

        Isky chrome moly pushrods

    Custom grind hydraulic roller cam

        intake: > 220 deg duration, > 0.600" lift

        exhaust: > 230 deg duration, > 0.600" lift

    Cloyes 9-3145 double row timing chain and gears

    Meziere electric water pump, BeCool radiator

    Crane ignition box (included with blower kit), PS91 coil, MSD 8.5mm wires

    SmartSpark adjustable timing computer

    Hooker long tube headers, two 3" MorFlow cats, 3" y-pipe, 4" Mufflex cat back

    Lunati 3.75" crank, Eagle 5.85" h-beam rods, blueprinted by Mike Blackstone

    JE 4.030" reverse dome blower pistons and file-fit rings

    Moroso blueprinted oil pump

    Stefs pickup and pan

    MBA billet MAF ends

Fuel

    See Fuel Delivery for 700hp for pump and fuel line details

    MSD 50 lb/hr injectors

Drivetrain

    TH400 by Carl Rossler

    Coan 4000rpm stall converter

    Turbo Action Cheetah shifter

    Mark Williams 3" chrome moly 'shaft, MW 1350-series u-joints, MW pinion yoke

    KTRE 12-bolt rearend, with 3.42 gears

Suspension

    HAL shocks, 1LE springs and antiroll bar in the front (end links disconnected)

    stock coils and 1LE antiroll bar in the rear, Bilstein shocks, AirLift air bag on the passenger side

    BMR chrome moly LCAs and panhard rod with poly bushings all 'round

    BMR chrome moly torque arm, poly bushing

Wheels/tires

    front:  26x4.5 ET Fronts on 15x3.5 Weld Drag Lites

    rear:  28x10.5W ET Drags on 15x10 Weld Drag Lites

    ARP studs on all corners