The Official Hot Rod Thread - Part 4: Burnouts for Distance

[churchmouse]

Better pic of my GTO the day I drug it to the track. It was a rowdy car for sure but I got stuck fixing someone else's mistakes, ended up selling it to fund my Street Glide purchase. View attachment 90891

Where did you run that car and when. I ask because it looks familiar.

 

[88E30M50]

was on monday for as long as i remember???.....must be virus crap...

We were listening to the top fuel run on Sunday down in Greenwood. 22 miles away and you could easily hear them running. It was even louder on Saturday night.

 

[BT802]

Where did you run that car and when. I ask because it looks familiar.

I was around Indy before I got it, Cullen King owned it. I actually took it to Edgewater over by Cincy. Matt Hammel has a silver turbo 408 GTO in Indy now that makes around 1200whp.

 

[churchmouse]

I was around Indy before I got it, Cullen King owned it. I actually took it to Edgewater over by Cincy. Matt Hammel has a silver turbo 408 GTO in Indy now that makes around 1200whp.

Yup I knew that car.

 

[BT802]

Yup I knew that car.

A few hundred miles after I bought it, it broke a valve spring. Beat the **** out of the head and actually cracked the block. I fixed all that, went 11.2 on a remote tune, then tore it apart for a turbo build. It took way longer than expected and I lost interest, got it running on the limited fuel setup that was in it just to sell it. Made 605whp on 8 psi.

 

[ChristianPatriot]

A few hundred miles after I bought it, it broke a valve spring. Beat the **** out of the head and actually cracked the block. I fixed all that, went 11.2 on a remote tune, then tore it apart for a turbo build. It took way longer than expected and I lost interest, got it running on the limited fuel setup that was in it just to sell it. Made 605whp on 8 psi.

I’d love to put an LSA setup on my C5. That’d be so much fun.

 

[BT802]

For sure, LSAs can make some pretty killer power. An LSA powered car is on my future radar for sure, a V2 or ZL1 specifically, but I like the sedan aspect of the V2 more.

 

[BT802]

I suppose I could add this to the thread. While it may not appear all that impressive at first glance, you should know it was a 2nd gear rolling burnout

 

[churchmouse]

I suppose I could add this to the thread. While it may not appear all that impressive at first glance, you should know it was a 2nd gear rolling burnout

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Oh I love me some boost on a V-Twin.
Throttle wheel stands/endless burn outs through 3rd gear on the air shifter and 10:30's from a bike that was north of 1000 pounds with my big butt on it.

 

[BT802]

Thats killer. Best the Vrod went was 10.52 @ 133 mph, still more than enough to surprise quite a few people and enough to handle just about anything you'll run into on the street. It was a just a stock 1130cc with a Trask kit and made around 165whp.

 

[churchmouse]

Thats killer. Best the Vrod went was 10.52 @ 133 mph, still more than enough to surprise quite a few people and enough to handle just about anything you'll run into on the street. It was a just a stock 1130cc with a Trask kit and made around 165whp.

If you look there is a Nitrous bottle just visible over the seat.....
If I could have kept it hooked up in 2nd gear it would have went a bit quicker. In truth it went 10.88 on engine and it made the same power at the rear wheel as your bike did. It went 165 at sea level in Daytona on the dyno at the Iron horse. No Nitrous. But the bike was a tank. The front end alone was double the weight of the front assembly on my wifes 98 Dyna wide glide. At least double. And the super charger was hefty as hell. I am sure it would have been faster with a Turbo but I just dug the look.

 

[churchmouse]

OK. After a very lengthy phone conversation with Jegs on Friday today I get the parts I have been waiting on since June 16th.
Now we can get back in the rotation for one of the lifts.

 

[ChristianPatriot]

OK. After a very lengthy phone conversation with Jegs on Friday today I get the parts I have been waiting on since June 16th.
Now we can get back in the rotation for one of the lifts.

 

[churchmouse]

Trying to source a T-400 and converter now. Jegs has most likely lost my business. And if my projected list expense is anywhere near correct we are $6K minimum from done.

 

[Tombs]

I finally found a guy to do the alignment for me, but as a condition he told me not to tell anyone he offers alignment because he hates doing it.

I had to replace both the lower control arms anyway. He did a bunch of test drives and fine tuning on the alignment and that's the best job I've ever felt. I can go for miles without even touching the wheel, lol.

 

[ChristianPatriot]

Picked up a set of new wheels for the Corvette tonight. Slapped them on earlier to make sure fitment was where it should be. I’ll try to get pics up tomorrow. Stepped up from 245s to 275s in the front and from 275s to 315s in the back.

 

[churchmouse]

Picked up a set of new wheels for the Corvette tonight. Slapped them on earlier to make sure fitment was where it should be. I’ll try to get pics up tomorrow. Stepped up from 245s to 275s in the front and from 275s to 315s in the back.

 

[maxwelhse]

Picked up a set of new wheels for the Corvette tonight. Slapped them on earlier to make sure fitment was where it should be. I’ll try to get pics up tomorrow. Stepped up from 245s to 275s in the front and from 275s to 315s in the back.

You must have just watched Cleetus frag his C5 diff and tranny and thought you needed more traction?

 

[ChristianPatriot]

You must have just watched Cleetus frag his C5 diff and tranny and thought you needed more traction?

I did see that but no that’s not what prompted the change. I was never a huge fan of the wheels and tire setup it came with. Just not my style.

 

[maxwelhse]

I did see that but no that’s not what prompted the change. I was never a huge fan of the wheels and tire setup it came with. Just not my style.

Opinions on specific wheels and tires aside, I never will understand why they downsized the tires so radically from the late model C4s to the introduction of the C5. Did C5Zs even get 315s from the factory?