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12.86 @
106MPH, 1.65 60ft
Chell
's IROC
I started out last season with a stock 305 tuned
port IROC running 15.4 in the 1/4. 15 second time
slips were not doing it for me, so we started
doing a low budget transformation on the IROC.
First on the list was a basic tune up and some
weight reduction that put me in the mid 14s. That
wasn't good enough so we spent about $500.00 on
some used Weld wheels, Mickey Thompson slicks and
skinnies that netted a 14.20 time slip. Now I
wanted to run 13's so Jason put in a call to
Derick at Phoenix converters and he built up a
little 2800 stall to get that Z out of the hole.
We picked the converter up and installed it the
night before the EFA Fbody shoot out at MIR. First
pass down the track was a 13.96 and after that
run, the car ran low 13.9s the rest of the day. We
picked up 1.5 seconds since last summer. Not bad
for less then a thousand bucks in mods and little
time.
The
New Dragon (1986 Trans Am Firebird)
It
is almost a year in a half later without racing or
a car, and I finally have another a 3rd gen. This
go around I decided to try out a Firebird, instead
of another Camaro. It is a nasty '86 Firebird
Trans Am. Granted the Camaro was my first race
car, this one is a lot better and faster.
The Trans Am comes with a 350, internals are
unknown. Everything else we do believe is stock
with the car.
First time around at the track was a disaster
because of lack of tires. Racing on street tires
is not fun. As result, I was spinning all the way
down the track with a mid 15 time. Not a happy day
for me, due to my runs that day I didn't expect
much more than mid 14.5.
I was determined to get tires as one of my first
mods. I got Mickey Thompson drag radials, which
are fantastic. The first time I ran the car after
the tires, the rear broke, due to the tires being
so sticky and the rear not having posi.
After that we decided to put a spool, since 2500
bux was not in the budget at the time.
After the spool it was time to go back to the
track. I was hoping and praying nothing would
break. I launched and ran, thinking a mid 14.5.
When I got my time slip to my surprise she ran a
13.9. By the end of about 30 runs in her, the car
does a best of 13.67. As of now, the car
runs a best of 12.83, with the addition of true
dual, Jet-Hot headers and Flowmaster mufflers.
More pics and info to come.
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