99 Z28 LS1 V surperchargered 94 T/A

[97vetteman]

Ok this took place at the track in the UK.

Unlike you guys this is the first time I have raced another 4th gen f/body in the 3 years I've owned them and I go racing 3 or 4 times a year. Cause there's only about 400 or so 4th gen cars over here they don't all drag race.

The car I raced featured in an American Car World magazine so I have all the spec on it. A Vortech V2 surpercharger, Edelbrock T/body, SLP headers, transpac, 3.23's 50 shot nitrous kit( not working)

I get to the front of the staging lane and Ducan who drives the 94 Black Trans Am is in front of me waiting to go, so I motion to the girl sending the cars to the line that we would like to race each other after I tapped on Duncans window to see if he was up for it.

So we go to the line both do good burnouts and we stage. I hit it on the Amber and holeshot Ducan off the line and the whole race I can't see where he is I know he's not in front so he must be just in the blind spot over my left shoulder.

I thinking any second now he's gonna come by me but know I get to the line first. I get the timing ticket and it was a close race my 13.37@100.83mph to his 13.45@103.29 but reaction time did it my .275 to his .421 and winner by .223 seconds. About a cars length I suppose.

Now in the magazine artical thay are claiming 420hp for the V2 setup plus he has a 50 shot of Nitrous claiming a total of 480hp which I think must a bit optomistic as I am stock with a TCI3000 and 2.73's. He has run a 12.9 with the nitrous working, but we both had trouble with our Nitrous set ups so this was on motor.

Not a bad kill I would say!

[ss~zoso~ss]

did he spin alot after you took off?

[99blueZ]

yeah did he spin a ton off the line or what? Cause he must have to run a 13.45 with a V2 setup. I don't know the exact numbers but a V2 LT1 should run 12.5 no problem. I know traction can be a problem - but 13.45?

[97vetteman]

No I got a dead hook every run and so did he our 60ft times were almost the same mine 1.94 and his 1.97. The track was prepped for 8 second cars so grip was excellent.

I have seen the car race for a couple of years now with this setup and 13.4 is the best I seen him run.

Although he is running in the UK street racers series this year and has a 12.9 with his 50 shot of nitrous working from the first round of SRS1.

I have my timing ticket and it confirms that was his best run as the times are published on the UK street racers MB.

I also have a video of him running 13.48 against a Ford Lightning as I gave my camera to a freind of mine who did the vid because he's just bought a Lightning. I don't have video of this race as my buddy went walk about and gave me back my camera.

I was suprised to win, it just shows that you can spend a lot of money on a car but if it's not setup right it aint worth a diddly squat!

[oneBADDz]

There's something seriously wrong if all those mods only gain him a half second, but a 50 shot of nitrous gains him another half a second. . .blown, tb, headers, gears and a 13.4 - but a mere 50 shot more 12.9? Drunk apes with their heads up each other's asses built that car

[toneloc60]

Is the Camaro in your avatar your '99 you have listed in your signature block? The pic looks like a '93-'97 with headlight covers.

nice kill.

[97vetteman]

Good spot that is my previous car a 95 Z28 Camaro LT1 with headlight covers.

It just that it's a good pic and it's what I do with the car and my LS1 has only just had it's first trip to the strip.

Until I got this LS1 that LT1 was the best car I have ever owned.

[mrr23]

pretty good. something's amiss in the supercharged LT1 there. his loss, your win.

[97vetteman]

How you doing mmr23, nice to meet you on here also.
I have my Nitrous setup sorted now and my buddy is helping me do my SLP LT's this weekend using his workshop ramp so I maybe able to hit the 12's on the motor along when I get back to the track.

Definately be hitting 12's on the spray this time!

Cheers Andy

[mrr23]

good deal

[97vetteman]

Here's the Video of the Vortech Supercharged T/A racing a Ford Lightning at the same meeting. I raced him later that day.

http://media.putfile.com/VortechTA-v-lightning

In the vid if you pause it right near the end you will see the T/A runs 13.48 against the Lightnings 13.41.


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