Re: Aug. 2007 Issue - Pages 30-41

I love the N/A cars. I have always been a fan of all throttle and no bottle or boost.

Now the fun part. I have to use the BS filter when I see a 3325lb stock bottom end LS1 with a hyd. roller that claims to run 129mph (page 35). When three pages earlier (page 32) there is a 3350lb 434 cube solid roller C5R headed car that runs 135 mph.

So my point is, how does a stock bottom end car run that kind of number? I am certain that his chassis and drivetrain are WELL sorted out and tuned to provide optimal results. I am not hating or knocking him for the performance of his car, but still find it hard to believe that this combo can support such high mph. Is a stick worth THAT much ET or mph? Is there something that we wern't told? Does Cartek make the "magic stick"? You get the idea.

Have fun and enjoy the debate,

Cole  

My guess is that Cartech notched the pistons to accommodate a substantial cam. The proof is in the pudding as they say. As for the other TA with the C5R heads, I'd say most likely there is still a lot more in that combination. With those heads and a solid roller, 140-145mph should be in the cards. If I'm not mistaken this was originally a nitrous car that was put together (with the new motor) at the last minute. That being said I don't know if a 4.10 gear and drag radials would have been his first choice while running N/A, or at least not after how the car ran at the shootout.