I've been waiting for a good solution to the FFS fuel system problem before I install my Vortech supercharger. I finally bit the bullet and had Finishline Performance install a "killer" fuel system that replaced everything except for the stock injectors (for now). It can supply more fuel than I will ever need but I figured that with a forced induction set-up , I would rather have too much fuel than not enough. Besides , it looks kick ass and the sound of the MagnaFuel pump when you start the car is almost as intimidating as a nitrous purge. :thumbs: They also went thru my trans and replaced anything that looked worn , installed my new clutch , differential , differential strut , boost gauge and fuel gauge. Here's a list of everything that's done to my car at this point:
Halltech stage 2 trap (stock air bridge)
MAF Translator
160 thermostat
ATI super damper (steel , stock diameter)
TPIS Oval throttle body and modified intake
TB bypass
Comp Cams roller rockers
918 valve springs , titanium retainers , hardened pushrods
FLP headers with off-road pipes (stock mufflers)
FLP custom fuel system
RAM clutch with billet steel flywheel
DTE stage 3 center section with 3.90 gears
DTE differential strut
10 mm plug wires
CCW front drag wheels & tires
26x11.5x16 ET Streets on ARE 16x8 wheels
FLP used LS1 edit to calibrate the speedometer for the 3.90 gears , turn the fans on earlier , delete the torque management and delete the EVAP system check for the new fuel system. No tuning was done with LS1 edit yet. All tuning was done with the fuel pressure regulator and the MAF Translator. The dyno numbers after the clutch and 3.90 gear were 389 rwhp and 369 rwtq.
I wanted to get a baseline before the supercharger went on so I took it to US41 (Indiana) yesterday. No matter how hot I got the ET Streets , they wouldn't hook up. It wasn't hopeless , but a 6000 rpm launch was out of the question. I did manage to peddle my way to a couple of 1.58 60' times. Here's the best:
This was backed up with an 11.278 @ 123.30. I was spinning a bit on the 1-2 shift and screeching the tires on the 2-3. On a better track or with some tweeking I'm sure I could squeeze a bit more out of it. I can't wait to see what will happen when the supercharger goes on. I would like to say thanks to Dan , Chuck and Guy at Finishline Performance. If you're looking to go fast at the track , they're the guys to talk to.
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03 Millenium yellow/ModRed
405 rwhp / 378 rwtq with bolt-ons and an MAF Translator
New track numbers coming soon . . .
I am not knocking Vettes as all, as I have nothing but respect for them,........................but all those "bolt ons" must have cost 5k+ thousand dollars, maybe more....to run a 123MPH? I ran a 121mph with less than 1k invested in my car.
"Halltech stage 2 trap (stock air bridge)
MAF Translator
160 thermostat
ATI super damper (steel , stock diameter)
TPIS Oval throttle body and modified intake
TB bypass
Comp Cams roller rockers
918 valve springs , titanium retainers , hardened pushrods
FLP headers with off-road pipes (stock mufflers)
FLP custom fuel system
RAM clutch with billet steel flywheel
DTE stage 3 center section with 3.90 gears
DTE differential strut
10 mm plug wires
CCW front drag wheels & tires
26x11.5x16 ET Streets on ARE 16x8 wheels
FLP used LS1 edit to calibrate the speedometer for the 3.90 gears , turn the fans on earlier , delete the torque management and delete the EVAP system check for the new fuel system. No tuning was done with LS1 edit yet. All tuning was done with the fuel pressure regulator and the MAF Translator. The dyno numbers after the clutch and 3.90 gear were 389 rwhp and 369 rwtq."
All that work and homey only has 389 rwhp and 369 rwtq. To put this into perspective my STOCK 1996 RT/10 put down 400rwhp and 463rwtq with only "Bolt On's" being smooth tubes and filters.
A friend of mine ran 11.6@121mph in his STOCK 1996 GTS on STOCK factory wheels and tires in Sept.
Hell, what do these Vettes post with stock engines and stock tires 15.9@80mph? 200rwhp and 186rwtq? [img]/images/graemlins/headscratch[/img]
90% of all vettes (C4/C5) come with arould 350bhp. That puts it at what...275-300rwhp. The only vette from the factory that is worth anything is the ZO6/ZR1. The rest...are laughable. That's the way I feel about Mustangs. SVT Cobra they are alright. But a GT....yuk.
Most cars need losts of work to be a true supercar. It can be done. It's just it doesn't come that way from the showroom. That's the why vipers are the target from everyother US auto maker. Everyone wants to beat the best...and the best is the viper gts acr....er..it was.
I met the guy at the Hayes Mopar Meet held at the Atlanta Dragway on Sept 11,
he ran in Viper Shoot Out class.
I saw the time slip after the run and I didn't think much of it as I do not drag race or follow it. The car was stock, nothing under the hood that I saw other than a red v-10, no blower, no nitrous. His 60' was 1.5XX, he hooked and had a great run.
After he got back with the time slip he was fit to be tied with excitement. I thought it was a normal time for a GTS with someone that can drive. Frankly I could give a crap about what you guys think, I saw the numbers on the slip and the GTS appeared stock and it sounded stock.
Yes, it was stock.
I doubt the guy would lie about the car being stock to me. There was nothing to gain by telling me that he had no mods other than smooth tubes and filters.
Just because your beloved run of the mill common mobile vettes can't hang without massive engine work don't get mad at me for posting what a stock eight year old Viper can do, don't shoot the messenger.
