V8 Powered S2000
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From: Montana
Originally Posted by xyster,May 1 2010, 06:45 PM
Well I am at the track right now and she is running pretty damn good. No issues as of yet and she seems to handle a lot like my stock S. I hit about 130 on the front straight and have take some 80+mph corners and it feels good. I also had the car weighed with me in it real quick and she came in at 2910 so if I take me out she should be around 2750-2760 I will be weighing her again tomorrow with me out of the car to get a better corner balance and more accurate weight so I will post that up along with a scanned copy of my weight slip and hopefully some more track pics.
Based on the speeds I know other cars have hit I'd figure you'd be closer to 150 at the end of the straight.
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Originally Posted by WolfpackS2k,May 5 2010, 01:23 PM
Based on the speeds I know other cars have hit I'd figure you'd be closer to 150 at the end of the straight.
I didn't see if he said he was running R comps. I guess with the LS1/S2K combo and some sticky tires carrying a ton of speed out of #9 he'd be close to 140.
Speaking of headers: did the car ever get any custom work done in that area, or is it still on stock LS1 exhaust manifolds?
The crazy thing is, a set of P&Ped LS6 heads and a stout cam, or even an aftermarket head and this thing could be in the 430-440rwhp range pretty easily.
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Originally Posted by DCs2ooo,May 4 2010, 09:24 AM
Did you use the closed backing (Waterproof)? I've found it gives a better audio quality at high speeds, although you'll always have wind noise. Actually, having the camera shooting on the inside of the windshield woudl have been better. I believe GoPro has a "Shoot upside down" feature that would allow you to rig the shot quite easily.
Glad to see you're out enjoying the build the way god intended it
Glad to see you're out enjoying the build the way god intended it
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Originally Posted by [DT
,May 5 2010, 11:25 AM]
Do you think with a reasonably stock LS1, even in a 2800# car he'd hit 150+? A stock LS1 is ~290-295rwhp, with some good airflow mods (intake, headers, exhaust) plus a good tune maybe in the ~330rwhp range.
I didn't see if he said he was running R comps. I guess with the LS1/S2K combo and some sticky tires carrying a ton of speed out of #9 he'd be close to 140.
Speaking of headers: did the car ever get any custom work done in that area, or is it still on stock LS1 exhaust manifolds?
The crazy thing is, a set of P&Ped LS6 heads and a stout cam, or even an aftermarket head and this thing could be in the 430-440rwhp range pretty easily.
Do you think with a reasonably stock LS1, even in a 2800# car he'd hit 150+? A stock LS1 is ~290-295rwhp, with some good airflow mods (intake, headers, exhaust) plus a good tune maybe in the ~330rwhp range.
I didn't see if he said he was running R comps. I guess with the LS1/S2K combo and some sticky tires carrying a ton of speed out of #9 he'd be close to 140.
Speaking of headers: did the car ever get any custom work done in that area, or is it still on stock LS1 exhaust manifolds?
The crazy thing is, a set of P&Ped LS6 heads and a stout cam, or even an aftermarket head and this thing could be in the 430-440rwhp range pretty easily.