Originally posted by QuickWrench
Quick6'n'-K.C. said:
What's the rest of his combo? I'm assuming this is NOT with the stock intercooler?
Great 60', either way.
Here is EDs complete combo- it has a stock intercooler with dutt neck, not a stretch intercooler, and no alky or nos...
stock 131K long block, heads never off, stock original head gaskets...
new timing chain and i believe kirban springs
postons stock replacement headers,THDP,hooker cat back exhaust not dumped,009's,JOE LUBRANT race chip,hemco stock appearing upper,stock t-body,port matched lower intake to the stock heads,hard maf pipe, kirban stock MAF replacement,art carr rebuilt trans with orange crush or red stripe convertor, i believe its the orange crush...
ED at DC TECH
http://www.dctech-inc.com/ has the Long Neck
Cool Air Intake System,DC Tech Buick Intercooler Scoop,Power Cone for the air filter....
EDs car has been running low 12s for a few years, and im not saying that the last 3 items are what pushed the car into the 11.75s, but i guess every little bit makes that difference right?
as for suspension, it has no front sway bar, Helwig 1 inch rear sway bar, stock upper and lower boxed control arms , and the pinion angle just happens to be -3°,no air bags...
brand new hoosier 26x10 slicks
it has lakewood LAK-21610 no hop bars they look like these, just different part number... ED also makes a special bushing for these to work better in the upper control arms...
http://store.summitracing.com/defau...ype=bykeyword&searchtype=both&part=no+hop+bar
i dont see ED posting here very often, he just moved to a new house and is pretty busy getting settled in-
one last thing, his car is full weight, working AC, and the bumpers are not cut down to save weight, its a show car and drive to the track and race... i think it weighs 3400 without him
if you want to see 2 small articles about ED, get out your GS x-tra
may/june 2003 issue number 5, PAGE-4 shows ED shaking RICHARD LASSETERS hand, and a small pic of EDs car on the right...
ED also wrote a letter to the GSX-TRA and its on page 13 and runs to the top of page 15....
the title of the article is T-R SHOW/RACE WINNER
im sure ED will squeeze out a few more ponies with the car in the next year, i hope to see it into the 11.6's soon
one last thing, he was leaving off the stage right trans brake at 15-18psi of boost
BW