Hey F-body dorks. I check in now and then but don't post much these days. Had to let everyone know the f-body crowd is still around in the ORR scene. This year I made some changes to the car:

Rebuilt engine myself, summit bearings, stock rods/pistons, sealed power rings, ball hone
26 gallon ATL fuel cell
Aeromotive fuel system (A1000, pre and post filter, all AN lines, aeromotive regulator)
Old ass Fast 90 intake a 42 lb ford injectors
Removed all wiring from computer except what needed to make it run, went from 150ish wires to 51 wires, no IAC, no MAF, etc.
Made own exhaust
Bought a JD2 bender and made roll cage
Sparco Ergo (some new model) seats for me and co-pilot
NRG quick release hub and steering wheel (love this!)
Trashed ABS and installed Wilwood prop valve with remote adjuster on dash
Removed all gauges from my side of car, I only had steering wheel and shifter (co pilot had laptop and command center)
Tick master cylinder to fix clutch issues

Car ran great going south, we averaged a little over 156 mph. We almost hit a deer at 175 mph. I slowed down and moved over and it launched out at the car, barely missed my co-pilots door. We were in the Super Sport class so I had to let off the gas at 180 mph. I roasted the front brakes because I had way too much front brake bias. The Hawk HP+s were gone at the end, I should have ran a real race pad anyway.

Going back I dialed the brakes to the back. They were perfect this time. However we were overheating bad, like 240+ degrees about 20 miles into the run. I had a thick dual 1" core aluminum radiator. I have a huge wickerbill on the hood. Neither of these things helped. It's time to make it a true front breather and duct the air out of the hood. I need a wind tunnel. Because of this I had to run 80% throttle on the way back and we averaged a little over 149 mph.

We had the 3rd fastest average of the race, even beating a couple unlimited cars. The record for Big Bend fell though, as two cars averaged 172 mph! It was awesome.

Also my front splitter is plywood with a layer of carbon fiber over it (laugh now) and the rear diffuser is Home Depot foam and carbon fiber. The rear diffuser has held up to a couple races now. I made it quick release with pins so it can come off to load on the trailer easier.

Here is a link to an album with some pictures. Hope everyone else is doing good!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/95823732@N06/...ith/8746281728/

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Nice! I would love to see it in person some time.