The Quest for 275 MPH

[pokeyl]

I am in North West Florida, if there is any way I can help you get to 275, let me know. It sound like you have a good team.

 

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I am in North West Florida, if there is any way I can help you get to 275, let me know. It sound like you have a good team.

Thank you for the offer, right now I think we have everything covered. Only possibility might be a need for someone with experience repacking the chutes. I'm waiting to see if person who helped before might be available. David

 

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Prefix made some custom billet valve covers for Blucifer. Since I decided to use the Gen 4 heads and intake I knew we would need new valve covers. The stock ones don't have the clearance for the Jesel rockers. In addition to being taller they also have threaded holes to mount the coil packs. After they finished the machining Prefix sent them to a vendor to be anodized blue. I think they came out great and will have the installed soon

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Here are the valve covers showing the coil packs will mount. We machined a hex rod for the mounting. The engine is going back in Blucifer now and hopefully all will go well this time around. Gearhead will make some custom headers with 2" primaries. I'm anxious to hear it running again.

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Here is Blucifer getting engine installed.

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[Dan Cragin]

Great progress. I was wondering if the previous heads from Greg Good where serviceable and available. PM me if so.
Was the new engine run in before it went in the car? Do you mind saying who is doing the final Motec tuning? What type of fuel
did you decide on?

 

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The car uses Motec and is tuned by Chris Delgato out of Prospeed over in TX.

 

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Headers are coming together. Gearhead is modifying a set of American Racing Headers to fit up to the hot side. They will have to modify both the hot and cold side to make everything work. We went with 1.875" primaries as 2" was too tight of a fit.

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Cold side pipes reworked to fit the new Gen 4 Heads/Intake from Prefix, everything will be coated once all the tig work is completed.

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Progress continues and its the last fine details that seem to take the longest. I think it won't be much longer before we are ready to start it up.

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[GTS Dean]

Man those Motion Race Works valve cover breathers are becoming de rigeur these days and for good reason. Is all your fuel system -12?

 

[Dan Cragin]

Gosh, a lot of hard work and attention to detail. It will be so great when it’s all sorted. Keep at it and continue to do it right
275 mph is a serious goal when you’re in the drivers seat bud.

I did 207 in a timed event in Nevada. It was
a experience.

 

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Man those Motion Race Works valve cover breathers are becoming de rigeur these days and for good reason. Is all your fuel system -12?

Yes, the fuel system is all -12 with a -10 return. Might be a little overkill but I would hate to make it to 274 and find out the reason was that the fuel lines were too small.

 

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Gosh, a lot of hard work and attention to detail. It will be so great when it’s all sorted. Keep at it and continue to do it right
275 mph is a serious goal when you’re in the drivers seat bud.

I did 207 in a timed event in Nevada. It was
a experience.

Thank you Dan, I am OCD about details which is a good thing considering the speed I'm chasing. Was the event you did the Silver State Classic? That's on my list of events I have to do, probably should just say bucket list