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July 2015 COTM **Winner**

Old 06-30-2015, 03:16 PM
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July 2015 COTM **Winner**

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Congratulations to this month's Car of the Month winner, 1986Z28OWNER with his positively brutal 1986 Z28.

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The car itself is a 1986 Z28, it has a custom 8 point roll cage certed to 8.50, Custom tubular front end, PA racing Rack and pinion conversion and caster camber plates, Manual brakes, Spohn torque arm, SFC’s, LCA’s, PHB, and A arms. Strange double adjustable coil overs and rear shocks, Billet specialties street lites, 15 x 3.5” in the front with a mickey Thompson sportsman S/R radial, and a 15x10 in the rear w/ a Mickey Thompson Pro 275 drag radial. The car is painted Porsche grauschwarz, and basically went through a full exterior restoration (new emblems, handles, locks, gaskets, seals, weatherstripping, park lights, marker lights etc.) The car also has a full interior, Kirkey Pro street seats, carpet, head liner, full interior plastics, rear seat, door panels etc… Has a pull set of Autometer gauges, and a Hurst Pistol grip Pro stick shifter.

The Engine is a Twin Turbo 400ci SBC. Dart block, Callies crank and rods, Custom diamond pistons, Custom grind solid roller by LJMS, Xceldyne belt drive, CFE 18 degree cylinder heads, Ferrea valves, PSI valve springs, Delwest titanium retainers, T&D shaft rockers, Custom converted EFI single plane intake, Bosch 160lb injectors, Edebrock elbow, Wilson 95mm billet throttle body.

Turbos are a pair of Borg Warner Billet S467’s supplied by Forced Inducitons, Custom air to air intercooler supplied by Chiseled Performance, and a custom built turbo kit (stainless hot side)

For fuel injection I am running a Holley HP EFI w/ a davis technologies plug and play TC-1 traction control. Boost is controlled by a Leash Electronics boost/pulse leash combo unit.

Transmission is a Transmission Specialties powerglide, Reid case, roller tail housing, Pro brake, 1.80 str cut gear set.
Twin Turbo 400ci SBC, Holley EFI, Borg Warner billet S467's, Chiseled Performance A2A intercooler, Transmission Specialties powerglide, Moser 9"

1213RWHP and 1001 ft lbs of torque
For a better understanding of how incredibly awesome this car is SEE 1986Z28OWNER's BUILD THREAD HERE.
Old 06-30-2015, 05:08 PM
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I consider it an honor to win something like this!!! Thanks to everyone that voted for me!
Old 06-30-2015, 05:21 PM
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Congratulations! I'm gonna check that thread out (again)...

Got any videos?
Old 06-30-2015, 07:58 PM
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Congrats Big Guy, you deserve it!
Old 07-01-2015, 08:55 AM
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Gratz I voted for you. Lots of hard work and detail in your build.
Old 07-01-2015, 10:19 AM
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Incredible build! Insane power numbers! Congrats
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well deserved!!!
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Wow! that is really cool. Can I go for a ride?
Old 07-01-2015, 05:31 PM
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I hope it's not out of proper protocol to ask a few questions. After all a great amount of detail has been shared with us after all the pain and suffering of assembling testing and running a beast like this.
My question to 1986Z28OWNER is why he chose a dry sump oil system? (I'm only up to page 5 on the build thread). Please tolerate more questions from ignant folk like me... I dream of Gale Banks TT on my custom built engine. Research continues.
Old 07-02-2015, 11:03 AM
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I went with the dry sump for a few reasons, oil control, I know the benefits it carries with reducing windage, and overall its a safer system when I start going fast with the car.
Old 07-02-2015, 07:47 PM
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Re: July 2015 COTM **Winner**

Originally Posted by 1986Z28OWNER
...overall its a safer system when I start going fast with the car.
You mean with the nose in the air on the 1/4mile? or on a circle track?
Old 07-03-2015, 09:42 AM
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Re: July 2015 COTM **Winner**

Congrats on the win Charlie! Truly an amazing car!!! Well deserved!
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Brutal indeed. Very nice and great work!
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Congrats!

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Wow is all I can say, awesome setup! Congratulations on the win! Looks like a lot of work, done right!
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Congrats on your win!
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K... if this were my car... and I won... why is my pic up NOT up on the main page? It's now 7/17. WTF?
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Re: July 2015 COTM **Winner**

Originally Posted by UltRoadWarrior9
K... if this were my car... and I won... why is my pic up NOT up on the main page? It's now 7/17. WTF?
Sorry dude. Not my lane. I can ask JT.

Could be an "on summer vacay" issue.
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Yeah, I was gonna ask, but didnt want to be "that guy" lol
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Congrats bro!
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Car ran 8.62 and lot left in it! Phenomenal build
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Went 8.35 at 170mph last night
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Wow. I've been away and missed this thread entirely. As always, well done. Can't wait to see this machine in person. (I'm 25 minutes from your local track).
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