Does anyone remember Jim Secrest's Red IROC? I looked for the copy of GMHTP around here but couldn't find it. So I looked on the net. Here is the article:

MANNNN! I would love to put on some Nitrous after the blower. What are your thoughts?

 

thats cool and all but there are ls1's in the 9's on blower and juice with stock drivetrain.

 

I'm not necessarily impressed with the 1/4 mile time as I am with him running that time on stock tpi and putting both 12 # of boost and 150 shot of nitrous. Pretty amazing, huh?

 

I'm not necessarily impressed with the 1/4 mile time....

I tend to agree. Heck, look at my results with 10# boost and no nitrous -- on a 305 at that. It scares me to think what would happen if I added a 150 shot....

Maybe I should contact GMHTP with stats on my ride.....

...as I am with him running that time on stock tpi and putting both 12 # of boost and 150 shot of nitrous. Pretty amazing, huh?

I think it's amazing that he can get away with two "intense" power adders on a stock bottom.

 

I couldn't imagine if you put 150 shot on yours! You have mail :lala:

 

it sounds a little far fetched to me, the two power adders together will make way more horsepower than the stock configuration can handle; not to mention stock exhaust...hitting about 120 at the traps woulnd't that be close or over 400 horsepower.

that's alot for an engine to take on stock steel components......but it definately sounds awsome; i would love to get mine to do that.

i wonder how he had his custom fuel setup?

definately impressive for a stock tpi in any means......... :hail:

 

He built my motor and I purchased my first blower form him in 96.He owned Illusion Motorsports which is no longer in buisness.He marketed and engineered Impalla SS ATI supercharger kits in the mid 90s,he was the only shop to sell them at the time.One of his cars he built was featured in Chevy High Performance ,a 1996 Impalla making 700hp on 11 to 1 compression and 15lbs of boost and a 50 shot of nitrous.The car went a crazy 12.0 at 130mph buring the tires all the way down the track.It was built for the top end,goal was 200 mph.A couple of years later I asked about the impalla if it went any faster,he told me it went a low 10.And it was street driven.He is a straight shooter,I have not spoken with him since he left the Nickens brothers crew team.His car is an 89 like mine,but the motor is completly stock.It is not factory stock though.Motor is completly rebuilt stock motor ,but completly bluprinted.He even was using the stock manifolds and only a slp ypipe.He was using a switch chip that activated when the nitrous was activated.It pulled timing.I to questioned the use of nitrous with his car.He said he only hits it off the line to help spool up the boost fast,only past the 60fts,he does not run it all the way down the track.Im sure the car would run alot faster if he ran the nitrous all the way down the track,but the fact the engine has stock component is it still,is the limiting factor.And he know this.Its a full weight Iroc with AC and all the emmisions equipment.It is street driven so reliability is a concern.So to answer everyone question,the motor is completly stock yes,stock heads and cam,and internals.It is quite fast for what it has.He built it to hold together,and Im sure if he ran the bottle for a full run it would definatly hurt the engine. He is a great guy and Im sure not into speed as we are at a young age,Jim is in his 50s if Im not mistaken,Im sure the car has enough power for him.I was actually on the phone with him when he was talking to Johnny Hunkins,he had the car stored away for a while,and was beng asked on the condition of the car if I remember correctly.He doesnt drive it much,but he has had that combo on the car for quite some time,mid 90s Im sure.Hope this answers your question.

 

Geeez. When someone says stock bottom end it should be a stock bottom end ... as delivered from the factory. He should have said stock rebuilt bottom end Rebuilding the bottom end and not using SOME TYPE of better components never happens. Guaranteed that he has better rod bolts, better rings, bearings etc. Possibly weight matched all the rods, did some polishing, etc. When you think of stock bottom end you think of my motor. Its never been apart on the lowend. As delivered from GM.

Tim

 

Im on a totally stock L05 bottom end (in the camaro and suburban)...not even new rings or rod bolts...two bolt mains. Its a lot harder than some people think to break these parts

 

To my knowledge, there is no glory in having a stock bottom end. I cannot see why people advertise "I have a stock bottom end, take that!"
Ok well, I have one too besides a summit oil pump. Can I still be in the club?

 

Is he running a FMU with that setup??

Robert

 

oh yeah well mines forged so take that!
NO seriouselly i find it amazing, anyone with a stock bottom end and boost is usually nuts or knows what they are doing. a hint of detonation is all it takes....

 

Man you can get those times with a stock Z-06 with slicks on it. The mph will be lower about 116 for the stock z-06. With a cat delete the Z-06 will trip the clocks in the mid 11's with traps in the 118-119 range. That is a near stock car with no power adders.

 

For the price of a Z-06 based car we could all easily modify a 3rd gen into the 9 second club and beyond, even NA with a BB............ 8-)

I like my 3rd gens, way easier to work on.........

Just my humble thoughts...........

 

How do you know the zo6 will go that much faster with slicks?? A cat delete?? Are you serious? Those are very well designed cats. You think that removing them will give 5 or six mph? Please post factual data supporting your statements. Or stop assuming information.

 

Hey the 3.8 block will hold up to 25# of boost on an intercooled turbo with proper tuning. Usually have to use alky injection to, but hey it will take it and is good for low 10's in the quarter(with other bol ons and chassis part) on a V6 :rockon:
IMagine id that could be harnessed on a 383, or 454!

 

I'm assuming he probably pulled a lot of juice out of it after the blower install. Usually the most horsepower gain form nitrous in a forced induction application is realized from it's cooling effect on the intake charge.

.02
Clem

 

I like it because I know when to duck on the dyno or at the dragstrip to avoid being hit by parts. kinda like with the AMC's or fords with FE engines.

 

Damn, some of you guys just live on here to flame and rip people.

 

I say that only because I agree with the quote.