Well... Gotta magazine shoot!

[BAD LS1]

Well i just gotta call from Jim McElvaine from GM High-Tech Performance magazine which is a late model GM EFI only type magazine. They want to do a feature on my car, possibly a cover for an up coming magazine!!!

August 8th @ GLD will be the day of the shoot, he will also be shooting Pro Stock John's PINKS car as well.

I had tried getting in there last year with the spray but wasnt exotic enough i dont think. Gonna try and dyno it this week too yet.

[0TransAm0]

Sweet!!!

[jbiscuit]

AWESOME TOMMY!!!! Get that sucker on the dyno so they can print the #'s...it'll seem WAY more impressive when they do the write-up

[Yooformula]

wow thats awesome!!!!congrats!

[BAD LS1]

AWESOME TOMMY!!!! Get that sucker on the dyno so they can print the #'s...it'll seem WAY more impressive when they do the write-up

Thurs @ 9AM at Borchardts. Hoping to eclipse the 700 mark...

[jbiscuit]

^^^ sh1t with a turbo, you can MAKE it hit whatever number you want as long as the short block wants to handle it, ha ha ha

[ProjectCamaro]

Congrats Tom you deserve it!

What time is the shoot? I just really want to see your car run down the track!

[Prince Valiant]

Just don't break anything prior to it...good luck!

[BAD LS1]

lol yes fingers are crossed, not gonna push it hard on the dyno. It will make what its gonna make in 1-2 pulls.

Its at 4. Not sure if he will want shots of it on the track or not. But i will get 3 runs faster than 11.5 before i get kicked out cuz of no cage.

[Crawlin]

GREAT JOB TOM!!!!!

Hope Jimmy can fit in your car, dude's a BIG GUY!!

[Reverend Cooper]

congrats tom way to go

[Slow Joe]

Very Cool Tom!! Congrats!!

[Holeshot]

Cool Tom Show em Some BAD ASS LS1 POWER !!!!

[Brian98GTP]

Sweeeeet!!!

I'll try and make it to the dyno.

[Poncho]

thats effin' awesome.

[GTSLOW]

AWSOME TOM!!

I cant wait to see the pinks car @ the track!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Yooformula]

this should be a mandatory BCM meet at GLD plus the dyno!

[Poncho]

:modowns:wstupid

[ProjectCamaro]

this should be a mandatory BCM meet at GLD plus the dyno!

Are you going down? I don't want to overcrowd the area when they're trying to take pictures but I would like to see his car run at the track if possible.

[6forwardgears]

Congrats! :banana

[JohnnyT]

Nice work Tommy!!!! :thumbsup

[scaleracer]

That's Awesome Congrats :headbang once it's in the magazine i want you to autograph it :rolf

[Flicktitty]

Congrats Tom! Can't wait to see how they do the article i'll try getting down to the track for the shoot.

[loud91rs]

Congratulations Tom!

[Karps TA]

Make sure you wear a Briggs shirt! :D

[HP ADDICT]

Nice work man. If you are taking it tomorrow to the dyno give me a call or a pm. I would definitly like to check that out.

[Beagle]

i knew the car would be in a magazine one day, congrats!!!! i might have to come check out the pulls tomorrow since im very close.

[Anakonda69]

hopefully you post the dyno results instead of making us all wait till the magazine comes out..lol

[HRSEPLA]

Looking for company at the Dyno? I will be on the Southside around then?

[Berettaspeed]

damn thats great. its nice to get in mags...

[BAD LS1]

Yeah ill be there at 9 am tommorow, if anyone wants to stop by they can.

[ProjectCamaro]

So what kind of numbers did you put down?

[Poncho]

1.21 Jigawatts.

[wheelsofsteel]

How did it go??? I was trying to get down there as soon as I could. But as I was on the way there I seen you heading the opposite direction on the freeway.

[HRSEPLA]

Did you make any runs after the photo shoot?
How'd it go?

[BAD LS1]

Yeah i got the photoshoot done and made 1 pass only to have the clutch hydraulics fail 3/4 into the run.

I used alot of clutch on the launch and still bogged it, spins in 1st, spins in 2nd... 3rd gear hooked but the rpms were climbing but mph wasnt lol , so the clutch got toasty there! Never got above 10 psi due to lack of load at this point. So i shift a little soon and get it into 4th and the clutch held and finally 15 psi! it felt good till i ran out of gear at about the 1,000 foot mark so (136 mph 4th is on the revlimiter) i go to shift into 5th and it wont go! so i ended up coasting to a 12.017 @ 130.22 2.0 60' 8.0 1/8th @ 100 mph (slipping 3rd)


So i drove the car home with no clutch, had to shut it off and re start it in 1st gear at stops and once moving i could let off and shift ok to limp it home.

I boiled the fluid in the slave or something, the clutch feels perfect but doesnt disengage the clutch at all.

So time to take some gear out of it, try and bleed the clutch and see if that fixes the issue and go back and try it again when there is a trailer within my access before going down there again.

It looks promising so far with everything that could have gone wrong, go wrong on that pass.

Yes so right now it is a ******* supra lol Im hoping to change that soon

[jbiscuit]

sorry to hear about the car having issues but how did the shoot go? You get any sample shots yet?? Did you have the car on the slicks yesterday?

[BAD LS1]

Its a true street car now, no slicks. The drag radials worked OK with a massive burn out. He took some shots with my camera, but i couldnt have his. he did get some really cool shots though that he showed me! I dont have my camera here, ill post later.



The car is always broke, im constantly moving around to solving one issue after another, i would just like to drive the ****er for 120 miles round trip , beat on it, and drive it home in the same condition.

I was really pissed about the clutch shit, the thing worked rock solid for 2 years... turd.

lighting it on fire in the pits was looking like a really attractive option yesterday. 12.0 @ 130... how embarassing is that, even if it was the worst run EVAR?

Just a little sick of it right now, ill be fine later on tonight once i do the otopsy.

[Flicktitty]

wow.. 12.0 At 130MPH.... reminds me of my buddies supra. Can't wait to see that thing hook and get down. any teasers of the photoshoot?

[Yooformula]

I tried to race him last night in the minivan but he wasnt having any of that...lol Sorry to hear about the breakage. At least it gave way with you driving it at the track and not someone else.

[Yooformula]

so did this make a cover shot or what?

[BAD LS1]

It will be the march 08' edition, so look for it mid feb.

[Yooformula]

fukkin nice!!

[GHOSST]

It will be the march 08' edition, so look for it mid feb.
I will be, and once I get it I'll show all my f-body buddies down here on base! And maybe in the future I can say "this guy tuned my car too!" Congrats on the shoot.