70 CHEVELLE SS454
9 second ET’s on pump gas
Here are some
Pictures of my 70 Chevelle SS LS5 454 As well as TRACK and TUNING UPDATES
DON’T
FORGET TO Check Out the new MICKEY THOMPSON
RADIALS...Sticky and stable
NEW SUPERCHARGER Combo Best Pass 10.33 @ 137mph.
Best NA Pass to date 10.74@130
07-01-03 Big Shot Dyno
539HP at the rear wheels
Number 10 Qualifier in Ohio’s Fastest Street Car
Race held at Norwalk Raceway Park 2001
My Chevelle came from the factory
with the LS-5 454 engine and TH400 automatic transmission. I have owned this car since 1989. It was a stripped out racecar shell when I
purchased it. I put the car together the
best I could with the money I had at the time.
In 1996, I won several races and came in Second Place in points in the Hot Rod
Magazine Real Street Class. The car ran
high 10’s with a good Factory
Oval Port
head combo. Hot Rod changes the rules
for 97 and allowed the use of many high dollar aftermarket components. I tried to keep up with the class but could
not compete with the cubic dollars others were shelling out. I went a little too far with Big parts
(heads, carb, cam).
The car was not very enjoyable to drive.
I have since decided to turn the car back into a fast, street driven
enjoyable vehicle.
The Current Motor is a basic 396
(purchased on Ebay..drove to Chicago to pick it up). It has Factory stock heads and an unmassaged
Performer intake. Sound pretty
boring…Yes but I topped the motor off with an ATI Procharger
Supercharger from SDCE. The folks at SDCE added some custom work
that makes this setup even better. A
spring loaded tensioner replaces the std hold belt
tight/tighten nut setup. The new tensioner tightens as belt stretch occurs(quite a bit under
boost). With some help from the guys at
DCI MOTORSPORTS (330)628-3354 the
best ET to Date is 10.33 and best MPH of 137.
The combination has plenty left, as I haven’t worked all the bugs
out yet. The goal was to run 10’s
on pump gas and stock heads. Then
I’ll install a set factory oval port heads that have some work done on
them including 2.25/1.88 valves.
I’ll update the page as I work through the combination.
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