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Originally posted by B KING:
In late 2018 we decided to make some changes to our racing program. Thanks to all of our great Sponsors over the many years/years to come. We would not be able to do this without you.

Anyway, it was our plan to update both cars 68 & 80 Camaro to an 8.50 certification with other improvements. Both cars were supposed to be done by now. LOL! I'll try & explain it without to much detail, hopefully. We were also planning to upgrade our truck & trailer (2005 GMC 2500 & flatbed trailer) another story.

I started with the 68 Camaro in Oct. 18. This car belongs to one of our Sponsors. It sat in the hangar for 7 or 8 years. My son was the last one to race it, unit I resurrected the car. The car was completed in 3 months time, was certified in Jan. 19 & I licensed that month. I raced the car for 2019 race season & was planning to update the 80 Camaro starting in the fall of 19, another story.

I'm not much for pictures, but I have a couple. I thought I had some of the work that got done, haven't found them yet. I will provide some more info later.

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Originally posted by B KING:

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Originally posted by B KING:
In late 2018 we decided to make some changes to our racing program. Thanks to all of our great Sponsors over the many years/years to come. We would not be able to do this without you.

Anyway, it was our plan to update both cars 68 & 80 Camaro to an 8.50 certification with other improvements. Both cars were supposed to be done by now. LOL! I'll try & explain it without to much detail, hopefully. We were also planning to upgrade our truck & trailer (2005 GMC 2500 & flatbed trailer) another story.

I started with the 68 Camaro in Oct. 18. This car belongs to one of our Sponsors. It sat in the hangar for 7 or 8 years. My son was the last one to race it, unit I resurrected the car. The car was completed in 3 months time, was certified in Jan. 19 & I licensed that month. I raced the car for 2019 race season & was planning to update the 80 Camaro starting in the fall of 19, another story.

I'm not much for pictures, but I have a couple. I thought I had some of the work that got done, haven't found them yet. I will provide some more info later.

We have come a long way since I started this thread in April of 2020. We have met our goals & then some. There were couple things that slowed our progress along the way; mainly the Pandemic & a major health issue I had during this time that slowed me getting my surgery.

I only have one major thing to do with the 80 Camaro & that's body work, wrap or paint. I don't know when we are going to find time to do it & we have a couple options. I'm enjoying racing it again, but going to have to figure something out with the paint.

2BKing

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Originally posted by Mike Rietow:
Well done KING and congrats again on your BIG WIN!

It didn't take long.

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Originally posted by B KING:

Below is my change for the next outing with the car, tuning in the VE Table. The 2 cells circled are the ones being used on the 2-step set at 3,200 rpm in open loop. The motor is on 2.4 lbs. of boost in the 3,000 & 3,312 columns.

The original tune with the 1.44 60's was at 110 & 111 VE in the 2 cells. The only change I made to the cells was 113 for both & that netted the 1.34 60's.

The next outing will have both cells at 115 VE & hopefully it will lower the 60's even more. I'm sure it will not be as drastic as the first change. I'll keep increasing the VE until there's no gain in 60'.

Hopefully, the current launch retard & the shock settings will keep the car down. If not, I'll make changes to correct it.




2BKING

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Originally posted by B KING:
Well get rid of one & get another. Not sure what we are going to do with this one. I've made 6 or 7 passes in the car & it has a lot of sentimental value. The car is owned by my friend/past racing partner. Our first-year racing, I won a track championship & he took second. Neither one of us knew what we were doing. I had a bunch of book smarts on bracket racing & I spoon fed him the little knowledge I knew. It worked out OK & we only got better. Lots of great times!

I had been away from racing for a year, stationed in South Korea. I came home climbed into this car & got a quick win.

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Originally posted by Footloose:
Thats a keeper

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Originally posted by Mike English:
Brian, looks like great ride! Has Little Man approved

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Originally posted by Mike English:
Brian, looks like great ride! Has Little Man approved

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Originally posted by B KING:
I have to give a shout out to ProCharger & Bob @ Brute Speed an authorized dealer. He gave me an excellent deal/support on my ProCharger set-up! So far, the system has won a lot of rounds in a short amount of time & upped my game as I thought it would.


The Procharger has help me achieve my short-term goals & looks like it will support my long terms goals also. Now, I have to get the Holley EFI
tuned, but it's approaching & close to the slower tune that I wanted to start with. Although, I'm re-thinking this middle of the road tune I have; mid 5.90's 1/8 mile. It appears to be the proper dial strategy for local & big bucks bottom bulb racing.

I still want to have a low to mid 5's tune 1/8 mile, for shyts & giggles. Probably wouldn't use it much, but it doesn't take long to change the tune with the Holley EFI. It could come in handy for certain rounds or races. Plus, if I decide to top bulb race again; I would use this tune.

2BKING

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Originally posted by B KING:
I had to dial blind this past weekend. I thought I was holding but did have a great light. LOL!

I made a small tensioner preload change, middle of adjustment range. The blower belts didn't like it.