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Metz Motorsports
08-11-2006, 05:08 PM
But a successful weekend for racing with the new ride. As some of you might know, Chris @ FastLane Motorsports and I built the rear end of this truck last winter, and I have been plugging along with it most of this year and finally after 3 weeks of busting my balls to get it going, this years 'nitro show' was her first weekend in racing. Another 10 second street car.

First pass was 11.16 @ 122 so I knew it was goona fly.

By the third run on opening day I had made a 10.97 ET and 125 MPH and there it was the entire weekend. The best pass, and occurring twice, was 10.83 @ 124. Most of the passes were 10.91 to 10.98. I cant complain about that. The 60 foot ET was really slow, best of 1.58 but averaged 1.62. This is all with out turning a single wrench on the rear end set up and 4500+ corrected elevation. It drove straight and true with not so much as a sway or wobble. Chris fab'd the rear end perfect. With some simple tuning of the coil overs and needing to get rid of the sway bar up front the 60 foot should drop close to a 10th. So, on a good day this truck should be in the 10.70 or better range (then I will have to add the spray :cool: .) Just thought I would share the story of the newest truck to the track. I just might have to haul my lawn mower with me when I street drive it just for grins and giggles.


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96gsx
08-11-2006, 05:36 PM
Very cool.... My co-worker was talking about your truck last Sunday.??What motor are you running in that Chevy???List of mods?

twotons
08-11-2006, 06:15 PM
bitchen Jason, If you need any help on anythingels give me a Shout. You have a cage in the thing yet??????????????????????????????????????????

Metz Motorsports
08-11-2006, 09:57 PM
96gsx, It has a 350, cast crank and stock rods....hyperuetectic 11.5:1 pistons, a Doug Herbert roller, Performer RPM heads (no port work [yet]) and a demon on top with a power glide and a 9" out back with ladder bars yada yada....its the same motor I have ran in my Nova for years, although its all fresh again. I havent weighed the truck yet, obviously lighter than the nova, its best ET was 11.21.

Brian, no cage yet and funny thing is I got called on it after making the second pass this last weekend. Jim Tice said I couldnt run the truck that fast, but he let me slide for that one race. Never once in the 12 years I've raced have I been questioned on safety equipment until now, a good sign of where they are taking the track! I know I shouldnt be running 125mph with no cage, and now I wont. So, a cage will be next. Untill then I will unhook the back half of the carb and run 11.50 or slower until the cage is done......so yeah, I need a cage Brian!

Silver R/T
08-18-2006, 07:15 PM
nice time...
fellow S-10 owner

Metz Motorsports
08-19-2006, 09:34 AM
nice time...
fellow S-10 owner


Thanks....gonna make it slower now...

KryptoSol
08-19-2006, 09:44 AM
Awsome man! next time put the lawnmower in the back though. :D