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Reds car is awesome!! She took out the turbo-intercoolled tuner with predujice On this run my car vapor-locked half way through second-----Didnt matter, Had a blast. TIM

Thanks Davey! The parade from a video point of view put a real tear in my eye. Gwen and I so proud to be a part of this group!! Tim

Lets GO-GO-GO!!

Speaking for myself, I had a total of three runs. First pass was a 9.72 and the second was a 9.48. Third pass I experienced vaper lock half way thru second gear hence no ET {I was eliminated}. Air temp was over a hundred degrees. There was no track prep {vht} No burnouts allowed of any kind on street tires. No prestage light just a stage light. No mph. I guessed my mph hour was about 85 to 90 because the shift light '5200 rpm' was staring at me in third gear near the end of the "8th" The track ie airport seemed to be a bit long but thats my take on it. Crazy davey might have some input on the rest of the story. Despite the heat my Monte ran smooth and strong and I had great time hanging out some really great Montes and friends. There is NOTHING I would do to change that. TIM

:)prime and lazogna.....Ahh food for the masses. Count me in! TIM

Ill bring my spring compressor, Some valve springs, Rocker arm

Im trying purchase a trailer so I can drag race on sunday. I used to drive to the track but after some EXPENSIVE tow bills from the S.I.R. to Oak Harbor, Less stress with a trailer.

Couple of quick questions; How many of you all are bringing kids. Gwen and I are bringing our six grandkids which brings up thw next point is that we are probably going to rent a trailer{ ie the trailer storage question again} cause all those people dont fit in Montes to well, And third-anybody going to race thier car? Looks like family pressure is having me race mine.

Alright; Ive made my room reservations. Exspect to see Gwen and I on friday the 13th.Its going to be a good weekend. Ill check into the carivan idea. dosnt matter where we meet. FUN FUN Til then, DONT break em!! TIM

Gwen and I are going. Im sure it will be a great meet. Cant decide if im going take on the track. Im not ready to have that much fun-------------TIM

I know how it feels wondering if you got the real meal deal. I didnt know that the junk heap Monte was a SS454 untill I found the build sheet on top of gas tank. Nice find and enjoy your one 1919 SS454's built. Here is a picture of the "Parchment".

Well if the engine is free I certainly wouldnt look a gift horse in the mouth. Three pounds? thats pretty conservitive. Those pistons will work with 5-6 pounds no problem. But keep in mind, That changing that top pulley is easy to do and power is really addictive. And that kind of addiction will lead to a high silicone content lunch for your motor and your pocket-book. TIM

A few years back I had this chevy monza with a B&M supercharger-The engine was a reverse 383 small block {400+.060x3.48 stroke} with hypereutectic pistons. the pistons were fine untill I pushed the boost over 7 pounds then the rings butted together and pulled the top ring land off. I widended the gap several times and ended up with .050 thousands end gap and still the rings showed sings of end to end contact. since I did not have the unlimited r&d budget I went with forged and had no sign of trouble after that, even with 10 pounds of boost. Go forged. TIM

This last winter I installed a switch pitch T400. I like a lot. Low stall is tighter than stock at about 1000 rpm and on high stall it pegs at about 2500 rpm. With the stock built LS6 in the car drivability has improved greatly as i drive around with high stall turned on. At highway speeds there is very little slippage and my milage went up to 12.5 mpg from 10.5. If you find a switch pitch I highly recommend grabbing it.