Cascade Crew

izcain · Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 9:32 pm Post subject: 184 MPH with 345 Hp

I figured I would try to scan off that article I dug up about top speed running in the third gen and how this guy was able to hit 184 with only 345 HP and the tips and tricks he did to get there. I know we were all talkin about this over breakfast @ the dyno meet.

Looks like a whole lot of fun to me! Smile

Dewey316 · Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 9:34 pm Post subject:

Awsome thanks. Notice the curve on the rear-diffuser, just like we were talking about.

izcain · Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 9:37 pm Post subject:

Guess tony was wrong about the Pontiacs factory wing not working for down force. Maybe he only meant his v-6 bird?

Xophertony · Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 9:45 pm Post subject:

awesome article.

looks like you cut off the last page though... the "-CHP" indicating the end of the article on the left of the last images has a bunch of text that goes off the left hand side.

EDIT* that was EXACTLY the wing i was referring too as the only firbird factory wing that provides down force. the aero-wing

izcain · Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 9:50 pm Post subject:

I thought you had mentioned that wing as it was a functional one I couldn't remember.

Twilightoptics · Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 9:58 pm Post subject:

345 horse.... hmmm what are you saying Zac?

I'm thinking 0 - 185 - 0 Laughing

Xophertony · Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 9:59 pm Post subject:

hummm... well, even i don't remember most of what i say Very Happy

for the record:
the base model firebird wing, like that on my 2.8 AND on my GTA (it has a base wing Sad

) do not do much in the way or aerodynamics.

i read somwhere that the "Aero wing" or "wrap around" was the only downforce functional wing put on a 3rd generation firebird. weather or not that includes the 86 model year wrap-around wings i do not know.

i'll try and find the article.

EDIT* bah... the internet is useless. i did find out that an 83 T/A has a coefficient of Drag that is a .31. the c6 vette has a .28. not to shabby. Smile

izcain · Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 10:03 pm Post subject:

ah hell lets just make it an even 0-200-0 race lol now that would be a kick in the ass. Although I like to stay going at a fast speed to much so i would not want to just hit the brakes....
Cool

Xophertony · Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 10:30 pm Post subject:

well i found something. i think this was the car i was thinking of. i remember reading an in-depth article about somthing like this once.

izcain · Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 10:33 pm Post subject:

HEY!!!

lol Yea he had a twin Turboed V-10 powered chinook and he couldn't even get over 98 miles an hour with it. We did it all N/A with good ol Chevrolet power.

In all fairness though, the elevation of the salt flats is in excess of over 6k feet so things tend to not run right and there is a lot of tuning involved when you get there to get things dialed.

Xophertony · Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 10:36 pm Post subject:

i was commenting on the slow speed of the "record" that was later shattered by you guys. Smile

i meant no disrespect to your motor home. hell, it's faster then my car. Sad

izcain · Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 10:38 pm Post subject:

lol I know I was only kidding. Very Happy

Im just saying that in all fairness I am really surprised that banks didn;t run as fast as he did since he had all the money invested into that motorhome. I know it ran a lot faster in testing but once they got the the salt it didn't run how they expected it to.

Twilightoptics · Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 10:39 pm Post subject:

izcain · Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 10:41 pm Post subject:

LOL I will be this year..... The guys came up with the idea that I was going to be a secret weapon lol. I told them I will just bring my bottle along in case we need to pick up another 100 horse lol

There are several things that we will be doing this year to go faster. I gotta help better the previous record so they dont think im a waste lol!