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Star Turbo Talon	Feb-05-12 05:59 PM
Member since Oct 21st 2003 8331 posts,

#47948, "Hello 2GNT....I am still alive"

Wanted to say hello to everyone, Glad to see your still plugin away and hope everyone is well. My 2012 has started out fantastically and I hope yours is too.

Lot of things new in Chicagoland....Caught up with Steve Martinez and Kulaga lately, both are doing good. Steve has shifted his focus to the F-bodies and Kulaga is on Vette #2.

I spend a great deal of my time last year flying a squirrel suit....yes I am not one of those. Learned a lot and hope to be on the World record formation this September in Perris Valley CA.

I did manage to spend some time in the garage as well. I have 2 roll cages under my belt already (cust cars), bending and forming is a lot of fun but its def nerve racking when your having a bad day. I didnt really take many pictures, they were both budget cages, no swing outs ect.

I spent a great deal of time on learning head work. From setting up valve train and maintaining geometry to porting. I def have no interest in porting...lol Flow bench work and calculations is so much fun and i cant wait to start another set of heads.

The Superbee is doing very well, I have already maxed out the 110GPH setup and I am trying to get the next setup finished in the next day or so. Once I get more fuel to it I am hoping for even better numbers. I have started the next motor project as well.....its going to be a dyno toy for a while and I dont quite have all the detials figured out. So Far I almost have the block work done and the pistons came back from the coating shop in South Carolina last week. Going for a 500 Cu In stroker on this one. The chassis of the Bee will never handle it unless I cage it and put a ladder bar/9inch in the rear......Not wanting to do that leaves me searching for a good chassis to build.

The Eclipse is officially over and back to stock for the most part. It was difficult choice but I have done exactly what I set out to do in the beginning. Peak HP ending up being just over 400 at the wheels in 60* weather with 30% humidity. Not bad considering the cams ect. On the track i hated the car.....I really did. I was always fighting the timing and torque. I refused to give up the advanced map I had but at the same time I couldnt keep the torque down. Best run i ever got was in the mid 12's (i know I cant drive) and it broke free many times. I found at 4500 the car really came alive and it was fun while it lasted. Last time the car was out I finally started to break things. I didnt retune after last summer heat and sure enough it leaned just enough to show me......Blew a tower right off the MSD coil and smoked 1 channel of the igniton box. I got pissed and called it quits. Fow what its worth......the 420A will drive on 2 cylinders!

Motor is still in the car but the rest is pulled. Thanks go out to Miller for help acquiring all the factory parts. The eclipse will become the Daily in the spring.

Kalugas car lasted 188,000 miles beofre i re-ringed the motor and its still kickin. Chassis has tiny rust spots on the towers so its pretty much over for that car. In the spring I will prolly sell it or junk it...who knows

Picked up another LT1 Z28.....prolly make that a nice summer driver while I look for a newer truck to haul the cars around with.

Family is doing well with the exception of a couple deaths last year, both expected. My middle sister has her first child, she is happy. I have moved on to G/F #42...lol

Enough of me.......What is new with all of you?

Terry