Tuesday night test and tune, Route 66 Raceway, Joliet, Il, 6-19-01:

With marginal traction and hot, humid weather, the HRC RS with its latest combo reset its own records. The new numbers are 11.53 seconds @ 123 MPH!

The rest of the numbers:
60 ft 1.79, 1/8 mile 7.44 @ 99.06

Previous best was 11.72 @ 122, with 60 ft of 1.718 and 1/8 mile of 7.58 @ 94.24. These old numbers were run with excellent traction and weather conditions, unlike the new record.

The new Record moves the HRC RS to from #7 to #4 on the dsm.org drag times list.

As you can see from the numbers, the 60ft on the new record run was poor compared to the old record. With the new combo of larger slicks and taller gearing, 60 fts in the 1.60's are expected. A track with better traction should net this. Better traction alone should propel the RS into the 11.30's, and the addition of more favorable weather (less humid, cooler) should assist to net 11.20's!

The best part is that this is in a street car with air conditioning and power steering, completely stock cylinder head, cams, intake and thottle body, and a bolt-on Stage V HRC turbokit. The only non-stock engine parts are the pistons and rods!

A quick rundown of the combo:

HRC Stage V Turbosystem with new HRC FMIC and optional Super 20G-H turbocharger, optional Eliminator 420A 3" stainless downpipe, open exhaust
HRC / Clutchmasters Stage IV clutch
Quaife limited slip differential
HRC prepped transaxle with 3.55 final drive (stock is 3.94)
26 x 8.5 x 15 slicks
AFX underdrive pulley

Not a very long list, but the Stage V Turbosystem contains a wealth of components in a coordinated, highly proven combination (see our website for details).

Not too bad for a car that has 24,000 turbocharged miles, and ran 16.50's stock, eh?

Here's the fun part: for NIRA Power Four competition, we will be adding Nitrous Oxide. Essentially, we will clone the combo off the HRC / Ayala Neon, which just broke into the nines on its first time out this season (see other thread). If we propose 11.20's in optimal conditions without nitrous, imagine what might be there with it!

Damn, I am jazzed!
Bill Hahn Jr.

Bill Hahn Jr.
98 RS Turbo: 10.87 @ 136 MPH
HRC Stage V with N20
Nation's Fastest Street FWD 2G DSM
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