Hopefully this doesn't come across as bragging but I feel like a proud father and wanted to share.

Its been 5 long years, 3 motors, 2 Transmissions with 5 rebuilds, 5 Tuners and what seems like 100's of challenges/setbacks but I am finally enjoying drive this thing everyday.

It has been a painful and $$$ journey but it now puts a smile on my face with every turn of the key and especially when I am running down Vettes, SRT8's and even a GTR in a 6550lb SUV.

I haven't made it to the track yet but if the G-Tech Meter has any indication of what it should do it consistently shows 0 - 60 time's around 3.8s and the 1/8th mile was 6.76s.

Few Clips and one of the Dyno sheets.

Dyno Run

Rolling Idle

Little Launch

 

Nice numbers! Bet that feels good LoL. Enjoy it makes me Jealous I still have not even driven mine since build ended too cold here..

 

Looks and sounds good. I suspect your gtech is off though, that 1/8m time is a bit fast for that power and weight. How much boost you pushing?

I recall seeing a lot of your issues, that awesome you can finally enjoy it.

 

Fukin NASTY.

Pat, G-techs are actually pretty accurate. If you remember back in the day, Parish used to do a lot of testing with his Gtech and it was remarkably close to his actual track numbers. I agree that the numbers seem very quick for a vehicle of that weight, but a 408 with a 2.9 could be making around 1000 rwhp.

 

Thanks Pat and I agree that seems awfully fast, it converts to like 10.7 in the 1/4 and I find that highly unlikely. I have the GTECH setup for the correct weight, the highest drive train loss setting and wind resistance set to half way which shows between a car and a freight truck.

I know I don't have actual numbers from a run but when looking at a scan from the point just before the speedometer comes off of 0 to the moment after it hits 60 was something like 3.52s and to 100 was like 9.7s if I remember correctly.

I need to get it to the track before the next setback. I don't feel comfortable passing 100mph on the street @ WOT. I am shifting into 3rd at about 95 and it just keeps pulling like I was taking off the line.

I will do 120 plus in my sports car anytime because it just feels right but when in the truck I feel like something this big should not be going this fast. The truck will run circles around my Porsche.

I am at 12.5lb's now and with the new setup its pulling harder then when I was running close to 18lbs.

 

Hey I hope it does run that, i have a gtech (somewhere) so I am familiar with them. Any idea what the 1/8 mph is?

 

Love the dig vid. That heavy sucker charges hard and didn't even lean on the converter!

 

Some front limit straps and better tires and that thing would surprise alot of stuff on the street thats for sure..

 

What transfer case are you running? Some type of limit strap in the front will really help your launch.

 

Its the factory BW 4481 that I updated with some parts from the newer BW 4485 which gave me the 32 spline input shaft and sprockets and chain that are a 1/4 inch thicker than the 4481.

Limit straps are definitely on the to do list there have just been too many other things that have been a priority.