'69 Firebird - Counterfeit Trans Am

[Josh@Ridetech]

I got a chance to finally put the parts to use and do what they were built to do this past weekend. I ran the DriveAutoX event at NCM in Bowling Green, KY. The car did more than I could've asked for, especially being on 245 Continental's that are a 340 treadwear tire. I wasn't planning on using these tires but I had an open weekend and decided to sign up. I ran into an issue where I was pushing way more oil into the catch cans than what it should (I had to empty them after every 3 runs). After doing some thinking, I'm not entirely sure that the baffles are set up right in these after being modified for the 10an bungs that are welded into them. The large sweeping corners allowed the oil/condensation to run right out of the covers and into the cans (and I may have slightly overfilled the engine, who knows..). After some band-aid work to try and make the oil flow path harder, it helped out and I continued to run. I ended up having the fastest time in the GRV group on Sunday and then took first place in the GRV shootout. I couldn't be more happy with the initial performance of the car, not to mention how greatly ran the event was. I also got to go down with my good buddy, Herb (Yelcamino on here), he's helped me out in more ways over the years than I can remember. All in all, it was one of the best weekends that I've had for a while. I just wanted to do a quick update and post some of my favorite pictures from the weekend!