Year One Experience '07

[Tony@AirRideTech]

My nickname was Schleprock all weekend. Burned up the tranny in my truck on the way to meet the guys at the shop to leave on thursday morning. Jumped in Brets mustang with him and made 3 descent laps on saturday before we blew the motor up. Jumped over the retaining wall smack dab in the middle of a pile of fire ants while we were waiting for the roll back ( of everything on Gods green earth... the only thing I am "really" allergic to is ants). Jumped in the Camaro ( which I was driving and responsible for the whole weekend) parked it at the motel and it gets ripped off Sunday night..... I am surprised they did not stick me in a straight jacket, blindfold me and put me in the trailer just so I did not touch anything else. Well... they say that bad luck comes in three's so atleast I knocked all of mine out of the way in one weekend. So here it is in a nutshell

Tranny Thursday morning.... $1600.00
Blown Motor......................$20,000.00
Fire ants...........................$6.00 bottle of benedryl and four days and nights of pain.
Camaro.............................$70,000.00

Seeing the look on my face coming over the hill for the first time on the last turn at road atlanta at God knows how fast...... $Priceless

[parsonsj]

When Jeff rebuilt my PS pump he said I really wouldn't need a cooler. We shall see.

I just ordered a new pump from Turn One. Jeff said the same thing to me: I won't need a cooler. As someone once said, we shall see.

jp

[Bill Howell]

My nickname was Schleprock all weekend. Burned up the tranny in my truck on the way to meet the guys at the shop to leave on thursday morning. Jumped in Brets mustang with him and made 3 descent laps on saturday before we blew the motor up. Jumped over the retaining wall smack dab in the middle of a pile of fire ants while we were waiting for the roll back ( of everything on Gods green earth... the only thing I am "really" allergic to is ants). Jumped in the Camaro ( which I was driving and responsible for the whole weekend) parked it at the motel and it gets ripped off Sunday night..... I am surprised they did not stick me in a straight jacket, blindfold me and put me in the trailer just so I did not touch anything else. Well... they say that bad luck comes in three's so atleast I knocked all of mine out of the way in one weekend. So here it is in a nutshell

Tranny Thursday morning.... $1600.00
Blown Motor......................$20,000.00
Fire ants...........................$6.00 bottle of benedryl and four days and nights of pain.
Camaro.............................$70,000.00

Seeing the look on my face coming over the hill for the first time on the last turn at road atlanta at God knows how fast...... $Priceless

Remind me to avoid you at all cost on the Power Tour.....

[datsbad]

i had the same problem at the kansas city goodguys autocouse . 3 laps then loss of p.s. and 6 cones under the car . did you install the cooler in the pressure or return line ?

Just curious what you think is the right line to do this in ?

[JEFFTATE]

Just curious what you think is the right line to do this in ?

Return line.

[Steve1968LS2]

I just ordered a new pump from Turn One. Jeff said the same thing to me: I won't need a cooler. As someone once said, we shall see.

jp

That's what he told me as well.. Here's a link to a story where they tested his pump and found it to run cooler than stock.

http://www.gmhightechperformance.com..._pump_install/

What did he say about fluid type?

[parsonsj]

What did he say about fluid type?

He said any of the GM approved fluids will be fine.

jp

ps. Nice article. Glenn Estelle is the guy who did the FEA on my uprights.

[MarkM66]

Just curious what you think is the right line to do this in ?

Is this a quiz?

[datsbad]

Is this a quiz?

Sorry but no Just wondering what everyone thinks.
Some say otherwise.

JP I cant wait to see that car in person . I might pick your brain a little as we are in the beginning stages of starting a High profile 66 Nova also .

[Bill Howell]

Here are mine, in no particular order. The ones taking inside are of Milton Robinson's collection.
http://www.musclerides.com/Pages/Yearone2007.php

[MarkM66]

Sorry but no Just wondering what everyone thinks.
Some say otherwise.

JP I cant wait to see that car in person . I might pick your brain a little as we are in the beginning stages of starting a High profile 66 Nova also .

I agree with what was stated above, on the return line.

[parsonsj]

JP I cant wait to see that car in person . I might pick your brain a little as we are in the beginning stages of starting a High profile 66 Nova also

Thanks! I'll be glad to consult on your Nova project.
jp

[bookends]

the pressure line would probably destroy the cooler they're designed to handle lower pressures, not to mention if it's a plate fin cooler (radiator style) wouldn't the bends in the cooler line slow the fluid and make the steering stiff and unresponsive?

[Kenova]

I cant thank John enough for letting me ride with him.
It sure made leaving the red car at home a lot easier.
This car is just sick. we hit 140 on the back straight away with very little effort. It sticks in the corners like glue. What a blast!!!
Thanks John. you are the man!!
PS.
Andrew if you see this iam sorry that you didnt get to do the other 20min. session.

Lucky bugger!
Ken

[stage2ROUSH]

John I gotta tell ya, your car looks mean as hell on the track !!! when we were doing the parade laps on sunday It was all I could do to keep driving my car !!!well I had to because of " brakehappy" that was in front of us!!!! but the car looked great out on the track, and that A.M before you got "booted" for being too" loud" I watched you while I was in line for the auto-X Like I told you before we started the parade laps," they were afraid you were making them look bad!!"anyway it was nice meeting you and seeing the car again.

[andrewb70]

Thanks! I'll be glad to consult on your Nova project.
jp

For a fee, of course...

Andrew