Me n Ethyl

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We were getting close to finishing the car so we tore the interior out to start the roll cage install

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Looking at the Roll Cage Install today and noticed the CPU relocation was clearly visible. The shots I took at the time of install were mostly of my friend using foul language. Enjoy

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Finally finished the Alternator wiring to the Kill Switch today.

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Just got back from a hell of a good trip to SNL. Steve has really outdone himself. He has designed a top cog pulley that I believe is going to be more resilient and less prone to either breakage or belt walking due to flexing. The solution is high quality machined with very close tolerances. His earlier attempts were pretty good but there was still a little bit of flex in the Cog and the mount which transferred the pressure to the rest of the snout. You guys have told me breaking snouts is not an uncommon thing. Steve has taken the entire thing to a new level, an art form as far as I am concerned. Some might not like it but I personally believe it will carry me to levels of output I never thought possible and do it reliably. Anyone with a Gilmer drive or contemplating going to one with either a Kenne Belle or a Whipple should contact SNL and talk to Radio. Pics below are of the actual snout shaft for the cog. Radio will release the pictures of the brace when he finishes it.

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We got the car on the dyno last night. Good news is she held 21 lbs of boost with no falling off so the cog drive works great. Also the Moroso remote electric water pump kept the ECT at a steady 185-190 through the session, I highly recommend that product. On the down side the injectors maxed out. We are going to have to go to 190 lbs injectors to keep up with the 21 lbs of boost. IATs were through the roof so we have some work to do there yet. We also discovered a breaker box in the rear mount battery install was just not robust enough to survive the vibrations and we will have to work out an alternative to that. Car made 775/850 to the wheels with 12 degrees of timing in a best of two pulls. We get the injectors sorted out and work on the IATs we will hit at it again.

[SuperBuickGuy]

You're killing me... my GTO is a DD... that I just bought a cat back system for and a hurst shifter... and when the Buick goes, one of the supercharger kits

oh, while you have the interior apart - how (in the name of all that's holy) do you get that stupid console apart?

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Helms Manual, there are some hidden bolts in it Progressive Nitrous kit is on the way. Should be in Thursday night

[SuperBuickGuy]

Helms Manual, there are some hidden bolts in it Progressive Nitrous kit is on the way. Should be in Thursday night

ummmm.. thanks

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LoL I would have took pics for you but I am not out there, let me see if I can stir something up

[BOOOGHAR]

what part of texas are you in ? i would love to get some shots of your car

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In Haslett right now north of Fort Worth

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Of course the only reason we built her was to play with her

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I've teased you guys for about a week on the new snout for the cog drive. I am sure many were wondering how many seconds the cog would last until it snapped off. This is the solution designed by Steve Addison of SNL Performance. Snout problems and belt slipping are problems of the past.

[SuperBuickGuy]

pretty cool

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Okay, so me n Radio was sittin around SNL the other day, kinda thinkin up things to do. I handed my beer over to Radio and said "hold my beer Bubba and watch this". So I went over to the phone and called GForce1320 and ordered a 9 inch rear end with a Moser pumkin, 3:50 gears, and a 35 spline Wave Trac upgrade.

Parts have started arriving and the first received was the housing. Thought I'd follow along with it as we install it. First up was strengthening and modifying the stock control arms.











We also started the next phase of the engine tuneup, receiving the Nitrous Kit


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