91CCFirebird's 1991 Firebird Formula "painted"

[KeithTurk]

There's one more in the middle of those two firebirds... and one below them

Jerry, Joe, and Jeff Kugals 307mph is the first door car over 300mph and Mike Lefever built the engine... I'm fairly sure most of you would crap your pants if you knew how average it was... Mike just understands Boost and how to control it!!! ( it's got 23 degree heads )

The John Lingenfelter, Carl Stagmier, Gary Eaker Firebird...293mph... ( maybe higher I just don't actually remember ) this was the GM effort out of the back door... Gary now owns Aerodyn which houses the A2 wind tunnel that I've got to work in quite a bit...

The Banks car was featured a bunch but I never paid much attention to it... I'm sure it's nice... didn't catch the actual times it laid down... just know these others set records where they did...

Oh and My favorite not so bright but wickedly honest Car and Driver editor Csaba Csere and his wonderful crash.... he passed on no less then 7 opportunity's to prevent it and drove head long into it.... at around 280mph. great junk ( required reading for salt flats wanna be's ...C & D feb 96 )

Keith

[fahrenschnell]

Sounds like 3rd Gen's are where its at for LSR

Seth

[Freiburger]

The '91-'92 Firebird seems to be the best off-the-shelf aero package you can get.

Don't forget John Rains...high 290s with a turbo V6.

[Joeys66chevy]

I was talking about this one...



Ran 283 and could still be driven on the street. Good write up here.

http://www.bankspower.com/im_SuperRod_Sept04.cfm

I had a red 86 TA and always dreamed of duplicating this car. Very Cool.

Seth

ha i knew i was somewhat right.....mostly 'bout the twin snails and CHEVY heart

VROOM

[91CCFirebird]

Unfortunately the fantasy bubble I was living in just popped.....drove the bird to work today and put it through the paces a little on the way home and it puked all over itself again....guess the rings are shot....open for other suggestions....time to start saving for a rebuild

[Mr4Speed]

Triple check the PCV system, then run a cranking compression test & check out all the plugs.

[91CCFirebird]

Ran a compression check and the bottom half checked out perfect, re-checked the PCV, changed the valve cover gaskets (leaking but not part of blow-by problem), oil pressure checked out good, I have no idea why it is shooting oil out the fill and dipstick......any other suggestions?

[HoosierGTA]

Let me say when things don't work like they SHOULD, sometimes it calls for fixing things like you SHOULDN'T have to. Stick a breater in it . Proferably to the valley/crank case.

[91CCFirebird]

I had the same thought.....gong to drive it a few days and see if it spits up again....leaving for little rock on Friday morning though so it won't see much road time in the next few days.

[91CCFirebird]

I think the problem is finally solved. Three days and no oil out of the top of the valve cover. Chased it for a month and it was just this simple, and only $4.95. Thanks Hoosier GTA.