The Parting Shift: An 11-Second Pass in a 30,000-Mile Hemi GTX By Brian Lohnes Posted 11/27/09
We realize that many of you have checked out for Thanksgiving weekend, but that won't stop us from posting our now-traditional, week-ending Parting Shift item. This time it's from BangShift.com member Hemi Joel, who is Joel Nystrum. You might recognize his name as the guy who was the first to have a Mopar in the 10s at a Factory Appearing Stock Tire race. He knows what's up with Hemi cars.
That brings us to his video, wherein a none-too-bright pal sits in the back seat filming Joel as he rows the four-speed in his black, 30,000-original-mile, 1967 Plymouth GTX Hemi car during an 11-second pass. This is the way we like to see muscle cars treated! BangShift approved.
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Written by fedsrule Nov 30 2009
Hey Joel, did you ever miss a gear? Do you have any sort of rev-limiter?
scott
Written by Dignlif
Nov 29 2009
You're supposed to lift when shifting? ??? lol Nice driving and awesome sounding car! Thanks for sharing.
Written by Hemi Joel
Nov 28 2009
Thanks guys!
I love banging gears. When I'm all snowed in up here in Minnesota, pulling up this video and listening to that Hemi sing just makes the winter seem shorter.
Bye for now, Joel
Written by tiresmoke!
Nov 27 2009
Joel, you's a baaaaad mother with that gear-rowing action...and you employ my favorite mindset of NEVER LIFT.
Collectors need to see how much fun they're missing by letting these cars sit and draw dust.
Written by Grumpy427 Nov 27 2009
Thats great, nice to see guys that dont lift when they row a 4 spd.
Written by fedsrule Nov 27 2009
One of these days I'll have the stones to keep the accelerator to the floor when shifting.
Nice work.
Written by BangShift Forum Admin Nov 27 2009
http://www.bangshift.com/blog/The-Parting-Shift-An-11-Second-Pass-in-a-30000-Mile-Hemi-GTX.html
I use an MSD6AL ignition with a rev limiter in it hidden under the dash. I raced the car for 5 seasons in Pure Stock and in F.A.S.T. Missed lots of shifts, mostly because of mechanical failures. Some of them were costly. Such as in 03, I was in the final round at the F.A.S.T. spring nationals against Dudek. In prior rounds, I was running quicker than he, so I thought I had him covered. I cut a better light and got out on him by at least a car length. Then I missed the 3rd gear shift and he got past me. By the time I recovered, it was too late. Later, I found a cracked 3-4 shift arm that caused the missed shift. It was cracked from the hole for the trans shaft out to the edge, so it would spread under pressure causing less motion in the shaft than in the lever. That sucked, but that's racing. Still, I'd never give up my manual trans for one of those stinky, slippery, fluid couplings. ;D