Sounds clean, I'm guessing they changed the timing curve to increase the torque with no real horsepower change? Those are big block numbers, with way less cubes. :thumbsup: Wait a minute, those are big block cubes. LOL

lol.. how about "with way less weight"

Yea, he fussed with the timing a bit.. tried to stay conservative since he knows we will be beating it with 91 octane.. I have an intermitant cam sensor.. only on start up. Sometimes if fires right up, sometimes it just cranks. Going to replace the small harness, sensor and check the plug tomorrow.

It sounds quite angry when you get on it... I need to break in the clutch.. tempting to just flog it.

Engine sounds awesome man. That engine pic you took is also killer. Nice work Steve.

She's a sick bitch. I can't wait to run em. It would be cool if you cruised her over and we made a weekend of it. Race, some shooting(Guns), and a photo shoot. :unibrow:

:cheers:

That would be a cool shot.. with the back package shelf loaded with a high end arsenal.. lol

I just picked up an FN SCAR I'm dyin to shoot.. and not here in stupid "10 rnd" Kalifornia..

Just a quicky... turn your speakers up..

Nothing like a quickie to get the day started off right. Thanks Penny. :drool:

The more walk around vids of Penny the better. :thumbsup:

All I have to say is = AWESOME!!!:bow:

Yup, sounds badass Steve :thumbsup:

Take a look at the space between the block and fans! I have never seen that much space there. Looks good.:thumbsup:

No worries, and no real need to hurry either. Once your car is out of the shop, Good 'ol purple gets its final touches, and when it goes home the price of hanging around the shop will probably increase beyond bringing food and beer.

Matt

That sounds so Sweet! I love it.

That's a side benefit of the Alumarad core support.. I gained about two inches of clearance. Before my intake was right up next to the radiator.

That is why we just switched to an Autorad setup on current build in the shop. We are going to need EVERY bit of room we can get.

Penny just gets prettier with age.:thumbsup:

Man, the inner fender well mod looks great. It fits the sub perfectly.

Sweet.. the people there are very nice and open to ideas on thier product. I need to get the story done and in print since they don't include instructions! lol

Yea, the guys at Best Of Show really knocked it out of the park.. I really like how they welded brake line to the edge to give it a more finished look.

Steve do you have any picture of the car when it was a drag car. I think seeing the transformation from Drag Car to Auto-Cross / Track Car would be cool to see in your magazine.

Make me wonder if buying an old pro-street car is something we all should consider.

Steve, did you powdercoat the main part of the Autorad core support?

Yep.. just thought it would be cleaner and easier to maintain.

I think it would be cool as well..

Soooo....
 

Are you driving yet?

If so, big difference?

I fractured my hand over the weekend.. slowed me down some. lol

hope to start driving on Thursday to break in for Saturday. The dyno guy drover her and said "Fuuuuuuuuuuuuu#$%" lol

Okay Steve --- Give us the dirty details on the hand!

:rofl:

My Mom said that would only make you go blind...

Wist it was something exciting like bar fight... lol

broke my fifth metacarpal bone just below the pinky knuckle

tripped in my shop and landed closed fist on the concrete floor.. bonehead move on my part (and my first broken bone!)

The cure is worse than the sickness.. the fing cast means I type with one hand and one finger... and i have to use the mouse left handed. Gonna be a long month (considering i have 3 stories to type up)

Shiat happens.. still gonna compete in the Editors racethis weekend.. just sorta one handed (although my rgt hand is still somewhat useful)

You should get a special shift knob made so it will work with you cast. Or...one the works with one finger.

Well I was just cruising home from cruise night on the freeway and what comes rolling up next to me? Bad Penny and Mr. Rupp. She looked good and sounded great when Steve took her back a gear and gave it a little gas.:thumbsup:
Looking forward to seeing her on the track tomorrow at GoodGuys. That ride looked a little stiff for our Cali freeways Steve. Did you have your kidney belt for that long drive home tonight? lol

I was like "Is that Shaun???" lol

She actually rode great.. evem on that damn plate freeways.. Teh Recaros also help tame the ride.. its actually a pleasure on most roads.

A nice 100 mile breadk in drive before tomorow... i shifted a LOT.

See ya tomorrow

Ya,Ya,Ya, how's the new power plant?

Actually i managed fine.. small trans/clutch isse where she doesnt want to go into first without going into second first (grinds)

Small issues to work out.

Big thanks to the crew from Best of Show.. They were a TON of help.. especially recently with my injury

Perky.. and it raps up REALLY fast..

As always, looks and sounds awesome, Steve.

I'd certainly hope your 460 makes more than 550whp - LS7's make more than that with smaller cams! :lol: Interested in the Mast top-end you're going to run, for sure...

But its all about the torque.. do the make 525 rwtq?

And my cam is tame.. nice street manners

Penny did good today.. Ran a 29.6xx which was in the top three i think.. we have an issue with the rear shocks bottoming out.. not good

So considering that and the broken hand we did good, had to drive in second gear to keep it under control

Will be working with global west to do som tuning an their new Penske line of shocks

the 33 CI advantage has the TQ covered (mine makes right at 500wtq), but your cam is quite a bit bigger than the cam in my LS7.

Are you working with Doug over at GW?

Why yes we are.. Doug is going to do some "stuff" to penny.. including some way cool adjustable shocks

He feels the car is leaving a lot on the table.. :willy:

Now you know why I run the OLC in 2nd - it's the only way...

Keep me posted on shocks. I think that I am going to be replacing the rears for the same reason. One some of the more aggressive road courses that we ran I thought that the car was setting a bit too soon - the transition felt great but I think that more travel is needed.

Glad the "debut" (is this the third or the forth debut? lol) went well. Sorry about Nick - I'm sure he won't rub it in to much. Wish I could have been there.

Cheers