427ci LS2 sleeved, dry sump oil pump, engine build & install, 69 Camaro

[8mywal8]

Dale,

Is that a stock 69 cowl induction air cleaner you are using?
Also how long is the stock rod? Mine is on the car and there is no way to get it off with the engine in place. I just made an extension piece to bolt too it.

Thanks
Ronnie

[Sieg]

Originally Posted by 8mywal8

Dale,

Is that a stock 69 cowl induction air cleaner you are using?
Also how long is the stock rod? Mine is on the car and there is no way to get it off with the engine in place. I just made an extension piece to bolt too it.

Thanks
Ronnie

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[DaleTx]

Originally Posted by 8mywal8

Dale,

Is that a stock 69 cowl induction air cleaner you are using?
Also how long is the stock rod? Mine is on the car and there is no way to get it off with the engine in place. I just made an extension piece to bolt too it.

Thanks
Ronnie

Ronnie, I was able to remove the stock throttle linkage with the engine in the car. After removing it... I welded on an extension and lengthened the stock arm about 2.5 inches.

I made the arm just long enough so I could get full throttle on the FAST 4 barrel TB. Adding 2.5 inches worked out good.

What Sieg said on the cowl induction air cleaner... custom made to fit.

[GregWeld]

Dale ---


I AM on a jury... so no way I'm making PIR event. They said today that trial will be 2 1/2 to 3 days -- then deliberation. I just got home -- man it's a long dang day doing this stuff!!

We'll just have to plan another event when I don't have this stone around my neck.

[DaleTx]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

Dale ---


I AM on a jury... so no way I'm making PIR event. They said today that trial will be 2 1/2 to 3 days -- then deliberation. I just got home -- man it's a long dang day doing this stuff!!

We'll just have to plan another event when I don't have this stone around my neck.

Greg,

No problem... we'll meet up another time for a track day. The weather is not looking good for this Friday anyway.

I served on a jury last year and it was interesting... especially the deliberations... good luck!

[PTAddict]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

Dale ---


I AM on a jury... so no way I'm making PIR event. They said today that trial will be 2 1/2 to 3 days -- then deliberation. I just got home -- man it's a long dang day doing this stuff!!

We'll just have to plan another event when I don't have this stone around my neck.

Bad luck Greg. I'm sure you'll have entertaining stories about your time as jury foreman that you'll not be allowed to tell

For you, Dale, and any other interested Pac NW folks, I am signed up for the 12th (Northwest Porsche Club) and 13th (Turn 2 Lapping) at Ridge Motorsports Park. There are still spots available both days; see www.motorsportreg.com for signup details. Weather forecast looks good, insofar as you can trust any 10 day forecast in the Pac NW

[DaleTx]

Originally Posted by PTAddict

For you, Dale, and any other interested Pac NW folks, I am signed up for the 12th (Northwest Porsche Club) and 13th (Turn 2 Lapping) at Ridge Motorsports Park. There are still spots available both days; see www.motorsportreg.com for signup details. Weather forecast looks good, insofar as you can trust any 10 day forecast in the Pac NW

Scott, I registered for the Turn 2 Lapping event on Friday. Thanks for posting... I'll see you Friday.

[DaleTx]

I loaded up the car last Thursday afternoon and drove up to the Ridge Motorsports Park in Shelton Washington to meet Scott Borduin (PTAddict) for a track day last Friday. This was my first time running at RMP. The track is a 2.47 mile long road course… with two blind rises, two blind descents, and a ½ mile long straight. What a fun track.… it just doesn’t get much better! I had the most fun I’ve ever had with my car. This track is much more technical challenging than PIR… and was a blast.

It was a 2.5 hour drive to the track... so I rented a trailer and drove up the night before and spent the night at the track. I plan to get an enclosed trailer before next season.


Here is a pic of Scotts car and trailer. Nice set up.



You can see part of the track in the background on this pic. WhenI first saw this I couldn't believe the elevation drop.





For the first session I drove behind Scott and he showed me the lines. I ran a total of five sessions for the day. By the third session I was starting to figure out the track and pick up speed. The car felt very balanced and the grip was excellent. The new suspension set up worked great... can’t wait to get back out on this track.

I look forward to doing more track day events in the future with Scott. Scotts car is very impressive in person, and he goes all out on the track. Next time out we plan to get some video dicing on the track.

Thanks to Scott for inviting me to the track day. I had a great time and it was nice to get out on a new track

[GregWeld]

Everyone I've talked to locally LOVES the track.... hopefully the facilities follow.


Glad you guys got together and had a great day!

[Ron in SoCal]

Glad you had fun Dale! I got a chance to see Scott's car at SEMA a couple years ago. You're right, it's stunning!