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Hey "silverfish", hows about sharing some info on.... #218962
02/09/09 05:23 PM
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....your silver fish? I was braggin on your Cuda on the Gen forum a few weeks back, got your pic saved in my files so I used it. Sure would like to hear about it along with some pix.
Thanks.
Ken.

Re: Hey "silverfish", hows about sharing some info on.... [Re: StrokerPost] #218963
02/09/09 05:51 PM
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Well......its been a work in progress for a long time! Every time we would get it going the rules would change for the class we were building it for. That happened about 3 times. Its been changed from big block to small block and now back to big block again. Its a true ten five car with ladder bars and coilovers. It has 28.0 x 10.5 rear tires. All aluminum 540. Indy block with -1 heads. Speedtech diffuser plate system. Alterktion front end. The problem we have had the last couple years is keeping it grounded! We've had 3 BAD wheelstand instances, one resulting in a minor crash! We really wanted to make it run without sissy bars but have finally given that dream up. It is scheduled to go to the chassis shop later this month for wheelie bars and to update the cage and chassis to current specs. We have only sprayed it with a 250 shot so far and have run low 5.50s in the 1/8 with as good as 1.26 60ft. We really feel that we can squeeze 5.20s and possibly high teens out of it once we are able to actually spray it with a decent shot. Motor builder said he doens't see a problem spraying up to 600 on it but we want to stay around 400 with it. The last couple years have been aggravating b/c we just keep tearing stuff up with the wheelies so we are really looking forward to getting rid of that problem. Thanks for the compliments.....

Re: Hey "silverfish", hows about sharing some info on.... [Re: silverfish] #218964
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Re: Hey "silverfish", hows about sharing some info on.... [Re: silverfish] #218965
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Sounds like a monster waitin to happen. Heres wishin ya some better luck gettin it down the track. Heres a link to the post I mention your ride in with my fav pic of it. https://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/show...rue#Post4930275 Love the look and again, good luck.

Re: Hey "silverfish", hows about sharing some info on.... [Re: StrokerPost] #218966
02/09/09 07:51 PM
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don't lift when it hooks, big chicken

J/K


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Re: Hey "silverfish", hows about sharing some info on.... [Re: bigdad] #218967
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Very impressive, does it still have the street equipment on it?

Re: Hey "silverfish", hows about sharing some info on.... [Re: cgall] #218968
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Very cool car, i know what you are going through, the wheelie bars will help, BUT shock adj, Progressive for the nitrous and digital7 are the real keys to going fast with your car. I have been 5.30's witha lot less motor and 440-1's at 3500lbs. THe biggest improvements ive made is keep the front down with a progressive, and working with travel and shock adj. You will go the fastest when you keep the bars from ever hitting the ground. With the motor you have i would be as bold to say you can go 5.0s or even in the 4's YOull see when you get the wheelie tamed just how much nitrous you can put to it,
My car is the same as yours, ladder bars with coilovers, 295 drag radials, street car 3500lbs


....BAD A$$ STREET CAR.....
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What shocks are on that thing?


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Re: Hey "silverfish", hows about sharing some info on.... [Re: Irun5snd8th] #218970
02/09/09 10:58 PM
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spring rates will really help you also, lighter in the back may not exactly be the ticket on a car like yours....also not so light in the front. A stiffer spring will slow the transfer, maybe calm the wheelie. MR2Performance can really help you alot with your setup for shocks and springs. He gave me some good tips


....BAD A$$ STREET CAR.....
Re: Hey "silverfish", hows about sharing some info on.... [Re: cgall] #218971
02/10/09 10:02 AM
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Very impressive, does it still have the street equipment on it?




Yes its still street legal. It has all the working headlights, tailights, sidemarkers, etc. It has the factory dash, headliner, and carpet.

Re: Hey "silverfish", hows about sharing some info on.... [Re: n20mstr] #218972
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Very cool car, i know what you are going through, the wheelie bars will help, BUT shock adj, Progressive for the nitrous and digital7 are the real keys to going fast with your car. I have been 5.30's witha lot less motor and 440-1's at 3500lbs. THe biggest improvements ive made is keep the front down with a progressive, and working with travel and shock adj. You will go the fastest when you keep the bars from ever hitting the ground. With the motor you have i would be as bold to say you can go 5.0s or even in the 4's YOull see when you get the wheelie tamed just how much nitrous you can put to it,
My car is the same as yours, ladder bars with coilovers, 295 drag radials, street car 3500lbs




I've got the digital 7 box but not the progressive controller. We also have double adjustable shocks in the front with the Alterktion front end. We had it too tight in the front right after putting those on and it wouldn't transfer any weight. We slowly backed them off a little at a time until it seemed tame. Then.....wham, outa nowhere it decided to launch to the sky again. It just so unpredictable. I know I could more than likely tune it out with the digital 7 with a timing curve but I think I would feel more safe with the wheelie bars on it before we run anymore. The chassis shop we are taking it to has done several heads up ten five cars in this area and he says he can set it up to like you say to where it never gets on the bars. We're looking forward to getting back to the track with it. 5.0s is a pretty lofty goal, but I hope you're right. I would love to show up in a crowd of chebbies and ferds and lay down 5.0s!!! We'll see.....

Did you progressive controller help you that much? Which one do you have and how much percentage do you leave the line with, and when do you bring it up to 100%?

Re: Hey "silverfish", hows about sharing some info on.... [Re: bigdad] #218973
02/10/09 10:15 AM
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don't lift when it hooks, big chicken

J/K






yeah, yeah, yeah.....hopefully we'll be seeing you at the track some this year. We plan running some TTT5 races with the cuda and also some OTS races with the Duster. We've been working hard and heavy and the duster and are getting real close. I don't think we will have any problem hitting 4.70s with the combo we've got in it now. Hope to see you soon.....

Re: Hey "silverfish", hows about sharing some info on.... [Re: silverfish] #218974
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don't lift when it hooks, big chicken

J/K






yeah, yeah, yeah.....hopefully we'll be seeing you at the track some this year. We plan running some TTT5 races with the cuda and also some OTS races with the Duster. We've been working hard and heavy and the duster and are getting real close. I don't think we will have any problem hitting 4.70s with the combo we've got in it now. Hope to see you soon.....





I still need to make a trip over to buy a gen-set from you

Look out for bad weather today too, sounds like it is headed your way



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Re: Hey "silverfish", hows about sharing some info on.... [Re: silverfish] #218975
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Car looks awesome!! Lets see some more pictues!!


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Re: Hey "silverfish", hows about sharing some info on.... [Re: bigdad] #218976
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don't lift when it hooks, big chicken

J/K






yeah, yeah, yeah.....hopefully we'll be seeing you at the track some this year. We plan running some TTT5 races with the cuda and also some OTS races with the Duster. We've been working hard and heavy and the duster and are getting real close. I don't think we will have any problem hitting 4.70s with the combo we've got in it now. Hope to see you soon.....





I still need to make a trip over to buy a gen-set from you

Look out for bad weather today too, sounds like it is headed your way






We've got plenty in stock. They've even come out with a bigger one now...6300!!! So we've got the 3000, 4500, and the 6300. I'll make you a racer's special price on whichever one you decide on. As far as the weather goes...this crap needs to quit. If we don't get some warmer weather and some sunshine, business is going to be terrible. People don't usually buy campers in the rain! Prayin for sunshine here.....

Re: Hey "silverfish", hows about sharing some info on.... [Re: Get-X] #218977
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Car looks awesome!! Lets see some more pictues!!




Don't have many more pics....here is one I haven't poste yet but its not much different....

Re: Hey "silverfish", hows about sharing some info on.... [Re: silverfish] #218978
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I think I'll have to get that big one, my trailer has a 50amp service on it

Guess that was some kind of code they had to abide to ..

30amp would of been plenty big enough I'm sure


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