Fun first Pass with the Rocky at Z-max tonight
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06/08/12 11:01 PM
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Had a little fun with my buddy Brad tonight at Zmax. This was my first real pass in the Rocky, felt pretty good and it hooked like I can really lay into it next time out. I need to get out on a deserted (wide) road to see what it'll really do when I Lay into the throttle, (If you listen you can probably hear me easing it out past the 60' cone before nailing it WOT). But I'll tell you that 1000HP Pro systems carb doesn't feel BIG AT ALL on a stroker small block. Went a real Easy 11.81 @ 114.43 with a 1.75 60', felt like it's got a lot more in it in the first 1/2 of the track. I leaned the jets from 84/6.5PV Pri and 90 down to 82/6.5 and 88, felt a little cleaner up top but the air was hot ~84 degrees. I took the scoop off for a little sleeper effect. As if Anyone knows what the heck it is anyway, lol. It was fitting (and way FUN!!) being lined up against a tweaked Z06, The guy and his LS Tuner posse were all in the staging lanes and it was obviously making some MAD Top end power. He also had some 335 Mega-wide gumbo drag radials on it. But there's nothing like smoking an $85,000 sports car for your first decent pass down the track. Well...technically It was my second pass since I did an easy mid 13 second gear start just to run through the newly installed JVX manual valve body and to see what the top end of the track looked/felt like...the shut down at ZMAX goes on forever!! Zmax is an awesome facility!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXdaOi1JTuY&list=UUWU0UNt3a2PWsYdlK0AF2Dg&feature=plcp
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Re: Fun first Pass with the Rocky at Z-max tonight
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06/08/12 11:27 PM
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Fly, I could feel the front end jump and I knew if I stayed in it and layed into it it might have been Epic; but I guess I'm still feeling this thing out. The brakes are a bit sketchy with the big cam and a vacuum reservoir the power brakes aren't all they could be up top yet. Everyone comments that the short wheelbase might be squirrelly but to be honest up top it feels very stable and tracks arrow straight.
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Re: Fun first Pass with the Rocky at Z-max tonight
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06/09/12 05:13 AM
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Smoked the 'vette.
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Re: Fun first Pass with the Rocky at Z-max tonight
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06/09/12 03:51 PM
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George, Yeah I was thinking I could have easily put that vette well into the 10's. But a Kill's a Kill in my book But last night I just wanted to make a clean easy pass to see how it felt going through the gears because of the trans issue I had with ther maiden voyage. After I put the new FMVB in it I took the old vb out from the original rebuild and sure enough it had the wrong year T/A plate in it. I like the manual VB better anyway though. I shifted at ~6400 and the motor wanted to pull higher, I needed to re-lash the valves so I didn't wind her up like she wanted to go.
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Re: Fun first Pass with the Rocky at Z-max tonight
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06/10/12 10:24 PM
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Glad you finally got a good run...now put your big boy pants on and flat foot that thing out the gate! J/K Bobby, you know I gotta give you a hard time! Sounds like it's definitely running good...good kill too!
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Re: Fun first Pass with the Rocky at Z-max tonight
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06/19/12 09:40 PM
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Runs really good and sounds good as well. I saw your exhaust vid too. What made you use the car you did? Was it something you just had laying around? Just a question. Great job.
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Re: Fun first Pass with the Rocky at Z-max tonight
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06/19/12 09:51 PM
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Thanks Buddy, I actually bought it with a 318 in it that a guy up in southern Virginia used to bracket race running dead consistent mid 14's with it. The chassis just hooks so "naturally" that it seemed a great fit for a nice mild roller stroker motor in it. I've had the jones to build a small block stoker for a while and after several A, B and E bodies over the years I wanted to have something a little bit 'different'...so the little Rocky was a great fit for me. Being only 12' long and with the high ground clearence, it's really easy to work on with PLENTY of room to work around (unlike the Charger) in the garage. It's really really FUN to race and roll up in the lanes with Everybody seems to love it and root for it at the line. I'd actually love to do another one but here in the states they are very Rare and kind of tough to get a hold of. Ironically they are very popular in Asia and apparently Australia (I think they're called Feroza's over there) as well.
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