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Thanks John - and there are some who wish I kept quiet more often!

So Joe, no comment on lap times before and after swap? __________________ Jon Mortensen http://www.m2differentials.com 450lb of torque (as well as a balanced chassis) coming off corners is the key, but we're still tuning, especially diff: 4.38 gears were best w/V6 (they're for sale now!), 4.08 was still too much for V8 (like a Legend car on ice), 3.69 seems just right but Nissan LSD is way too loose (spinning one tire then the other out of corners is like driving in Wisc in February). Gotta a beautiful locker frm Japan but not yet able to adapt stub axles (zero cash doesn't help). Ran 2:00/2:01s @CalSpd w/V6, 1:56 this year while overbraking into corners - will drop 4-6 seconds w/diff fixed & better brakes. Pulled 165-168mph off turn 2 w/4.08 diff (in 6th gear) last year, haven't figured out mph w/3.69 yet (wasn't pushing it @5,700rpm in 5th). After years of chasing turbos & Vipers, we're almost ready to rock ;] Oh, and the expression is "Good stuff Maynard" as in Maynard G. Krebs, not "Good stuff Ken" ;]

Wow Anthony - love that 510! Love sleepers that'll blow yer doors off ;]

Jim Sleeper did the design & fab - he specializes in suspensions & hot rods, but has a serious road racing background... been working together 10 years or so, and once he had the old chassis dialed in, we didn't have the hp or torque to take advantage of the handling. LS2 w/Tremec weighs same as VG30 w/trans & in doubling the hp & torque, we needed to stiffen up the chassis more. Always been on top of safety (Hans, etc), but since flirting w/170mph off turn 2 @CalSpdway, we upgraded roll cage/seat/etc. Ducting works great - ran Buttonwillow in 112-115 degree heat, didn't need fan on track :] Also, Chevy ECU much easier to work with than Nissan! Focused on dif now.

Dude! 10 seconds a lap faster!! No wonder those GT cars didn't show up on Sunday!!! Now if that damn truck driver would slow down, we could have some fun ;] Great stuff Ken!

oops - only 2 fotos at a time, I guess

Early stuff: boxed framework, roll cage, air extractors (so fans aren't necessary when on track), engine placement (no short headers can beat stock LS2 exhaust manifolds - and no room for longtube headers)

dry weight is now a couple ticks above 2,800 (added more roll cage last Fall) - tech weight (w/XXL driver) and w/5-6 gallons of gas was 3,120-ish...

Looks like I'm going to roll that car right over in that corner - bad Joe! Build/fotos later: do have some spare parts tho: http://unclejoe.com/300zxParts.htm