RickB Posted March 16, 2001 Share Posted March 16, 2001 Scottie, you'll find this interesting... fellow Z'er Greg Kring now has a Stage 2 motored GN. I witnessed him run 11.20 something at 129mph on 15#'s boost, pump gas and radial TA's (not DR's)!!! He then went 10.40's at 131mph on ET streets and still low boost and pump gas! Greg also told me face to face that he ran a 10.06@139 if i recall correctly at 19#'s boost!!! INCREDIBLE!!! Folks, this is in a full weight GN with CD player, A/C, etc., etc. Imagine if you dare what it would do in one of our cars ------------------ RickB@DragRacer.com 280V8 http://www.rickb.racemail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Bayley Posted March 16, 2001 Share Posted March 16, 2001 Rick, I don't play with modified GN's anymore, some of them are just too mean for me. Some guys will have a few mods and I can just waste them, while other bone stock looking GN's will just annihilate me. Unless I'm running an honest 9 second street car, I will still be suspecious of the "average" looking GN. And even then... ...turbo's are cool. -Andy ------------------ "But I don't sit idly by, I'm planning a big surprise." Andrew's Land of Z and Honey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clint78z Posted March 16, 2001 Share Posted March 16, 2001 That is truely awsome, a 3700lb car doing that fast on pump gas. Greg sure does know how to tune them. It will be very intresting when he gets his Z done, he has the know how to get that one into the 11's. Anybody heard from Stealth Webb, intrested if he got his coilpack conversion done on the DFI . The GN is not exactly aerodynamic, heard of them referred to as the flying barn door Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drax240z Posted March 16, 2001 Share Posted March 16, 2001 I too, eagerly await to hear more about Gregs Z. I keep checking back to his webiste, not much going on there! It sure would be nice to see a few more 11 second Z's out there. Or 10 second ones! Furthurmore there aren't a whole heck of a lot of 11 second Nissan powered Z's out there. (maybe I'll be there someday though) ------------------ Richard Lewis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickB Posted March 17, 2001 Author Share Posted March 17, 2001 I agree...he needs to make some progress on his Z. IT IS NICE (understatement for sure!) But, nope, he hasn;t done a thing with it. He just smiles when you ask him about it like he knows he needs to but has too many toys. Some people have all the problems huh! ------------------ RickB@DragRacer.com 280V8 http://www.rickb.racemail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottie-GNZ Posted March 19, 2001 Share Posted March 19, 2001 RickB, I heard from Greg and I think he is having too much fun with the StageII to bother with the Z. I calculated 764RWHP on the 10.06 run and he says he plans to go for it at the Texas meet with slicks and 25# boost. That should put him in the 850hp range but since he only has a 6-pt cage and no license, he gets one pass befor they kick him off. He also mentioned it needed a bigger turbo ------------------ Scottie 71 240GN-Z Scottie's GNZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottie-GNZ Posted March 19, 2001 Share Posted March 19, 2001 Just found out on the turbobuick board that Greg had an "incident". The shaft on the turbine side of his turbo snapped and the impeller WENT THROUGH the cast iron turbine housing and put a hole in his hood. That precious engine is undamaged and now he has the excuse for upgrading to a T-88 turbo ------------------ Scottie 71 240GN-Z Scottie's GNZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modern Motorsports Ltd Posted March 19, 2001 Share Posted March 19, 2001 quote: Originally posted by Scottie-GNZ: Just found out on the turbobuick board that Greg had an "incident". The shaft on the turbine side of his turbo snapped and the impeller WENT THROUGH the cast iron turbine housing and put a hole in his hood. That precious engine is undamaged and now he has the excuse for upgrading to a T-88 turbo Wow! that's a 10.0 on my pucker factor scale! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickB Posted March 20, 2001 Author Share Posted March 20, 2001 Uh yeah...I was standing right besode the Motorplex retaining wall when it "went". It wasn't until later that i got to see it in the pits. Looked like a shotgun had blasted through the hood! ------------------ RickB@DragRacer.com 280V8 http://www.rickb.racemail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLKMGK Posted March 20, 2001 Share Posted March 20, 2001 Umm, I just got a look yesterday at a 94 or 95 Mustang 5.0 that had a little "problem". Seems th eclutch, not the flywheel, let go. It sheared ALL bolts off, exited stage right taking a chink of frame with it, shattered the trans bellhousing and case, AND took out a chunk of engine block with it including the starter. What was left look like a grenade went off inside and left metal everywhere. I have NO idea what this guy was doing when it went but had it gone UP instead of to the right it could've been his legs instead of the suspensionframe. I might try to get some pics of the damage just for funsies. Make me wish just a bit for a blowproof bellhousing on this T56! SFI flywheel is nice and all but this was the darned clutch that blew! Heh, so what did it sound like when that turbo blew? Lucky it didn't take out part of the fuel system and start a weenie roast (shiver). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pauli Posted March 20, 2001 Share Posted March 20, 2001 good god... exploding car parts are not good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickB Posted March 21, 2001 Author Share Posted March 21, 2001 It made an angry "POP"...then that was it. ------------------ RickB@DragRacer.com 280V8 http://www.rickb.racemail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavyZ Posted March 21, 2001 Share Posted March 21, 2001 You know, that Lakewood bellhousing is looking better and better all the time, and I like red! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pparaska Posted March 22, 2001 Share Posted March 22, 2001 ...Mine's painted semi-gloss black now. I've seen a 57 Chevy have it's frame rails ALMOST cut all the way through by and exploding flywheel. Tons of sheetmetal damage too. That made me decide on a blowproof housing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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