GM Performance Parts LSX Shootout - 3 Of The Quickest "Rumble" Vettes on the "trailer" before eliminations!

Boy what bad luck!!! The quickest vette in the rumble class was Doug from ECS he won True Street King of the hill with 3 great runs, put the "Go Fast" program in his car and went for the IRS record spinning a bearing in the process falling a bit short of the record. The next quickest Vette was the Copper C6 Z06 Twin Turbo car, after getting his 8.98 run he burned up a head during time trials. My little "Barbie Vette" burned up a starter on Friday, no biggee I went to town got another and spent 4 hours putting it in, went to the lanes with my "slow down" program in trying to run 9.50 and ran a personal best of 9.21 @ 149 boy was I ready for qualifying. Well Satuday night I was ready to qualify but burned up the clutches in my transmission in the process. So there it is, the 3 quickest Rumble Vettes on the trailer before they had a chance to do battle. Oh well thats dragracing!!!

JR

Oh yeah I almost forgot OUR BUDDY EDGAR was quietly WINNING THE WHOLE BAZONGA with his 10 second "Little Red Corvette" - Congradulations to Edgar Perez!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Thanks for the run down JR.

I didn't make it this year, but I did buy a ZO6 Vette!

Doug did great and Edgar hit it out of the park.

I don't know that other guy with the copper Vette.

Sorry to hear of your bad luck.

Fast cars break more often, its a fact.

Was Keith Valone there? From Florida?
Remember, he went to dinner with us last year?

There is always next year!:D

Oh yeah I almost forgot OUR BUDDY EDGAR was quietly WINNING THE WHOLE BAZONGA with his 10 second "Little Red Corvette" - Congradulations to Edgar Perez!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:werd: :thumb: :cheers:

Did'nt see Keith this year but he may have been there, I was kind of busy and you bet there is always next year!

JR

Make that four of the quickest "Rumble" vettes. I also broke my diff housing on the last qualifying pass on Saturday night and was unable to compete on Sunday. I thought that the C6 Z06 diffs were bullet-proof. I guess not. Back to the drawing board.

Keith was there as well running some mid 8's ,but broke something as well.
I think they left saturday evening.

Hey John, congrats again on that 9.21. I was planning to swing by and snap a bunch of pictures but the day got away from me.

Nice meeting you JR, sorry to hear about the tranny problems, your car looks like an animal out there. Congrats


Breaking is part of the game sometimes at these levels, I dont know if I "spun a bearing" or not, I just had some noise near the bell housing at the end of the 8.63 pass so I parked it. Hopefully I can get to look at it before our PRO 8 this weekend. I have good oil pressure and it runs fine, so we'll see.

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Make that four of the quickest "Rumble" vettes. I also broke my diff housing on the last qualifying pass on Saturday night and was unable to compete on Sunday. I thought that the C6 Z06 diffs were bullet-proof. I guess not. Back to the drawing board.

I was wondering what happened to you?
That is too bad.

So did the C6Z diff break in the same way as the C5Z?
Maybe it lasted longer, but will still break in the long run?

Maybe not?

Make that four of the quickest "Rumble" vettes. I also broke my diff housing on the last qualifying pass on Saturday night and was unable to compete on Sunday. I thought that the C6 Z06 diffs were bullet-proof. I guess not. Back to the drawing board.


Someone needs a tranny/diff brace!:D

Nice meeting you Dan

my heart is broken....four ways....sorry guys

I was wondering what happened to you?
That is too bad.

So did the C6Z diff break in the same way as the C5Z?
Maybe it lasted longer, but will still break in the long run?

Maybe not?

It broke the two top ears off of the diff where they connect to the adapter plate. I'm going to RPM tomorrow to get it fixed. And yes, I will be adding a brace. I have never broken a diff case but have broken a couple of ring gears. In the C6 Z06 diff, the gears held up but not the case.

Make that four of the quickest "Rumble" vettes. I also broke my diff housing on the last qualifying pass on Saturday night and was unable to compete on Sunday. I thought that the C6 Z06 diffs were bullet-proof. I guess not. Back to the drawing board.

Man do you still have a full c6 z06 rear set up for the c5 for sell. Are have you sold it or broken it. Saw you had one for sell in the corvette forum.

Man do you still have a full c6 z06 rear set up for the c5 for sell. Are have you sold it or broken it. Saw you had one for sell in the corvette forum.

Yes, it is new from RPM and for sale. If I don't sell it this week, it goes back in the car.

Next year the "Barbie Vette" will show up with a trans brake, 2 step, Big Stuff, AND a tranny brace to my C6 Z06 rear end. We just don't know yet which tranny will be used, 4L60E, TH400, or PG in that order (I'm probably too heavy for a PG) I'm done with the elect glitches that may have taken out my tranny and stopped me from putting it in the 8's this year.

JR