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4/16/17

Updates for 2018 are to squeeze as much compression out of the motor as possible and take some weight out.
Compression came in at 15.1:1 by sending a mold of the combustion chamber to Diamond Racing and having
a custom dome piston made.

We made a mold of the TFS-R combustion chamber for this year.
Sending off to Diamond for a set of custom gas ported pistons.

- Removed the two heavy AGM 16v batteris and replaced with an 8lb Li battery
- Installed a set of 28" stiff side wall slicks
- Fitted and painted a pair of Motor City Solutions fiberglass doors
- Refreshing the tired 359. Will be a 363 with higher compression (from 13.7 to 15.1) and a lighter piston with thinner ring package
- Should be down to 2800lb race weight

5/29/17

Custom Diamond Racing Pistons came in. 9.8cc effective dome volume and 417g.

10/29/17

Making Progress. Final compression came in at 15.1:1
Awesome work by George and Tommy at Bergmann Wunderlich Machine

New Lifter Bushings

15.1:1 363 c.i.d. Engine

FRPP R302 Block, 4.125 Bore
Cornett Machine Billet Crank, 1.800 Rod Journal, 3.400 Stroke
GRP Aluminum Rods
Custom Diamond Gas-Ported Dome Pistons
Total Seal 0.9/0.9/2.0 Rings
Custom Bullet Solid Roller Camshaft (282/292 @ 0.050 & 0.752/0.720)
Morel Solid Bushing Roller Lifters
Kuntz and Company Edelbrock Super Victor EFI Intake
Kuntz and Company TFS TW-R Heads
Cometic Head Gaskets
2.120" Ti Intake Valves, 1.600" Ti Exhaust Valves
PAC 1356 Valve Springs
Smith's Custom 3/8" Pushrods
Wilson 4500 4-Hole 1610CFM Throttle Body
Custom Canton Aluminum Pro Drag Oil Pan
RAM Aluminum Flywheel
Innovators West Harmonic Balancer
Peterson External Oil Pump
Wix 51515R Oil Filter

Suspension

R&R Chassis 8-Pt Roll Cage
AFM Subframe Connectors
Bogart Force 5 Wheels

Front:
D&D Motorsports Tubular K-Member, A-Arms
Granatelli Bump-Steer Kit
Wilwood Manual Steering Rack
Viking Double Adjustable Coil-Over Struts
Goodyear Front Runners Mounted on 15x3.5 Bogarts with 1.75" B.S.

Rear:

Hypercoil 3-1/2" Rear Springs
TeamZ Double-Adjustable Upper Control Arms
TeamZ Double-Adjustable Lower Control Arms
Modified HPM Anti-Roll Bar for Higher Torsional Stiffness
Viking Double-Adjustable Rear Shocks
M/T 28x10.5s ET Drag Slicks Mounted on 15x10.5 Bogarts with 7" B.S.

Fuel System / Engine Management

5-Gallon Aluminum Fuel Cell
Aeromotive A1000 Fuel Pump
Aeromotive A1000 Fuel Pressure Regulator
Holley 48lb/hr Injectors
Edelbrock Fuel Rails

Holley HP EFI

Ignition

MSD 7AL2 Box
MSD HVC-II Coil

Drivetrain

GForce GF5R Clutchless 5-Speed Manual, 3.059 1st gear
Hyatt Custom 3-Finger Adjustable Clutch, 5135 Single 10.5" Disk
Strange 35-Spline Spool and Axles
Strange 5.14 Gears
Dynatech Custom Aluminum Driveshaft

Exhaust

Kooks 1-7/8" to 2" Stepped Long Tubes HPC Coated
Performance Welding 3-1/2" Merge Collectors
Bullet 3-1/2" Mufflers

Miscellaneous

G-Force 5-Pt Harness
Quick Time Steel Bellhousing
Custom Meziere Aluminum Radiator
Autometer Mechanical Oil Pressure, Water Temperature, Volts, Brake Pressure, Fuel Pressure Gauges

5/28/18

Thanks to Matt Bell at Redline Performance in Bloomington, IL for tuning the new combo.
Dodged a bullet early on when we discovered the extended tip spark plugs need to be indexed.
Tight with the big domed pistons indeed. So had to tune with a recessed tip. Not optimum.
And also you'd think I have been doing this long enough to remember my laptop for the RacePak.
It was therefore impossible to dial in the crankcase vacuum in the time I had.
Although with last year's setting of 13" it did make +12 rwhp across the board.

So there is more there but still not too shabby. Almost cracked the 600 rwhp mark
with 26" tires and 5.14 gears in the 9".