eclou's LS1 track car

Well I finally found some time to clean the car and put up some proper photos. I can't go into all the details but Eric at TPC solved the following issues I had with my car:

1)unreliable powertrain when pushing 300 rwhp
2)unreliable braking/mismatched master cylinder and Big Red brake kit
3)fluids leaks - oil, water, fuel
4)suboptimal cooling channels for radiators
5)suboptimal mounts for suspension reservoirs
6)battery drain

I am very pleased and will be able to start tracking the car this week

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This is pretty neat...

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What is it? I like the color and wheels.

So much cleaner when you don't have all the emissions crap I had to bring over.

Very nice, what make and size wheels are those? Does that brace you have circled go all the way accross to the other side?

that's the coolant hardpipe. I doubt it provides for much structural rigidity. The wheels are Kinesis C2 turbos. 17x8.5 and x10.

I saw it when I was at Eric's. Its awesome (if its the same one with motons).

Let me know when you want to sell....

Looks great!!

...I don't get the crossover pipe, but maybe i can't see it all.

What part don't you get? It's the factory cross over coolant line, it runs from the top passenger side of the radiator to the coolant expansion tank. From the original factory turbo setup.

I never knew those existed. Thought it was a new product of yours. Pretty cool thing to have. I see theres one on ebay.....so it makes sense now. Ive always wondered why there were tapped holes on top of the frame rails...thought it was for 968 stuff.

Ah, i see. Okay, makes sense now! I didn't know those existed either. My '87 just had the rubber hose and i always wondered about the bolt holes too.

Anyways, the car looks great, and hopefully you'll be able to enjoy it more now.

couple of new shots with 295 rubber and 18's

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only question i have, can it burn some serious rubber? it look like it but can it?

modenas wrote:only question i have, can it burn some serious rubber? it look like it but can it?

spins the 295's very easily

some video from my shakedown run today at TWS. Temps were really hot - 106F outside, 260F oil temps, 240+ radiator temps. I will be upgrading from the 25 yr old stock radiator asap.

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You going with the Ron Davis radiator?

either the Ron Davis or the Wizard. I don't know which one is better or if they are about the same?

I've done a little research and they seem to be very similar with the wizard being cheaper. Chris white on rennlist sells the wizard radiator

I sent an email to Chris. Might as well give him the business

Just as an update, did get the Wizard radiator from Chris and installed it. Quality item and in conjunction with a custom aluminum shroud to force air thru the radiator my water temps have dropped to 200 on track. One caveat the radiator is thicker and it pushes into the radiator hose into the power steering pump pulley. I had to saw off the nub on the pulley to gain clearance.

With the temps down I was able to run the car with more vigor at Texas World Speedway. The track was partially wet and had some occasional mists so traction was limited in the corners. The LS6 would spin the rear tires at will in 3rd gear on relatively fresh Hoosier A6 295/30/18 tires. I was also able to keep up with a chipped new GT2RS - yes, the real deal - on the front straight hitting close to 155mph. For points of reference, the GT2RS is rated at 620 hp stock, with chip probably closer to 700 hp. My car is lightened and the motor is probably around 400 rwhp.

eclou, what are the dimensions of the rad?

I'll have to check but at least 1/2 inch thicker than stock. Before ordering though, you might want to wait as someone is coming up with an LS1 specific radiator for the 944, and it will probably be cheaper than options now

My issue is that my RH rad hangs too low and no matter how careful I am, it scrapes coming out of parking lots and driveways, hits the concrete block at the end of parking spots, etc, causing cracks and ruining the rad.

Is the new rad you mention something you or the builder can talk more about?

the Wizard doesn't hang any lower than stock. If you can wait a couple of months there will probably be an announcement about a new option here

Thanks, I'll hold off on the new 951 rad that I was planning on buying.