Owner Bio: Jim Zeek
Jim Zeek, a 40-year-old heavy-equipment operator in Forest Grove, Pennsylvania, is the promoter of Pontiacs in the Park at Virginia Motorsports Park in Petersburg and the Outlaw Pontiac Nationals. He sold Pontiac parts for four years to raise the money to buy his current race car. His favorite moment in it is winning the Quick 16 at Norwalk in 2007. Jim says his race car is special "because of the time it gives me to spend at the races with my daughter, Jaimie."
| Strip Tuning Log |
| Run/Tuning | Launch RPM | Shift Pt. | 60-ft. | 1/8-mile | 1/4-mile |
| 1. Baseline | 5,300 | 6,300 | 1.21 | 5.51/125.32 | 8.63/157.50 |
| 2. Same | 5,300 | 6,300 | 1.21 | 5.54/124.93 | 8.67/157.03 |
| 3. Change shift point | 5,300 | 6,800 | 1.24 | 5.51/125.65 | 8.62/158.06 |
| 4. Same | 5,300 | 6,800 | 1.21 | 5.49/125.63 | 8.61/157.72 |
| Best Pass Corrected | 8.44/160.85 |
Run Notes:
Same 60-foot and e.t. as in Cecil County two weeks earlier; 2) Bog at 1-2 shift due to change in conditions; 3) Pulled good at shift; 4) Good run, best time ever.
| Strip Specs |
| Year/Model | ’92 Firebird |
| Race Weight With Driver | 2,385 lbs |
| Curb Weight | 2,100 lbs |
| Fuel Level When Weighed | 3-gal |
| Fuel | 112-octane |
| Engine | ’67 YH-code 400 |
| Cubic Inches Before/After | 400/502 |
| Engine Built By | Speed Equipment Corp. and owner |
| Power Adder | None |
| Induction System |
| Air Cleaner | None |
| Carburetor | Pro Systems Dominator, 1,050-cfm |
| Jets | #90-square |
| Spacer Plate | 1-in aluminum and two ½-in phenolic |
| Intake Manifold | Victor, port-matched |
| Fuel System |
| Pump | Product Engineering Magnum, 460 gph |
| Lines | -10/-8 |
| Regulator | MagnaFuel, 8 psi |
| Heads |
| Casting | Wenzler |
| Head Porting | Bischoff Engine Service |
| Flow Numbers | 325 cfm at 0.800-in lift and 28-in of pressure |
| Valves | 2.20/1.81-in Ferrea stainless steel |
| Bottom End |
| Pistons | Ross forged, 3cc dome |
| Rings | Total Seal gapless |
| Rods | GRP, aluminum, 6.800-in length |
| Compression Ratio | 14.13:1 |
| Crankshaft | Scat, forged, 4.500-in stroke |
| Rotating Assembly Balanced | Yes |
| Camshaft |
| Brand | Comp Cams solid-roller |
| Duration at 0.050 | 279/283-deg |
| Duration Advertised | 312/316-deg |
| Lift With Specified Rocker Arms | 0.727/0.727-in |
| Lobe Separation Angle | 112-deg |
| Installed Position | 108-deg |
| Rocker Arms | T&D rockershafts, 1.65:1 |
| Ignition |
| Distributor | Stock, MSD crank trigger |
| Amplifier | MSD 7AL-2 |
| Coil | MSD HVC 2 |
| Wires | Moroso Ultra 40 |
| Spark Plugs | NGK 5724-8 |
| Total Timing | 34-deg |
| RPM That Total Timing is Reached | Locked out |
| Exhaust |
| Headers | Prostart, custom stepped |
| Primaries | 2.00 to 2.125-in |
| Collectors | 4.00-in |
| Exhaust Pipes | None |
| Mufflers | None |
| Crossover | None |
| Drivetrain |
| Transmission | Powerglide, JW Ultrabell, Bruno’s Trans-Vest, ATI gearset |
| Converter | 8-in Select, 5,600-rpm stall |
| Shifter | Hurst Pistol-Grip Quarter Stick, electric shift solenoid |
| Rear | Mopar Dana 60 |
| Rear Gear Ratio | 4.10:1 |
| Spool | Strange |
| Axles | Strange 35-spline |
| Chassis and Suspension |
| Brakes F/R | Strange, two-piston calipers, 12-in rotors/Wilwood Dynalite, four-piston calipers, 12-in rotors |
| Wheels F/R | Weld Racing 15x3.5/15x15 |
| Tires F/R | Goodyear 24x5x15/33x16x15 |
| Tire Pressure F/R | 40 psi/6.5 psi |
| Suspension Front | |
| Struts | Strange adjustable |
| Control Arms | Strange |
| Stabilizer Bar | None |
| Suspension Rear | |
| Springs | QA1 |
| Shocks | AVO |
| Antiroll Bar | Prostart |
| Other Features | Four-link with wishbone |
| Chassis Mods | Full tube chassis |
| The Rest |
| Interior Mods | Stainless panels |
| Exterior Mods | Hairy Glass fiberglass one-piece front end, hood, scoop, doors, rear body panel, Lexan windows |
| Safety Mods | SFI-approved drivetrain parts, Simpson five-point harness, M&R window net |
| Color | Blue, yellow, white |
| Launch Technique | Stage at idle, release transbrake on top bulb, floor it to 5,300 on rpm chip on second bulb, shift at 6,300 rpm, go through traps at 6,900 rpm |
| Best 1/8-mile E.T./MPH Prior to Event | 5.556/125.24 |
| Best 1/4-mile E.T./MPH Prior to Event | 8.674/157.80 |