Mountain State Mayhem, Part 3: Cookin' Class Races
OWNER BIOScott Depot, West Virginian Roger Keeling was one of the most experienced racers in this shootout. Our 54-year-old competitor had 30 years of racing under his belt, with one IHRA Stock championship back in 1981. After race modifications to his bright red '02 Bird, it left MPR Race Cars in Almont, Michigan and went straight to Indy for a qualifying session. Roger runs in Super Stock GT/EA where the index is 10.95. His best performance to date has been a 9.96, .99 under that index. Keeling finds the Fourth-Gen. cars to be very aerodynamic and easy to work on--apparently so, since he also owns a '98 Trans Am. | STRIP SPECS | | Year/Model: | 2002 Firebird | | Race Weight: | 2,990 lbs. | | Curb Weight: | 2,790 lbs. | | Fuel Level: | Full tank | | Engine: | 1997 350 Chevy, bored to 355 cubic inches | | Built by: | Owner | | Induction: | 750-cfm Quadrajet by Jim Boburka, .072 jets, .051 metering rods | | Intake manifold: | Ported Edelbrock Victor | | Heads: | Ported 1983 #624, 1.84/1.50-inch Manley stainless valves, 257 cfm intake flow | | Pistons: | Forged BRC | | Rods: | Forged Manley | | Compression ratio: | 10:1 | | Crankshaft: | Forged Crower | | Camshaft: | Comp Cams billet roller, 275º/275º at .050, .790/.790 lift | | Ignition: | Mallory electronic distributor, MSD 7AL2 box, MSD coil | | Total timing: | 36º at 3800 rpm | | Exhaust: | 1.875-inch Hooker headers, no exhaust system | | Transmission: | Turbo 350 with race build | | Converter: | Coan 8-inch, 4800-rpm stall | | Shifter: | Hurst | | Rear type/ratio: | GM 12-bolt, Mark Williams spool, 4.88 gears | | Brakes, F/R: | Lamb disc | | Wheels: | Weld, 15x3.5 front, 15x14 rear | | Tires, F/R: | Moroso 7.10x15 front, Phoenix 32x14.5x15 rear | | Suspension, Front: | Pinto rack and pinion front end, AFCO shocks and springs, no stabilizer bar | | Suspension, Rear: | Koni adjustable shocks, Competition Engineering springs, unknown-size stabilizer bar | | Chassis modifications: | 10-point rollcage by MPR Race Cars | | Interior modifications: | Auto Meter gauges, Hurst shifter, Kirkey seats, Grant steering wheel, Biondo trans brake switch, Simpson belts | | Exterior modifications: | Enlarged rear fenderwells | | Safety modifications: | Driveshaft loop, all other IHRA required saftey equipment | | Paint: | Red | | Launch Technique: | Leave at 4,200 rpm | | STRIP TUNING LOG | | Run | Tuning | Launch RPM | Shift Point | 60-FT | 1/8 ET | MPH | EST 1/4 ET | | 1 | 33º, tires 11 psi,#72 jets, AN rods
| 4,200 | 7,000 | 1.30 | 6.42 | 105.60 | 9.98 | | 2 | BG rods | 4,200 | 7,000 | 1.36 | 6.46 | 104.90 | 10.04 | | 3 | #70 jets | 4,200 | 7,000 | 1.42 | 6.60 | 103.73 | 10.26 | | 4 | AB rods | 4,200 | 7,000 | 1.35 | 6.45 | 104.66 | 10.03 |
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