Chris is the current quarter-mile record holder for L67 non-intercooled Grand Prixs on www.clubgp.com. For the shootout, he installed an intercooler, however. His record may lead you to believe that the 40-year-old racer has been traversing the 1,320 for many years honing his craft. Truth be told, Chris has been racing for only two years. His '00 GTP? "I bought it as a business car and drove it for 120,000 miles in four years before deciding to race it," he says. "I autocrossed it for a year and then decided to convert it into a drag car." As you may imagine, Chris' most memorable moment in his GTP was his first 11-second pass.
| Strip Specs |
| Year/Model: | '00 GTP |
| Race Weight: | 3,120 lbs |
| Curb Weight: | 2,945 lbs |
| Fuel Level: | 1/4 tank |
| Type of Fuel: | VP 103-octane |
| Engine: | '00 L67 3800 V-6 |
| Cubic Inches Before/After: | 231/232 |
| Built By: | Jeff McClurg |
| Programming By: | HP Tuners |
| Airbox: | Custom ram air system through driver's headlight |
| Fuel Injectors: | Siemans 60 lb |
| Intake Manifold: | Stock |
| Throttle Body/MAF: | Stock 85 mm |
| Fuel System: | Aeromotive pump and regulator, set to 47 lbs, -6 lines |
| Heads: | GM casting, 1.90/1.57 Manley valves |
| Ported: | Fox Lake Machine |
| Flow Numbers: | 244/212 cfm at 0.500-in lift at 28 in pressure |
| Pistons/Rings: | Diamond forged, flat-top, 0.010 over / Diamond moly |
| Rods: | Stock from L32 engine, powdered |
| Compression Ratio: | 9.5:1 |
| Crankshaft: | Stock |
| Rotating Assembly Balanced: | Yes |
| Camshaft: | Cam Motion hyd. roller, 222/228-deg dur. at 0.050, 0.575/0.585 lift with 1.7:1 rockers, 115-deg LSA |
| Installed Position: | Straight up |
| Rocker Arms: | Harland Sharp roller 1.7:1 |
| Ignition: | Factory crank trigger, MSD coil packs, Taylor wires |
| Total Timing: | 19 deg |
| Exhaust: | TOG Extreme headers, 1.75-in primaries, 3-in collectors, open |
| Power Adder: | Eaton Gen-V Supercharger, 18 psi boost |
| Intercooler: | Intense |
| Transaxle: | 4T65 HD, Quaife LSD, 3.29:1 gears |
| Converter: | ProTorque, 245 mm, 3,500 stall |
| Shifter: | Stock console-mounted |
| Brakes F/R: | Grand Am disc (lighter and smaller diameter than stock) / stock disc |
| Wheels F/R: | Weld 15x9 / Weld 15x4 |
| Tires F/R: | M/T 15x10.5 Drag slicks / Moroso 15x4.5 |
| Tire Pressure F/R: | 10 psi / 45 psi |
| Suspension Fr: | Koni coilovers (QA1) adj, set at full stiff, stabilizer bar removed |
| Suspension Rr: | Koni coilovers (QA1) adj, set at full stiff, stabilizer bar removed |
| Chassis Mods: | Six-point rollbar |
| Interior Mods: | Kirky race seat |
| Exterior Mods: | Carbon-fiber hood |
| Safety Mods: | Rollbar and five-point harness (five months old) |
| Paint: | Stock silver |
| Best 1/4-mile ET, MPH Prior to Event: | 11.40 at 117.09 |
| Launch Technique: | Footbrake to 2,500 rpm |
| STRIP TUNING LOG |
Run | Tuning | Launch RPM | Shift Point | 60-FT | 1/8 E.T./MPH | 1/4 E.T./MPH |
| 1. | 9 deg timing | 2,600 | 6,400/6,700 | 1.70 | 7.38/93.56 | 11.59/112.87 |
| 2. | 21 deg timing | 3,300 | 6,400/6,700 | 1.65 | 7.33/93.57 | 11.53/114.73 |
| 3. | Same, add 1% fuel, reduced tire pressure to 10 psi | 2,300 | 6,400/6,700 | 1.64 | 7.34/92.64 | 11.60/113.92 |
| 4. | Same, add 1% fuel | 2,800 | 6,400/6,700 | 1.62 | 7.30/92.92 | 11.55/112.17 |
| 5. | 22 deg timing | 2,500 | 6,400/6,700 | 1.62 | 7.30/93.03 | 11.57/112.04 |
| Run Notes: 1) 11.5 psi in tires, spun; 2) Same; 3) Knock retard; 4) Clean run; 5) Knock retard |