To make sure East Hickman's GT could beat all comers, BES Racing was called upon to screw together a 434ci Windsor using a Dart block, an Eagle crankshaft and rods, and Ross pistons. A Comp Cams grind mandates valve events in a pair of BES-ported Edelbrock Victor heads. BES also massaged an Edelbrock Super Victor intake, and Induction Solutions tuned the runners for optimal nitrous/fuel atomization. A Pro-Systems 4150 series carburetor provides air and fuel to the combination. Induction Solutions and Edelbrock were teamed up again on the GT's nitrous system. The nitrous kit is an Edelbrock system, but Induction Solutions' Steve Johnson tuned the combination, which enables the car to run 8.60s at over 153 mph.
| 5.0 Tech Specs |
| ENGINE AND DRIVETRAIN | ELECTRONICS |
| Block | Engine Management |
| Dart 351W | Stock with Powerworks |
| Displacement | Performance tune |
| 434ci | Ignition |
| Crankshaft | MSD 7AL box with coil, Taylor |
| Eagle | spark plug wires, NGK spark plugs |
| Rods | Gauges |
| Eagle H-beam | Auto Meter |
| Pistons | |
| Ross w/ Akerly and Childs piston | SUSPENSION AND CHASSIS |
| rings | Front Suspension |
| Camshaft | K-member |
| Comp Cams with corresponding | AJE Racing tubular |
| lifters | Control Arms |
| Cylinder Heads | AJE Racing tubular |
| Edelbrock Victor 7721; BES | Springs |
| Racing-ported 2.125/1.6 valves; | AJE Racing coilover |
| Jesel rockers; Manley | Struts |
| Performance valvesprings | AJE Racing |
| Intake Manifold | Brakes |
| Edelbrock Super Victor, BES | Aerospace Components disc |
| Racing-ported/Induction | Wheels |
| Solutions-tuned | Holeshot Performance Wheels |
| Carburetor | Hole Pro 2 |
| Pro-Systems 4150 | Tires |
| Power Adder | Mickey Thompson |
| Edelbrock nitrous system tuned | Rear Suspension |
| by Induction Solutions, 125hp | Springs |
| plate and a 250hp fogger system | Chris Alston's Chassisworks |
| Fuel System | coilover |
| Aeromotive fuel pump and | Shocks |
| regulator, Edelbrock/Russell | Vari-Shock |
| fuel lines | Control Arms |
| Exhaust | Chris Alston's Chassisworks |
| Kooks | Brakes |
| Transmission | Aerospace Components disc |
| Wayne Transmissions | Wheels |
| Powerglide, PTC 5,400-rpm stall | Holeshot Performance Wheels |
| converter and 176 Pro Tree | Hole Pro 2 with bead locks |
| valvebody, B&M Pro Bandit | Tires |
| shifter, Moser aluminum | Mickey Thompson E/T Drag slicks |
| driveshaft | Chassis Stiffening |
| Rearend | Custom rollcage, Chris Alston's |
| Chris Alston's Chassisworks | Chassisworks subframe |
| FAB9 4.30 gears, Moser 35-spline | connectors |
| axles | |