Still, he isn't done. "The next thing on the list is the rearend," says Chris. "With the stock rearend on drag radials, I've been able to run a 12.0 at 119 mph, still pedaling it off the line, with the density altitude at 7,500 feet. I know with more seat time and a built rearend the car will be in the high 10s here in Albuquerque, where our density altitude is always around 7,000 feet. Nnot too bad for a car with everything including the A/C still in it."
You've gotta admire his persistence and attitude in letting neither altitude nor a rash of broken parts slow him down.
Fox Lake's P-51 intake is...
Fox Lake's P-51 intake is appropriate given that Mr. Crosby's engine room is optimized for high altitude work, just like the WWII fighter of the same designation. With a stroked and strengthened bottom end, free-breathing heads, and ProCharger's D-1 involved, it's no wonder that 604 hp is sent to the rear wheels-at only 9 pounds of boost.
Stock
Bore 3.572-inch
Stroke 3.750-inch
Displacement 306 ci
Crankshaft Forged stroker
Rods Mahle
Pistons CP
Camshaft VT Stage 2 blower cams
Heads Livernois Stage 2, CNC-ported
Intake Fox Lake P-51
Power Adder ProCharger D-1SC, currently at 9 psi; 3.4-inch pulley
Throttle Body BBK 75mm
Mass Air PMAS Velocity
Injectors Bosch 60-lb/hr
Fuel Pump Aeromotive A1000
Headers Bassani mid-length
Exhaust MAC X-shaped crossover; Borla after-cat
Transmission D&D T-56 six-speed
Clutch SPEC 3+
Rearend 3.73:1 gearset
Electronics
Engine Management Stock, with SCT X3/Motiva Performance Engineering tune
Ignition Stock
Gauges Auto Meter
Chassis and Suspension
Front Suspension
K-member UPR tubular
Control arms UPR tubular
Springs UPR coilovers
Struts Tokico five-way
Caster/Camber Maximum Motorsports
Brakes Brembo rotors; Hawk ceramic pads
Wheels TSW Thruxton, 18x8
Tires BFG KDW, 275/35R-18
Rear Suspension
Springs Bullitt
Shocks Tokico five-way
Control arms Steeda
Brakes Brembo rotors; Hawk ceramic pads
Wheels TSW Thruxton, 18x9.5
Tires BFG KDW, 295/40R-18