Car and Engine DetailsThe chassis, suspension and body are developed and produced by JBL Motorsports. The specifications are summarized below. See their excellent website for details.
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Chassis |
Design | Stressed-skin semi-monocoque design using 1018 carbon-steel |
Torsional Rigidity |
3800 lbs per degree | |
Chassis Weight | 270 lbs | |
Total Car Weight | 2350 lbs (estimated) | |
Wheel Base | 95" | |
Front Suspension |
Design | Fully adjustable cast aluminum upper A-arms with inboard coil-overs. Tubular steel lower A-arms. |
Anti-roll bars | Electronic cockpit adjustable | |
Spindles | Wilwood NASCAR forged spindles | |
Brakes | Wilwood 11" vented rotors | |
Rear Suspension |
Design | Ford Traction-Lok 8.8" IRS with unequal-length non-parallel A-arms |
Anti-roll bars | Electronic cockpit adjustable | |
Brakes | Wilwood vented rotors | |
Brake Bias |
Cockpit adjustable | |
Wheels |
Front | 17" x 10" Compomotive |
Rear | 17" x 12" Compomotive | |
Tires |
Front | Michelin Pilot Z 275/40ZR-17 |
Rear | Michelin Pilot Z 335/35ZR-17 | |
Engine |
Block | Sportsman 351W stroked to 408 ci (4.030" bore, 4" stroke) |
Pistons | Forged 4340, 9.8:1 compression ratio | |
Connecting Rods | Forged 4340 | |
Crank | Forged 4340 | |
Main Girdle | DSS Main Support System | |
Heads | Canfield stage 2 ported by Panhandle Performance | |
Camshaft | Lunati custom grind roller cam, 232/242 @0.050", 0,544/0.560 lift, 108 centerline, 112 degree lobe sep | |
Lifters | CompCams hydraulic rollers | |
Rockers | Panhandle alloy roller | |
Induction | TWM Induction EFI with individual runners, throttle bodies, and air horns, ported and flowed. | |
Computer/Ignition | Electromotive TEC-II | |
Injectors | Ford Racing 36 lb | |
Fuel |
Tank | 16 gallon fuel cell |
Pump | Aeromotive 1000HP electric | |
Transmission |
Gearbox | Tremec TKO II Racing, 0.83 fifth gear ratio |
Clutch | McLeod | |
Bellhousing | Tremec aluminum | |
Shifter | Pro-5.0 | |
Rearend-ratio | 3.55 | |
Interior | Seats | Sparco Carbon (red) |
Steering Wheel | Sparco Ring Suede (black) | |
Gauges | Autometer Ultralight - 5" 10K tach and 160MPH speedo, 2" oil pres, oil temp, fuel level, fuel pres, water temp, voltage | |
Dashboard | Custom dash - fiberglass back with red leather covering and black anodized brushed aluminum center section | |
Carpeting | black | |
Door panels | red leather to match dash, map pockets on door. | |
Chassis Performance |
Lateral acceleration | 1G minimum on street tires |
Linear acceleration | +1G and -1.5G minimum on street tires | |
Transient performance | 0.75G <> 0.75G in less than 0.5 seconds | |
Engine Performance
Estimated using Dyno2000. These numbers look
a little optimistic to me, but we'll see. |