Owned and built by Dale Schwartz
Featured in High Performance Pontiac magazine in 2007
Winner at 2006 Trans Am Nationals
Named Street Machine of the Year 2005 by Chicagoland's Northwest Herald Newspaper
Winner at 2005 Car Craft Summer Nationals in St Paul, MN
Winner of Editors Choice and Peoples Choice at 2005 Car and Driver Magazine 50th Anniversary Bash at Indianapolis
As seen on V8TV
Car and Driver Television on Spike Network, Car Craft Magazine, Street Thunder Magazine, and High Performance Pontiac magazine
High Performance Pontiac 6-page feature article, March 2007 issue
Project Participants:
Goodyear, PPG, Holley, Be Cool, SLP Engineering, Bilstein, Flowmaster, Mr Gasket, APM Automotive, Stewart Warner, Grant Products, B&M Racing, Draco Spring, Jet Hot, Comp Cams, VIS Racing Sports, Year One, Corbeau, MSD
Specifications:
APM Automotive WS6 style Ram Air Hood (www.ramairhood.com), Be Cool Radiator and Fans, Bilstein Struts and Shocks, Draco Springs, Corbeau Forza racing seats, Corbeau 5 point harness, MSD 6AL ignition, MSD Super Conductor Wires, 3" Flowmaster American Thunder System, SLP 1 3/4 409 stainless steel ceramic coated headers, B&M Racing Megashifter and trans cooler, VIS Racing Sports Carbon Fiber Wing, Corvette C5 Wheels, 18x9.5 rr, 17x8.5 fr, 13" Rotors, 2000 Z28 SS Torsen Differential with 3.42 gears, Lakewood control arms, Lakewood adjustable panhard bar, Turbo 350 by J Ralph Babineau, 406 cid sbc machining and dyno by Speed Freek Motorsports, Forrester Racing Heads GM Vortec Heads, Comp Cams special grind solid roller cam, Comp Cams roller lifters, Comp Cams behive valve springs. 1.6:1 Roller Rockers, Edelbrock RPM Air Gap Intake, Holley 870 cfm Street Avenger, 225 hp NOS Nitrous System, Forged pistons and rods, cast crank.
In its final configuration the Comp solid roller 406 CID SBC made 477 hp @ 5500 rpm and 505 lb ft @4000-4500 rpm on the dyno. This with Dale Forrester ported GM Vortec Iron heads with the stock 1.94 and 1.5 valve sizes. Both single plane and dual plane intakes were tested as well as double pumper and vacuum secondary carbs. Best results were achieved with the Holley 870 Street Avenger and Edelbrock RPM Air Gap Intake. 702 hp with the 225 hp NOS.
Car and Driver 50th Anniversary Bash at IRP
16 year old Dale with Miss Car Craft in the Flowmaster Exhaust Display at the Car Craft Magazine Summer Nationals, He finished the car the night before, drove it 380 miles to the event amd won.
Dale about to run a 12.43 @ 111.8 without NOS on normal street tires
The Design that Murray Pfaff and Dale came up with:
We've used Pfaff Designs for several projects check out their site
www.pfaffdesigns.com
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Purpose:
To showcase the current young generation's race car styling ideas in a traditional rear wheel drive ponycar platform.
Combining "Show Car" and "Pro Touring / G Machine" build methodology with an emphasis on overall performance.
Goals:
1) Perform a magazine quality buildup that could be duplicated for $15,000. including initial cost of the car.
2) Produce over 650 hp on the engine dyno and over 500 rwhp
3) Obtain the acceleration goal of 10.99 et in the ¼ mile.
4) Achieve outstanding handling characteristics.
5) Improved braking performance and fade resistance for track day use.
6) Run on 92 octane pump gas.
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At Sudden Impact, Mundelein IL
Ed getting ready for dyno testing at Speed Freek Motorsports
Holley 870 CFM Street Avenger with carbon fiber heat shield SLP Headers, MSD Cap
 
 
 
Dale starting the project at 14 years old
 
 
After a little elbow grease and 17" front, 18" rear wheels
Cease Fire Injection and Stock interior
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