MightyMike Posted September 17, 2013 Posted September 17, 2013 Thats awesome! I'm not quite there yet, but I will soon be researching what if anything needs to be run differently for an LS3. I installed an Elite Engineering catch can. Here's a link to their installation instructions... http://www.eliteengineeringusa.com/template/pdf/Catch_Can_Install_Corvette_LS3.pdf
xcarguy Posted September 18, 2013 Author Posted September 18, 2013 (edited) Mike, Nice, clean install. Being that my catch can was originally for a late model Camaro, I still have the beautiful milled aluminum spacer left over. Gotta' find something to use it in. Edited December 21, 2013 by xcarguy
subtlez28 Posted September 18, 2013 Posted September 18, 2013 Thanks guys. You sold me. I just ordered an Elite can.
xcarguy Posted December 21, 2013 Author Posted December 21, 2013 Chassis #85 gets a a few performance mods and a day on the dyno with SNL Performance in Ft Worth, TX. The last pic in the file is a video link for the dyno pulls. http://www471.pair.com/stalkerv/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=24148
snookwheel Posted December 21, 2013 Posted December 21, 2013 Wow! Nicely done, that has to be a blast to drive.
xcarguy Posted January 19, 2014 Author Posted January 19, 2014 For the LSx guys and interested parties, I added a few engine removal/install photos to my winter project file on Gallery: http://www471.pair.com/stalkerv/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=24148
MightyMike Posted January 24, 2014 Posted January 24, 2014 That's one mean machine! Is your Storker back on the road again? Please share your thoughts on your new aluminum driveshaft after you log a few miles.
xcarguy Posted January 24, 2014 Author Posted January 24, 2014 That's one mean machine! Is your Storker back on the road again? Please share your thoughts on your new aluminum driveshaft after you log a few miles. LOL!!!! Will do!
xcarguy Posted February 22, 2014 Author Posted February 22, 2014 Well, more 'man cave' madness. :smash: I've ditched my aluminum wings (one of last year's winter projects) in favor of carbon fiber units (one of this year's winter projects). The two photos below are the end result. The rear wing, in comparison, was relatively easy to install using existing mounting hardware and roll bar brackets already in place. The front wing required extensive modification, help from a neighbor and several pots of coffee. :banghead::deadhorse: The link below is to the wings build file in Gallery; once opened, there are separate sub-files for the front and rear wings respectively: http://www471.pair.com/stalkerv/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=24683 :svengo:
DeanG Posted February 22, 2014 Posted February 22, 2014 You need to attach the wings directly to the suspension. Get that classic F1 look.
xcarguy Posted February 22, 2014 Author Posted February 22, 2014 Suspension, F1? Hmmmmm. Okay, next winter.
Jackal Posted February 22, 2014 Posted February 22, 2014 I love it. It looks the part and should function really well. Great job.
Kitcat Posted February 22, 2014 Posted February 22, 2014 I am looking forward to seeing this winged Stalker at NJMP in July. I think the wings are why some call it a "stork"er, right?. Just be sure you stay on track" that beautiful front wing won't last long in some of the rockpiles they call run-off areas there!
yellowss7 Posted February 22, 2014 Posted February 22, 2014 Shane, Trust what Mike said. He's been off track enough at NJMP to be considered a backwoods guide. :rofl::rofl::rofl: Tom :seeya:
xcarguy Posted February 22, 2014 Author Posted February 22, 2014 Mike and Tom, I'll make every attempt to heed your words of wisdom by 'hopefully' keeping the Storker on track in July.
xcarguy Posted February 22, 2014 Author Posted February 22, 2014 And, Mike. Yes. ALL 'Storkers' should have wings.
xcarguy Posted February 28, 2014 Author Posted February 28, 2014 (edited) For those with LSX-powered buggies (and others contemplating a similar engine mod), I've updated my oil baffle install file in the Stalker Gallery (see the link) with the addition of a crank scraper install. :ack: http://www471.pair.com/stalkerv/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=23147 :svengo: Edited February 28, 2014 by xcarguy
xcarguy Posted March 4, 2014 Author Posted March 4, 2014 If you are like me, you love your Brooklands and wouldn’t part with them and simply choose to live with the wind that finds its way underneath the opening. In an effort to block said wind between the Brooklands and the scuttle, I came up with the idea of placing something in front of the opening; yes, I know . . . a very ‘not-so-original’ idea :toetap05: . . . . But still. So, what I did :smash:, while perhaps not the most attractively aesthetic mod, was to use a hood scoop (see build file link below) originally designed for an outlaw sprint car and transform it (some of it . . . . very little of it) into ‘Brooklands Windscreens Wind Deflectors’; yep, a lot of time and energy went into coming up with that name, and name and product are entering into copy write and patent as I type. :jester: But seriously, the mod is very simple and completely effective at deterring the unwanted wind. This is one mod where I personally (highly) favored function over form. So, if you have Brooklands and want to ‘cut’ some wind . . . . :ack: http://www471.pair.com/stalkerv/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=25040
Manshoon11 Posted March 5, 2014 Posted March 5, 2014 I'm not a drug user, but after reading that post I understand how they must feel. That said, it does look good ........ enjoy! :cheers:
xcarguy Posted March 5, 2014 Author Posted March 5, 2014 I'm not a drug user, but after reading that post I understand how they must feel. That said, it does look good ........ enjoy! :cheers: I went back and reread it; blacked out about half way through . . . . drugs might be easier. :iagree:
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