Engine
Type: '97 LT1
Block: Cast-iron, 4.030-inch bore, stock stroke, 355 ci, balanced, splayed main caps, zero-deck
Oiling: Factory oil pan, GMPP oil pump
Crankshaft: Forged 4340 steel
Connecting Rods: Forged 6-inch 4140
Pistons: JE forged with 0.300-inch lower top ring land, 10.4:1 compression ratio, Speed-Pro Hellfire ring pack 11/416-, 11/416-, 31/48-inch, top and second ring gap: 0.032-inch and 0.036-inch, respectively (for use with nitrous oxide)
Cylinder Heads: LT1 aluminum castings milled 0.010 inch, severe-duty stainless 2.02-inch intake and 1.60-inch exhaust valves, minor port and bowl work, valves unshrouded (by Ed's Engine Service)
Camshaft: Comp Cams, intake 0.584-inch lift, 230-degree duration; exhaust 0.585-inch lift, 236-degree duration; 112-deg. lobe separation, Comp Cams dual 1.437-inch valvesprings (PN 986), pushrod guides, retainers, locks 51/416-inch pushrods (PN 7807), Crane non-aligning 1.6:1 ratio roller rocker arms, Cloyes high-performance single-roller timing chain
Induction: LT1 port-matched intake manifold, stock intake runners, 30 lb/hr injectors
Nitrous Oxide: Nitrous Works 50-175hp; second-stage custom spray bar, dedicated RCI 5-gallon fuel cell, Paxton 95-psi fuel pump, adjustable 5-95-psi fuel pressure regulator
Controller: OEM PCM with LT1 Engine Editor software
Ignition: MSD 6AL, Holley wires
Exhaust: Hooker Super Comp headers (131/44x30x3.0-inch), 3.0-inch Mufflex Y-pipe into4.0-inch system, Flowmaster muffler
Cooling: OEM radiator, CSI water pump
Fasteners: ARP
Output: 340 hp (478 w/nitrous), 328 lb-ft (512 w/nitrous), pump gasoline
Built By: Matt Swindle
Machine Work: Ed's Engine Service, Mooresville, IN
Performance: Quarter-mile, 10.32 sec at 135 mph
Pep Squad: Cathy Swindle, Rick Allison, Bill Carter (Automotion Racecars), Mark Emerson (Emerson Racing), Ed Yoder (Ed's Engine, Mooresville, IN), Year One, Kenny Brown Motrosports, Nitrous Works, and Mufflex
Drivetrain
Transmission: GM 4L60E built by Rick Allison, A&A Transmission (Mooresville, IN), stock shifter, TCI Street Fighter lockup torque converter 3,000-rpm stall speed, modified shift points and firmness with LT1 Engine Editor software, polyurethane transmission mount
Driveshaft: Victory aluminum
Rear Axle: KTRE 12-bolt, Moser axles, 4.10:1 ring-and-pinion
Chassis
Front Suspension: OEM spindles, control arms, pickup points, springs, and QA1 shock absorbers, antisway bar removed, subframe connectors
Rear Suspension: Kenny Brown lower control arms, Dick Miller torque arm, springs, and antisway bar, Air Lift airbags, Kenny Brown Panhard bar, double-adjustable Afco shocks
Steering: OEM ratio
Brakes: OEM rotors and calipers, front/rear with performance metallic pads, Line Loc control
Wheels & Tires
Wheels: Weld Draglite, 15x5, 15x10 (7.5-inch backspace)
Tires: Dunlop 165SR15, BFG Drag Radial 325/50R15
Body & Paint
Body: American Sports Car Design cowl induction hood painted by Emerson Racing, Indianapolis, IN
Interior: Lightweight carpet installed by S&K Precision Upholstery (Mooresville, IN); custom rollbar by Gary Agan Race Cars (Indianapolis, IN), upgraded to a rollcage by Beebe Motorsports (Detroit MI); Auto Meter tach, fuel pressure gauge; Painless fuse panel for nitrous and fuel delivery systems; stock heater; Monsoon AM/FM/CD, air conditioning, and power seats; Crow Industries restraint system