25.3 Outlaw Drag Radial Camaro Build by Eddie Krawiec

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Steel rods are stronger then a aluminum rod, have a longer life cycle and keep tighter tolerances. Why not use them. Everyone only runs aluminum for the reason of that is what everyone says has to be run. When I worked on the design of these with Carrillo we added in the beam area on both the rib and center of the H area to give some extra strength. In the engineering of them we made them to withstand 2500+ HP and 40 lbs of boost and in all the Carrillo programs they pass it no problem. Now I will give them the real world test.

A lot of people think and have in their head that since a turbo makes a lot of power that they are hard on parts. Well if that is you thoughts you are wrong. As long as the tune up is correct it is the least out of any combo and NOS is the one that really is hard it.

When Pro Stock car switched a few years ago to steel some of the guys said they wouldn't last a race and they were right they lasted the whole season and won the Championship. That was in the top car at the time and now all but 2 or 3 run steel rods.

Also on other thing I wanted to add to the steel rod part of it.

I went with a tall deck block and a small stroke ( 4.100 ) for the reason of getting a longer rod in the motor. It helps with a few things that most don't look at. The #1 thing was to keep the piston in the sleeve on BDC and not side load it that bad. This will help the motor rotate A LOT smoother and also help with the rod and piston wear. The rod angle in this set up will not want to push the wrist pin out the side of the block. The longer rod will also make a longer dwell time at TDC making it strighter up and down when under load. This will help when transfering the cylinder pressures through the H-beam part with less chance of flex or and side load.

I just wanted to add that little bit also.

12-5-2010

The car will use the Stock Suspension mounting points. DMC racing has a proven set-up that is under the rear of Paul Majors Corvette. Pauls car at 3500 lbs has been 1.teen 60fts and as fast as 6.72 @ 220+ with his Twin TurboBBC. Since that has a F-Body set up in whay not use it under my car.

Yes, NHRA stuff keeps me busy so I plan to race local when I can. This car will make for fun track days when I'm not out racing on the NHRA Tour.

A lot may think that I'm building this thing on no budget. That couldn't be any further then the truth. If that was the case it would be done. I'm the type of person that would rather sit out for a year and build it right then have to buy stuff 2 or 3 times. I understand a lot of people can't afford to do and either could I without the support of all the companies that helped support my project like

DMC Racing
Billy Briggs / Motor City Speed
Mid West Chassis
Mickey Thompson Wheels and Tires
Mike Moran Motorsports
Performance Inductions / Mast Motorsports
ATI Performance Products
Jesel Custom Shop
Marcella Manifolds
Carrillo Rods
CP Pistons
Xceldyne Valves
PSI Springs
Winberg Crankshafts
Dailey Engineering
RHS
Weston Machine
Weldon Fuel Systems
JRI Shocks
Mac Fab Beadlocks

And with out all them I never could have done this. I'm very grateful for the support they have all given me. When you work with the best you want to give them the best and that is what I do.

My attude is if you support me I will support you. It is not just about using the products. It's about using them and helping make them better.

Thanks for all the kind words. EK