25.3 Outlaw Drag Radial Camaro Build by Eddie Krawiec

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I understand what was said and that is why I said what I did. I don't have a problem being asked and don't blame Busa for anything. It is just that I get it all the time where people think it is all free.

Anyone who knows me knows I don't think any different of who I am vs who everyone else is. I'm no better then anyone else. Yes, I'm a pro racer. But that doesn't mean a thing in my eyes. Everyone assumes that I just call someone for a part and it is sent for free. I didn't have to say anything but I wanted to let everyone know that it is not the case.  

I built this thing to have fun and go racing.

5-31-2011

The one thing that I can not stress is make sure you have fun doing it.

When I started this build I wanted a car that I could drive to the track 3 miles away. Well it is what it is now since I just don't know how to stick to my own plans. It would have been done a long time ago if I did but then what fun would that have been.

To answer some of the questions being asked.

One thing I will say is I have not yet thought about how hard I'm going to try and run this thing. The dyno will tell me if it is worth trying to go really fast or keep it in 275 trim with a 88mm set up on it. I really want to enjoy it and run it more then I have to fix it. I built it over kill for this reason.

Next people are talking about the travel side of racing. Here is some thought.

We drive 1 Semi truck and 2 motorhomes 22,000 miles a year. Now that isn't all the races since the car teams go to 23 and we only do 16 so our numbers are a little soft vs some others. We also are only a 5 person team unlike some car teams that are 12-15 guys. Our stuff gets in the area of 5 miles per gal. So that works out to roughly $52,000 + in diesel just to get to a race.

I know most fuel cars have 2 semi trucks a motorhome and a truck that tows a 26 ft or so trailer with spare parts and bodies in it. I know one top team that spends $500,000 in travel a year for the trucks and crew and gets right to about $800,000 with hotels etc..... Now they all need to get paid.

Racing is not cheap. We all do what we can afford and at the level we can. But one key thing is not to build or buy things 2 or 3 times. That is when the cost really gets high. I opted to go over kill on everything since I know the level I want to end up at with this thing and tried to play it smart. So at this point I'm open minded and will see what it takes to go the et that makes me and yes my wife happy. LOL. If I was single with out a kid I would have this thing on full tilt every run.

Well I got some little things to do and I hope to have some pictures and updates in the next few days for you guys.

Thanks

6-7-2011

Well anyway. I planed to go to DMC and pick up my motor and turbo system this weekend and get it on the dyno in the following weeks but DMC is behind on some other builds and mine is not ready yet. So I will post stuff as I get it.

Thanks

6-9-2011

Thanks Guys

It could have stayed as is but it never hurts to clean things up. I'm a easy guy.

As for the car. All I can say is I don't care how well Bull Horns work I can't bring myself to do it the basic way. I have given it a lot of thought and think I know a way to do something that will be clean and not look bad. If we can't do it then the car will have the basic holes on the back side of the front tire.