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AUG 12th-20th, 2010
RADRIDES BY TROY/TEAM
CAMEL TOE/INJECTION CONNECTION AT
BONNEVILLE
!!!!--BIG NEWS--!!!!
"BLOWFISH"
NEW B/BGCC WORLD RECORD AT BONNEVILLE
2010
Official World Record Speed 278.180MPH
Aug. 11th
We flew into Chicago to meet Troy & Bob and get
on a connector flight to Salt Lake City.
Arriving at Salt Lake City we rented a car for
the 115 mile drive to the town of Wendover, Nv.
which is 4 miles from the Salt Flats.
Au. 12th
Bright and early we headed out to the Salt
Flats to set up camp for the blowfish. Ron
Main, partner in the
Speed Demon stream liner with Blowfish owner
George Poteet had an area set aside for both
teams.
Camp was setup and ready for action.
Aug. 13th
Tech Day. The Blowfish goes threw tech
with flying colors and now is poised for its
first time back in the water
since last years run of 292 in C/BFCC.
Aug. 14th
Saturdays first day of racing. High Hopes of
setting the B/BFCC (B = Engine size/B = Blown F
= Fuel CC = Competition Coupe).
First run started out good reaching 270 mph
before a major engine meltdown. We took a look
at all the BIG STUFF 3 and Racepack data
from that run along with in car video to come up
wit a solution. Meanwhile the Radrides team
ascended on the Blowfish to
remove the engine for repairs.
Aug. 15th
Up early to get
a start on the teardown and inspection of the
motor. Not good, 2 burned pistons also burned
through the head gaskets
and one hole threw the head, some broken
pushrods and rocker arms from the heat sticking
the exhaust valves in the center cylinders on
both sides, Radiator cracked from pressure. We
also noticed on the data that we ad some clutch
slippage in 5th gear. After inspection of the
clutch, 1 of the disc was replaced to solve that
problem. Work continued on the engine by engine
builder Bob Sweeny and Troy, the block was
inspected and found to be ok, 2 new pistons were
fitted and the others were inspected, A spare
set of heads were installed along with the
damaged valvetrain parts.
Aug. 16th
Out to the flats again early and starting to
see the end in sight as the motor was completed
along with some new cooling lines added to the
heads for additional cooling around the center
cylinders exhaust valves. At this time we took
advantage of having the engine on the stand and
retarded the cam 4 degree's because it was
determined from our run we had more than enough
low RPM power. More data was analyzed and this
showed us we had a cooling system flow problem
so the Radrides team installed 2 new water
pumps, fabricated brackets and lines to the fish
along with a weld repair to the radiator that
cracked when the engine blew boosting the
cooling system. For and extra measure of safety
they changed the intercooler pump as well.
Started engine installation and just about
finished before we had to leave the sale at 8pm.
Aug. 17th
An early start again and final parts
installed. It was decided to change to race fuel
and re-enter the blowfish in C/BGCC (Blown gas
class) for some shake down runs. I reprogramed
the fish for race as, it started up wit no
problems and sounded great, a warm up, checked
for leaks, checked valve adjustment and we were
ready to go. The first test was a 6lb boost run
to the 3 mile mark. The run went smooth with no
problems, data was gathered and analyzed, and
car was re-inspected by the team and readied for
the next test run. Run 2 boost was pushed up to
10lb and the run was made to the 4 mile mark,
RPM was limited to 7500 rpm shifts and 7000 rpm
in 5th gear. Again the fish looked and sounded
great it also had clocked speeds of over 250mph.
The gas record was 249mph. Data was again
checked and the fish inspected and prepped for
the next day runs.
Aug. 18th
We are on the salt early to prepare for the
B/BGCC record attempt weather was
good and the fish was ready. Driver Danny Burrow
was chomping at the bit but was limited to his
speed because he needed to complete his A/A
requirements. The plan was to break the record
by enough to get his A/A license and the next
day backup his record without any speed
restrictions. The push off and the fish looked
and performed great breaking the record and
recording a speed of 271mph at the 4 mile and
then shut down before the 5 mile as planed. This
put the fish in inpound for the rest of the day,
Danny completed his A/A license and gave us time
to prepare for the backup run in the morning to
put the record in the books.
Aug. 19th
We are on the salt before the sun and
warming up the fish for its record backup run.
The plan is to run 10lbs boost again with 7500
shifts no limit in high gear and run it to the 5
mile under full power. The goes as planed and
Danny drives the Fish to 285 mph at the 4
mile for a average record of 278 mph (Old
Record 249) and as planed he drives it out to
the 5 mile for a max speed of 290 mph.
Now we are confident the Fish in in
good health and are looking forward to going
after the B/BFCC record. Data gathered from
these runs show us with the shift points of 8500
rpm and another 5lbs of boost running threw the
5 mile we can expect speeds of over 315 mph.
After celebrating the record run we got back to
business and prepped the Fish for testing for
fuel runs. Our first fuel run since the melt
down looked real good with 16lbs and speed
getting up to 292 mph at the 4 mile but the tack
conditions were getting worse and the driver had
to shut it down.
Aug. 20th
No racing today it was decided to not go
after the record in the fuel class at the this
time and do some more testing possibly next
month when some parachute concerns were reported
by the drivers and salt conditions would be
better for 300 mph plus blasts. The fuel record
will stand for now. Flying home now.
Congratulations to
RadridesbyTroy/George Poteet/Injection
Connection
   
*Check out the 2nd pic which shows the Loch
Ness Intake which helped propel the blowfish to
these incredible speeds
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Aug 12th From Speed Week at
Bonneville
SPEED DEMON NEWS
We would like to
congratulate George Poteet and
Team Speed Demon for piloting the Speed Demon to another 400+
MPH
record.
George is not only the driver but is also part
owner of the
Speed Demon along with Ron Main
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JESEL VALVETRAIN C/SR WORLD RECORD FROM SPEED
WEEK 2010
We
also would like to congratulate Jesel Valvetrain
Innovations for their C/SR world record.
Jimmy Shine
from So-Cal Speed was piloting the
roaster to a new speed of 225.7MPH
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Cecil County Dragway Shootout Results
Aug. 7th, 2010
Here are the results from this past weekend
of racing from the Cecil County
Dragway Street
Car Shootout.
We had an amazing turnout with many people
in the stands, again thank you for coming
out to support us.
Result in Drag Radial
Bill Dutka had a wild ride in the semi's as
he walked the front end up in the air, then
picked it back up and put it on the bumper
all the way to the 1/8th, He was alittle
shaken but okay. Bill will be back out
next week trying to put the Malibu back in
the winners circle.
Wow does this thing make BIG J&E POWER!!!
Results in 275X Drag Radial
The Bruder Brothers had a great day in 275X
drag radial as they qualifed in the top of
the field and went 2 rounds before losing on
a hole shot. We hope to see them back next
month running the wicked 275 drag radial
mustang.
Results in Outlaw 10.5
Joe Newsham qualified #3
and
Steve Gorman qualified
#16th.
Both cars were having traction's issues,
Steve's got out of the groove after a great
holeshot in the 1st round and his day was
done but Joe Newsham
continued to peddle the car round after
round and was rewarded with a finals
appearance but lost on a holeshot...
We hope to back in the winners circle at the
next event in Sept.
Result in 8.50 Index
Mike Rispo qualified #16
Mike got into the field and was doing alot
of testing this weekend, In the 1st round he
was alittle late on the tree and lost but
again got some good data on the new setup,
We expect to see Mike in the winners circle
real soon.
The event was a big success, Congratulations
to all the winners and we hope to see you at
the next event.
  
Thanks for coming to our sponsored event,
INJECTION CONNECTION
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Atco's Outlaw 10.5 Results
Aug. 2010
Steve Gorman Qualified 9th, Joe Newsham qualified 8th,
and Bill Mitchell qualified # 4
Steve unfortunately went out in the 1st round
against Joe.
Joe was peddling the car in the 1st couple of rounds
and went out later in the day.
Bill MItchell had a pretty good day but eventually
went out in the semi's.
We hope to be in the winner's circle next month.
Congrats to all the winners this past weekend.
All of the sponsored cars tuned by Injection
Connection run
BIG STUFF 3 along with PTE Turbochargers.
Stay tuned for race results next month.
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E-FORCE SUPERCHARGERS
March 1, 2010
Just wanted to pass on that Injection Connection
has become an Authorized Dealer for Edelbrock
E-Force Superchargers
These new intercooled kits are making upwards of
500RW on 2010 Camaro's, LS3 Corvettes and Late Model Mustangs
Check out the clean install along with OEM looks.
Its one of the nicest looking Supercharging Systems
to hit the street in a long time and makes serious
low-end torque.
We are offering these kit starting at
$6595.00 for many applications
Kits also coming for the
F-150, Silverado, Challenger and Z06 Corvettes.
2010 Camaro SS LS3 Kit
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EZ-EFI
Retro-fit Complete Kits
These are retro-fit kits
that will replace your existing fuel injected
engine with the EZ-EFI electronics & an MSD
E-Curve distributor or compatible distributor.
Your engine must already have fuel injection on
it, some example are (but not limited to) a
Chevy TPI w/ a stock ECU in a street rod or
custom, SB or BB Chevy Ramjet system w/ GM non
adjustable ECU & a Ford 5.0L Mustang engine in a
street rod or custom. Fuel system must be a
return type system with a vacuum referenced
regulator & will NOT work on a returnless style
fuel system. A returnless style fuel system can
be converted to a return system with additional
parts available from us.
Chevy
Setup
302000 FAST EZ-EFI
Retro-fit Kit $874.95
8394 MSD E-Curve
Distributor $384.95
Notes: Must be
replacing an existing external coil system.
If replacing a large cap HEI with internal coil,
a coil would need to be purchased as well.
Existing spark plug wires can be used as long as
they have HEI style distributor boots. Depending
on throttle body being used TPS & IAC wire
adapters might be needed if you have a round
plug TPS and/or a flat 4 wire IAC plug of which
are available from us please ask one our sales
reps.
Ford SB Setup
302000 FAST EZ-EFI
Retro-fit Kit $874.95
307003 FAST GM Coolant Temp
Senso $23.95
307004 FAST GM Air Temp
Sensor $44.95
307007 FAST GM 1 Bar Map
Sensor $59.95
3FWP IC 3 Wire Weather Pack
Connector for TPS $4.95
IC002 IC IAC Adapter Kit,
Ford T/B $224.95
8503 MSD 289,302 E-Curve
Distributor $384.95
Notes: Must be
using a short deck SB Ford, i.e. 289/302.
Going from Carbs to Fuel Injection in a weekend
was never so easy.
Call 215-443-7223!!!
These are only a few of
the most popular applications for this system.
If you have a different application please
contact us and we will custom build a system
based on your combo & needs.
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OCT 12th, 2009
TEAM SALINE BREAKING RECORDS AT BONNEVILLE
2009
Congrats goes out to Owner/Driver Steve Benyo of
Team Saline.
Steve went out to erase the old record of
232.274 he has held for the last
year running in C/PS and with his re-freshed
engine
and tuning from Injection Connection he set the
new record at 253.428
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SEPT. 11th,2009
Jesel
Valve train Innovations and Injection Connection
Setting Records At Bonneville 2009...
A big congrats goes
out to Danny Jesel of Jesel Valvetrain
Innovations as he became a New Member of
the Bonneville 200MPH Club.
Danny went out and ran a pass of 241.454
in D/BMP to capture the feat and we
couldn't be happier for him.
Next on the list would have to be Jimmy Barton
for piloting the same Jesel Valvetrains Dodge
Land Speed Truck.
Jimmy was also running in D/BMP but looking to
get the World Record as he went a blistering
262.118 with the the help of Tuner Dale Cherry
of Injection Connection. Jimmy now holds the
D/BMP record with this pass and here at
Injection Connection we would like to
Congratulate him and the Jesel Truck Team.
We can't end there as Dale Cherry himself went
out and became a New Member of
Bonneville's 200MPH Club.
Dale set out in the same Jesel Land Speed Truck
but this time an engine change was made and Dale
ran in another class called B/MP. Dale didn't
disappoint as he went a 219.094 getting his 200
MPH Hat, Shirt and Certificate for his
accomplishment.
This was Dales first time piloting a Salt Flat
Car and we just wanted to congratulate him for
his efforts.
  
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