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Took my car to Fontana today for Battle of the Imports.  Was able to improve my 1/4 mile time.  I did a 12.35 and 106.  I finally able to do a wheelie.  Saw Stephen out there and about 6 or 7 other VW's.  Red Baron took the Pro Import Final. 

Heres a not so clear shot of my wheelie....

(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y42/YAVE123/fontana.jpg)

 :o  very cool dude......... congrats......!!!  8)

Good for you Jason!!

Fast street legal VW + wheelie = one of the items on my bucket list ;)

~Dave

not to shabby did ya drive it there? if so congrats TWICE to ya  ;). UD .

good congrats !! soon in 11's I hope for you

Well done Jason. ;D ;D ;D

Nice Jason.... car sounded good Saturday leaving Bob's!!

nice work! Do you have you car´s specs listed somewhere?

  UD, yeah I drove it there and back about 50 miles one way. My car cruises at about 3200rpm at 75 MPH

 181,
 Well I'm sure it's on here in bits and pieces somewhere.
  It's a 2386 built by Bill Tatti, Demello crank and 5.4 Demello H beams, mahle pistons and barrels,Total seal rings, CB wedgeports 44 x 37.5 redone by Clyde Berg 53cc, Bugpack duals, CB manifolds match ported by Clyde Italian IDA's 42 chokes, FK10 chromemolly pushrods Low Bugget lifters, 26mm Berg pump and pump cover, Berg 3.5 qt sump, compression is 11 to 1 and I run 114 and 91 octane mixed 50/50. MSD 6al coil and dist. Holley HP125 fuel pump and Holley regulator. 1 3/4" Bugpack header and Sarge's Favorite my single chamber Flowmaster.

The trans. is built by Jim Kaforski it has a gusseted case, Saco side cover, sway away axles, super diff.
 Trans. is mounted with solid front Rear and welded in Old Speed Mid mounts.   Yes it's LOUD
 I also have a truss bar setup welded in by Mike Taffola at 407 speed shack.
 
    Gearing is 3.88 R/P   weddle main shaft with 3.75 1st - 2.17 2nd - 1.31 3rd - .89 4th
 I use a Kennedy 1700lb plate and daiken disc. Shifter is Berg.

                                                                  My 1/4 mile runs are done in 3 gears.

  Rear suspension is stock bars stock plates and retainers with eurathane bushings, Bugpack front linkpin shocks with dust cover removed and 12" straps with bus snubbers.
 Front suspension is stock beam with Puma adjusters stock spindles old KYB siver shocks.
   
Here is the Truss bar setup.
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y42/YAVE123/P1040879.jpg)

Here is a shot of the engine.
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y42/YAVE123/P1030264.jpg)

Very nice Jason. Congratulations!

Very nicely sorted car. I Take it that you use 3 Gears on the 1/4, And 4th for cruising, How does that workout for you? Thinking of a simular solution for my next project.

  Well it works pretty good for me, My engine makes a good amount of torque so it can pull the gears. I drop to about 4800 when I shift into 3rd and cross the stripe at about 6800 so 3rd is a bit tall but for what I use the car for I have to have the cruising gears. If I had more track suited ratios surely I'd be in the 11's but I'd lose the streetability which is what I'm more in need of. Sure some will argue no probs with short gears but I like to be able to drive on the freeway below 4000rpm. For me I'm happy with my track performance it's all up to personal preferance really.

 

Great job... :) :)

That's very impressive, nice car!

  Thanks for all the compliments guys.

  Hey Chuck looking at your icon, looks like things are moving right along for you.

well done jason.is there much more too come with the set up j?

  Well I think it's getting close to all it's got and no I don't plan on any more changes. Of the cars last about 8, 1/4 mile passes in two different events it's done 106mph all but once when it went 105. 

  Next on the list is my wife continuing her Powder Puff racing next year.

 For me I have run deep in the 12's and wheelied my street car I'm happy. I wont run it too much more myself I don't think.

Come on pull the other one it got a bell on it. :D ;D

so what are you and your car at the scales? right on for the drive and the time.  UD .

nice work Mr Foster... 12.35 is hauling ass, especially for a driver like yours. That big motor is obviously very happy.
Anything done different to your tune to get the ET to dip and the nose to raise?

Congratulations buddy!   8)

congrats, LOW 12,s and a wheelie with a bahama blue car. Can you say ENVY.. Bad ass car. You shoud be proud. Good resources/friends with great results. NICE... bill

I would be happy with that myself, congratulations.

Nice job Jason,I hope next year I Will drive a 12 sec run to.
Those picture I found in a other topic.
(http://cal-look.no/lounge/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=10904.0;attach=36474;image)
Photo:Stephan Szantai

  UD,  I weighed it there at Fontana it was 1574 without me and I weigh 235.

  Jim,  Nope same 'ol same 'ol.  I do run it without the belt but always have.

I like the set up and know what you mean about cruising gears. That's a great time any way you look at it.  8)

Some's it up perfectly, A purpose built car! Great work and great detail on the car!

Wow,that's impressive Jason. You really have that car dialed in now! Congrats! :)

 Hey Jason, thats a great run, I like the work that Mike @ 407 did. Didn't realize how extensive he did the bar's under there. That thing must be soild. Good pic's. And that gearing below is the exact gearing I have. It does work, I like it also.

Ted



Gearing is 3.88 R/P   weddle main shaft with 3.75 1st - 2.17 2nd - 1.31 3rd - .89 4th