[Shotimes] 11.87 second SHO... (Don Mallinson)

[Midwest SHO Specialists]

Interesting, well it makes for great conversation nonetheless.

Mike Kopstain
Midwest SHO Specialists
827 North Chestnut Avenue
Arlington Heights, IL 60004
www.MidwestSHO.com
Sales@midwestsho.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Donald Mallinson" <dmall@mwonline.net>
To: <shotimes-admin@autox.team.net>
Cc: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, May 26, 2003 10:14 PM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] 11.87 second SHO... (Don Mallinson)


> OK, here is the straight skinny as best as I can remember.
>
> This was a friend of mine, he helped with the first
> convention, and had about the first set of Logicams
> installed.  Stage I if I remember.  I still have a video of
> the entire install we were going to sell as a project, but
> never got around to it.
>
> The night the car was completed, we took a ride on the
> access road up to no more than about 80 mph and the car ran
> good, but it was impossible to tell if it was any better.  I
> remember the idle as just a tiny bit lumpier than stock.
>
> My friend had a G-tech and did some tests, but he never did
> any in my presence.  When he told me the results I knew they
> were bogus, and the procedure he described indicated he was
> doing some things that could really fool a G-tech.
>
> Later, we were both at the same drag strip and my basically
> stock 89 took his car three for three, and I have never
> broken into the 14's with my car (three 15.0's at three
> different tracks...guess I need to go to Ron Porters track
> to get into the 14's...on a night with perfect weather!)  I
> think I did 15.20's that day.  I remember the announcer
> saying my car ran real good for a sedan, and he intended it
> as a complement and I took it that way.
>
> Just so I report everything, my friend claimed that he had a
> bad clutch that day the prevented him from pulling the big
> numbers or getting past my car.  At Atlanta he claimed some
> big numbers on the front and back stretch at Atlanta Motor
> Speedway.  Anyone on the track with him at the same time
> that can confirm this?  Also, I don't remember him at the
> drag strip in Atlanta.  Ron, was he there?  I was, but I
> don't remember his black car.
>
> I never saw anything that would indicate that car was
> anywhere near as fast as he claimed.  No time slips,
> nothing.  I didn't believe it then, and don't now.
>
> I don't think he was trying to deceive anyone, I think he
> got some bad numbers and wanted to believe them.
>
> At the time I was just a club member that had helped put on
> the first convention, and hadn't started writing for the
> club yet.
>
> Don Mallinson
>
> Midwest SHO Specialists wrote:
> > Well if everyone on the list is sick of OT, this might make for a good
> > discussion.
> >
> > I was reading some old SHO Registry magazines today when I came across
an
> > article entitled "Super SHO II".
> >
> > The article was basically an informative experience on Logicam camshafts
that
> > the owner had installed in his car.
> >
> > The not so interesting: he claimed an all around the board increase from
the
> > cams.  I've never seen a set of "performance" cams for a high reving
motor
> > that didn't drop the low end torque.  This gentleman claimed that the
low end
> > torque was greatly increased.  With a wider overlap and a longer lift,
I'm not
> > sure I can understand how this came to be.  Logically, it makes no
sense.
> >
> > The very interesting: He made a very bold claim that the car did an
11.87 1/4
> > mile and a 5.0 (0 - 60) time.  He was going to list his mods, but oh
shucks,
> > it would have to wait for the next installment.  :>)
> >
> > Why I mentioned your name Don: The article stated that you were the
first to
> > ride in this "Super SHO" so I figured that perhaps you or some of the
other
> > oldies could shed some light on this.
> >
> > That is all for today.  Hope everyone is having a great extended
weekend!
> >
> > Mike Kopstain
> > Midwest SHO Specialists
> > 827 North Chestnut Avenue
> > Arlington Heights, IL 60004
> > www.MidwestSHO.com
> > Sales@midwestsho.com
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