John LeBlanc's 96 Z28
| LT4 383 stroker | 515
rwhp
(still tuning!) |
Accel DFI w VIC & WIde Band | 36#
injectors
(going to 55# !) |
(from Jan 99 GMHTP article) |
Lunati internals | 58 mm ASM throttle body | Vortech
S trim
12 lbs boost |
| SLP 1-3/4" headers | Borla 3" cat back singl outlet | ACPT carbon fiber driveshaft | |
| 3:73 GM gears | Koni shocks | Hotchkis lca & panhard | |
| ES bushings | Eibach Pros | Baer brakes front & rear | |
| Centerforce clutch | LG torque arm | Double Diamond subframes |
| 6 pt SW cage | 5 pt harness | complete
custom
interior |
| SLP
Ultra Z hood
w custom insert |
custom paint | AR LeMans 17x9 (frt) & 17x11 (rear) wheels |
| Purchased new in July 96, the mods started within a few weeks. By Spring of 97 I was |
| running mid 12's with the help of the Vortech S trim. For 98 I decided to take the car |
| where few have gone. To make an all out "go fast and look good" street driver, most |
| of the year was spent on painting, motor building (a complete swap using the LT4), |
| interior work and tuning. By late in the season, it dyno tested at 515 rwhp and made |
| only 2 runs at the track. No high end fuel and a weak clutch kept her from the mid |
| eleven's, but the conservative runs netted back to back 12.1x times at 124+ mph. |
| I can't wait for the 1999 season! She sleeps in storage for the New England winter. |
My MVZ will be featured in GM High Tech Performance magazine mid Spring
of 1999.
A spec fuel delivery system, Hooker long tube headers and 3" dual exhaust
topped with
a set of slicks should plant me firmly into the 10's for 99 (&
perhaps cost me a new rear)
After all.........the rear is the only thing left stock!
The car is dedicated in memory
of my oldest son, Jesse.
John LeBlanc
