Vehicle Owner

Member ID: thunderstruck507

Location: Fayetteville, AR

Vehicle Info

1971 Chevrolet Chevelle

Bragging Rights

  • 1/4 Mile12.6 sec @ 108 mph
  • 0-600sec
  • Top Speed145mph
  • HP425
  • Weight3500lbs

Major Upgrades

  • turbo
  • nitrous
  • bore increase
  • port and polish
  • supercharger
  • extrude honed
  • stroke increase
  • engine swap

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Performance Parts

Interior

Exterior Styling

  • Toyo Tires 

Car Audio & Video

Ratings

    • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
    • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
    • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
    • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
    • Currently 3.4/5 Stars.

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Last updated: Jun 21, 2009

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Kevin’s Chevrolet Chevelle

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thunderstruck507's 1971 Chevrolet Chevelle

 

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thunderstruck507's 1971 Chevrolet Chevelle

thunderstruck507's 1971 Chevrolet Chevelle

NEW ENGINE: NOW ALIVE AND WELL!!!

LS1 (estimated crank power: 425hp @ 6000rpm)

First dyno run: 325rwhp/339rwtq when the car was only seeing 92% throttle opening, running 91 octane and getting 3 degrees of knock retard

Based on weight/ 1/8th mile mph power is now close to 360rwhp with the new intake

Comp custom grind 230/224 cam
Comp 918 valve springs
Comp .080 wall pushrods
GMMP replacement lifters
F.A.S.T 90mm intake/throttle body (ported by me, see page 7)
Doug's Headers longtubes with cutouts
LS6 ported oil pump
LS2 timing chain

Corvette front accessories

wait4me mail order tune

 

thunderstruck507's 1971 Chevrolet Chevelle

 


 

OLD ENGINE:

Computer est. crank power: 338 hp@5500 rpm 412 ft/lbs@3500 rpm

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Balanced
350 4 bolt main block

 

.030 over
GM 882 heads, ported and polished, swirl cast valves

 

Keith Black Hyper. pistons

Comp 268H cam (.454/.454)
Edelbrock Performer intake
Holley 670 Street Avenger
HEI w/ 50,000 volt coil
MSD 8.5MM super conductor wires
Stock crank
High volume oil pump
100 amp alt.
Hooker headers, 2.25 exhaust w/ Flowtech Terminator mufflers

Ran Royal Purple 10w-30

Ford Windstar dual electric cooling fans, small one on a thermostat sensor, large one on a manual switch

TRANNY:

GM 4l60e
Transgo shift kit

Future plans for a 2800-3200 rpm stall converter.

 

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pitz55  

Posted by: pitz55

06/21/2009 11:32PM

Very Nice 71'. Tough break on the wreck. keep up the good work though. check out my 71' sometime. 5 stars!!!

Blackbob  

Posted by: Blackbob

03/26/2009 04:42AM

Nice ride, my buddy has a 71'

95BlckFirebird  

Posted by: 95BlckFirebird

11/04/2008 06:59PM

omg! woooooooow!!! 500000000000000000000stars****** wooooooow!

CivicBaby91  

Posted by: CivicBaby91

10/14/2008 07:50AM

beautiful ride :)

I_want2gofast  

Posted by: I_want2gofast

10/13/2008 08:28PM

Very nice. Man I got chills down my spine when I saw those pictures of the wrecked front, painful for sure. Give you more than 5 stars if I can.

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Vehicle Owner

Member ID: thunderstruck507

Location: Fayetteville, AR