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10-09-2008, 07:49 PM
mark@lsxtv
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Double Duty
Martin Cox will be playing double duty this race with his Truck and SUV Trailblazer SS entry and Drag Radial Camaro.
This is probably my favorite vehicle of the LSX Shootout so far. This is an awesome, and yet still street-able Trailblazer SS. The OEM seats have been ditched for much lighter Kirkey seats. In the trunk, under the carpeted cut out is where you will find the fuel cell. Under the hood, you will find a completely redone 427 cubic inch LSX engine with All Pro heads with solid rollers. The old combination use to be a 402 with hydraulic rollers. The 427 is assisted by a 450 shot of nitrous between two kits. Though lightened, the SS still weighs in at hefty 4628 pounds. Martin had previously gone a 10.23 @ 130 MPH, though they plan to run deep into the nines with the 427.
Martin's other ride, is his Drag Radial Camaro. The setup is very similar but adds a third stage of nitrous. The massive 1250 CFM throttle body had been swapped out from their previous sheet metal intake manifold, as they are not allowed to run sheet metal intakes at their local events. Martin hopes for an 8.0 and the top nitrous car of the event so he can claim his LSX block prize.
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