1986 Chevy Monte Carlo - Street Thug

By The Numbers

'86 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Frank Troila, 58 * Elmhurst, IL Vehicle weight w/driver: 3,500 pounds Best e.t.: 10.52 at 134 mph
Engine
Type:	Chevrolet displacing 468 cubic inches (4.25 bore x 4.00 stroke)
Block:	1970 4-bolt main LS6, bored 0.060-inch
Compression ratio:	12.5:1
Oiling:	Stef's deep-sump pan and pump
Rotating assembly:	GM steel crankshaft and forged connecting rods, TRW forged pistons
Cylinder heads:	cast-iron hi-po rectangular port, CNC-ported, 2.19/1.88 valves
Camshaft:	COMP solid roller, 264/268 degrees duration, .690-inch lift, 108 degree LCA installed at 104, 7/4 swapped firing order
Valvetrain:	COMP 1.7:1 aluminum roller rocker arms, double valvesprings, pushrods, locks and retainers, Pete Jackson gear drive
Induction:	1,250-cfm Holley Dominator, Weiand Team G intake manifold matched to heads, K&N air filter
Power adder:	none
Ignition:	MSD 6AL box, Pro Billet distributor, Blaster coil, and 8.5mm primary wires, ACCEL 261 spark plugs, 37 degrees total timing
Exhaust:	Hooker Pro Comp 2?-inch ceramic-coated primary pipes, 3.5-inch collectors, 3-inch full-length exhaust pipes, four Flowmaster mufflers
Fasteners:	ARP
Built by:	Jimmy Lopez of JLO Competition Engines, Aurora, IL

Drivetrain
Transmission:	TCI Turbo 400, reverse-shift pattern manual valvebody, 3,300-rpm stall speed 10-inch torque converter, fluid cooler, Outlaw shifter
Driveshaft:	3-inch-diameter chromemoly steel
Rear axle:	Strange Engineering 9-inch, narrowed three inches, 4.56:1 ring-and-pinion, 31-spline axles, limited-slip differential

Chassis
Front suspension:	Koni double-adjustable shock absorbers, stock spindles, shock absorbers, and control arms, weight jacking screws
Rear suspension:	HAL (now QA1) coilover shock absorbers, Alston Race Cars adjustable ladder bars
Brakes:	stock Monte Carlo disc, front; 11-inch Wilwood disc, rear