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jaymoo7 · 11-02-2017, 03:56 PM

Great Job Jess!! Stay awesome.

Red Hot ZL1 · 11-02-2017, 05:09 PM

212.5. Crazy fast in a mile. Congratulations.

G Money · 11-03-2017, 09:54 AM

Congrats Jess ! 212.5 is moving out ! 207.20 was the previous record that I know of. I ran 183.67 in the 1/2 mile last month on boost only but have no desire to try and run the mile. It takes balls of steel to run those events with cars like ours......Congrats again on a record breaking pass !!!!

jessrayo · 11-03-2017, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Can'tHave2MuchHP

WOW! Way to go! You have one bad build!

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Originally Posted by jaymoo7

Great Job Jess!! Stay awesome.

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Originally Posted by Red Hot ZL1

212.5. Crazy fast in a mile. Congratulations.

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Congrats Jess ! 212.5 is moving out ! 207.20 was the previous record that I know of. I ran 183.67 in the 1/2 mile last month on boost only but have no desire to try and run the mile. It takes balls of steel to run those events with cars like ours......Congrats again on a record breaking pass !!!!

Thanks guys! The motor was awesome this time around. I really need to put it on a better set of tires and I should be able to pick up some speed in the first 1/2 that will give me little more on top. I'm running the toyos and they definitely don't grip like the hoosiers.

Sven59 · 11-03-2017, 10:30 AM

Wow, nice job Jesse and you didn't break anything.

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Can'tHave2MuchHP · 11-03-2017, 10:38 AM

A tire that outlooks the R888 may also not be very friendly at 180+ MPH. Pucker effect.

Red Hot ZL1 · 11-03-2017, 07:28 PM

What a sleeper!

2NASSTY · 11-04-2017, 10:35 AM

That's Insane Jess! Congrats Man. Glad to see you are still pushing the envelope. Please post up some in Car vids of that run when you can.

Would love to see what that most be like from your view. Amazing ZL1 Man

white1LE · 11-04-2017, 11:40 AM

Glad to see you back in the seat of that machine again!! Congrats!!!

WYKDZL1 · 11-06-2017, 02:39 AM

Jessrayo what is the extra vents you installed on the side of the hood. I've been wanting to do something similar to lower under hood temps.

jessrayo · 11-06-2017, 09:20 AM

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Wow, nice job Jesse and you didn't break anything.

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Not one thing broken....sitting in my garage right now.... runs fine.

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A tire that outlooks the R888 may also not be very friendly at 180+ MPH. Pucker effect.

Actually those R888's have very high speed rating, just don't have the initial grip that some of the others have. Other than lack of grip off the line no problem with the R888s.

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What a sleeper!

It really is, other than the stickers on it, it has no chute or aero mods at all. I guess if I did all of that aero stuff it might go 225.

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Originally Posted by 2NASSTY

That's Insane Jess! Congrats Man. Glad to see you are still pushing the envelope. Please post up some in Car vids of that run when you can.

Would love to see what that most be like from your view. Amazing ZL1 Man

I did not capture any in car video this time. I might take it on the road one day and video something but that sounds like asking for trouble.

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Glad to see you back in the seat of that machine again!! Congrats!!!

It was great to be back in the seat and have it run decent. The three previous times I ran the mile the car had nitrous on it. This is the first time I ever ran it without nitrous. I must admit that when you give it a 250 shot at 165 mph you get a very nice surge sensation. The car had a lot of power but the big rush was not there without the nitrous. I guess it made the power a lot more controllable. I feel like I finally went as fast as the car was capable of going all those times I went and broke something. The motor is a beast.

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Jessrayo what is the extra vents you installed on the side of the hood. I've been wanting to do something similar to lower under hood temps.

I want to say my second time at the mile we were having a lot of overheating problems, both IAT and engine water temp and we surmised that with the underpan preventing air that comes in the grill from exiting under the car and how small those stock hood vents were the air was getting pressurized and trapped under the hood. I think phastec sells those hood vents and after we added those all the temps at speeds over 160mph came down. The hood used to shake and jump around like crazy as I approached 200mph, now it is mush less dramatic. They don't have any kind of rain catch at all, they are just open but I don't drive this car in the rain.

Can'tHave2MuchHP · 11-06-2017, 10:21 AM

Oh I know the R888s have a high rating. What I meant was a tire that has better low end traction (Like a drag radial) may also be very scary at 180+.

jessrayo · 11-06-2017, 10:46 AM

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Oh I know the R888s have a high rating. What I meant was a tire that has better low end traction (Like a drag radial) may also be very scary at 180+.

The texas mile does not allow drag radials because of past failures at high speed that caused wrecks. I really don't like drag radials, there is way too much movement for me. Most of the 200mph cars are on hoosier R7s. They give more grip than the toyos and are just as stable. Problem with the Hoosiers I have is they are shorter than the toyos so I kind of run out of gear in 5th with the shorter tire.

My car has so much power it is still accelerating very hard at the end of the mile. All of my runs this year ended in 5th gear and when I had the transmission built a couple years ago they specifically built 6th gear as a usable gear for top speed runs. I have no idea how fast this thing could go at someplace like Bonneville where you have 3 miles to get it going....

Can'tHave2MuchHP · 11-06-2017, 02:10 PM

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The texas mile does not allow drag radials because of past failures at high speed that caused wrecks. I really don't like drag radials, there is way too much movement for me. Most of the 200mph cars are on hoosier R7s. They give more grip than the toyos and are just as stable. Problem with the Hoosiers I have is they are shorter than the toyos so I kind of run out of gear in 5th with the shorter tire.

My car has so much power it is still accelerating very hard at the end of the mile. All of my runs this year ended in 5th gear and when I had the transmission built a couple years ago they specifically built 6th gear as a usable gear for top speed runs. I have no idea how fast this thing could go at someplace like Bonneville where you have 3 miles to get it going....

Yeah that’s what I figured. That’s crazy fast too man, I may have missed it, but how much does she put down?

11-02-2017, 03:56 PM	#29
jaymoo7 Drives: 2013 Camaro ZL1 A6 Join Date: May 2013 Location: Slidell, La Posts: 248	Great Job Jess!! Stay awesome. __________________ SOLD 2013 Camaro ZL1 M6 2013 ZL1 A6- Still completely stock.

11-03-2017, 09:54 AM	#31
G Money Drives: 2013 ZL1, 2016 Denali HD Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Greensboro Ga. Posts: 540	Congrats Jess ! 212.5 is moving out ! 207.20 was the previous record that I know of. I ran 183.67 in the 1/2 mile last month on boost only but have no desire to try and run the mile. It takes balls of steel to run those events with cars like ours......Congrats again on a record breaking pass !!!! __________________ LSX 427, Twin Precision Turbo's, 64/66. Nitrous Outlet System. Pro EFI Engine Management Systems. Vengeance Racing Built......

11-03-2017, 10:30 AM	#33
Sven59 HAMMER PILOT Drives: 13 ZL1#182, 85 CJ7, 16 Silverado Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Tucson AZ Posts: 4,386	Wow, nice job Jesse and you didn't break anything. Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk __________________ "DO YOU WANT ME TO PUT THE HAMMER DOWN?"

11-04-2017, 10:35 AM	#36
2NASSTY Drives: 2014 M6 ZL1 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Tarpon Springs, Fl Posts: 772	That's Insane Jess! Congrats Man. Glad to see you are still pushing the envelope. Please post up some in Car vids of that run when you can. Would love to see what that most be like from your view. Amazing ZL1 Man __________________ 15' Ashen Gray Metallic Z/28 14' Crystal Red Tintcoat ZL1 6M, 9.62 at 150.75 MPH 12' Opulent Blue Metallic CTS-V Sedan, 10.690 at 129.60 MPH - SOLD 06' LeMans Blue Metallic Z06, 11.726 at 127.80 MPH Motor - SOLD. 96' Impala SS LTx, 11.397 at 118.10 MPH Motor, 1st stage 10.526 at 127.46 MPH

11-04-2017, 11:40 AM	#37
white1LE Drives: 2013 Camaro ZL1 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Dubuque, IA Posts: 880	Glad to see you back in the seat of that machine again!! Congrats!!! __________________ 13 ZL1 A6 LSX 427 with AGP Twin Turbos, E85 and Flex Fuel. Built and tuned by ADM Performance 1000rwhp

11-02-2017, 05:09 PM	#30
Red Hot ZL1 Drives: 2014 Red Hot ZL1 Vert. M6. Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Brandon, FL Posts: 217	212.5. Crazy fast in a mile. Congratulations.

11-03-2017, 10:38 AM	#34
Can'tHave2MuchHP Drives: Fast Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Michigan Posts: 3,696	A tire that outlooks the R888 may also not be very friendly at 180+ MPH. Pucker effect.

11-03-2017, 07:28 PM	#35
Red Hot ZL1 Drives: 2014 Red Hot ZL1 Vert. M6. Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Brandon, FL Posts: 217	What a sleeper!

11-06-2017, 02:39 AM	#38
WYKDZL1 Drives: Ashen gray zl1camaro Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: So Cal Posts: 145	Jessrayo what is the extra vents you installed on the side of the hood. I've been wanting to do something similar to lower under hood temps.

11-06-2017, 10:21 AM	#40
Can'tHave2MuchHP Drives: Fast Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Michigan Posts: 3,696	Oh I know the R888s have a high rating. What I meant was a tire that has better low end traction (Like a drag radial) may also be very scary at 180+.