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I grew up in my grandfathers auto parts store in NLR. So as a kid always had a large passion for

motors or anything that ran or I could drive. It had always been a dream of mine to build a race car.
Three year project quickly escalated into what it has become today. It is a work in progress. 2001
Mustang powered by a small block Chevrolet 410 cubic inches, half filled bow tie block, Brodix
heads, crower shaft rockers, isky cam, molnar connecting rods, boost pistons I believe JE,
crankshaft specialties forged crank, BTE 2 speed 400 and converter, pro mod gen 2 94mm turbo,
waterman pump feeds atomizer 575 injectors, Holley dominator ecu, safecraft fire system, 9in ford
rear with strange gear, strange dbl adj fronts, Penske dbl adj rear, aerospace brakes.

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Engine: 410 c.i. SBC
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Suspension: Penske Double Adjustable Rear
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Tech Article

Introducing our Brand New High Compression Dome Piston and
Rods Kit for the LS3!

As GPI customers and GPI builds There are many options out there Combining this volume with some
have become a force to reckon when it comes to dished and flat milling will allow us to reach
with in the naturally aspirated top pistons but not so much with compression ratios of 15.0:1 and
racing scene, we could not help dome options. So, we set about greater with relative ease. This
but notice the lack of shelf piston creating a max-effort, high was not so easily achievable with
options geared towards this compression piston that caters to current shelf piston offerings.
environment. Staying true to our the naturally aspirated guys and However, we did not stop at just
name, we contacted our friends gals. high compression ratios – these
at Diamond Pistons to set about pistons are loaded with features
designing a new piston. We have CREATING THE MOLD designed for max effort, naturally
enjoyed great success working aspirated builds.
with Diamond Pistons on The process started by taking a Although it differs among
our Drop-In Piston Series LS3 cylinder head and creating a manufacturers, we see many
available for the Gen V LT mold of the combustion chamber aftermarket pistons with valve
engines and had no doubt we – this would be the foundation of reliefs measuring from .150”
had chosen the right partners for the dome. to .175”. Knowing we needed as
this project. much relief as possible to
accommodate the most aggres-
With the LS3 platform growing in We needed plenty of valve relief sive of setups, including large
age, it has found its way into the for what we were wanting to solid-roller combinations, this
hands of people who really want achieve but needed to maintain piston is equipped with a mas-
to go fast and push the bar a little as much effective volume as sive .200” valve relief for both
further. While we have made possible. Even with a significant intake and exhaust, designed for
great achievements and strides valve relief, we were able to end 15° LS3 heads. Also included, is
within the stock bottom-end at an effective volume of +8.3cc! a cutout for the LS3 combustion
arena, not everyone is wanting to chamber quench pad. The intake
stay stock bottom-end forever. relief is ready for a maximum of a
2.180” valve, and the exhaust a
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KEY STATS Aiming to reduce ring drag, these a shelf piston, exclusively available
pistons are supplied with a 1-1-2 ring through GPI and its affiliate dealers.
We decided not to include the pack produced by Mahle This is an utterly amazing custom
standard moly skirt coating on Motorsports. This is an exceptional piston, available at a shelf piston
this piston. Rather, we wanted to ring package that offers lower drag price.
leave this option open for the end than the standard 1.2-1.2-3 that you Visit gwatneyperformance.com to
-user to decide, as many will will find in many shelf pistons.
utilize specialized coatings such stay up to date on all GPI
as abradable coating options These pistons are designed for a products, services, and articles.
from Line2Line. The choice of standard 6.125” rod, allowing for the
coating is significant and should use of our GPI/Compstar connecting
be geared towards the overall rods, the Callie’s Ultra I/H Beam
design of the build. Series rods, or even the Ultra
Lateral gas ports in the top ring Enforcer Series by Callie’s. They
groove are utilize a .927 pin that is included in
included standard the package, and the underside of
with these pistons. the piston has had lightening
This allows for completed to remove mass.
maximum ring seal As you can see, there is a lot of
for racers, whether engineering that has gone into this
running a vacuum piston and we’re excited to offer it as
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Tech Article

How has technology

changed the

nitrous industry?

I would say the biggest change in Express has done is take all great with aftermarket engine
nitrous systems is due to CNC these individual pieces from the management systems that have
machines and Data logging “kits” of yesterday and combine the ability to add fuel enrichment
capabilities. What we had to them into a complete, vehicle when the nitrous is activated. As
speculate in the past about what specific nitrous system. Every long as you have a good ECU,
nitrous does in the intake, application specific nitrous fine tuning the fuel can be easily
through the combustion chamber system that NX offers includes accomplished through the laptop
and out the exhaust can now be every nut and bolt needed to without ever putting a wrench on
recorded with data loggers (such work correctly on your vehicle the nitrous system. It is worth
as the NX Maximizer 5). With this right out of the box. noting that we do not recommend
data, improvements can be made dry systems for carbureted
in nitrous flow capabilities, What is the difference applications or for most
passages through the plate can between a wet and a dry applications with factory ECUs. It
be optimized for better flow, and nitrous system? is also worth noting that dry
atomization. All of the NX nitrous systems usually require larger
plates are produced on CNC A wet system injects both nitrous fuel injectors which can be more
machines which means once the and enrichment fuel through a expensive.
changes are made to a product nozzle, plate or spray-bar. A dry Wet nitrous systems work great
they will be exactly the same system sprays ONLY nitrous on almost application, and can be
every time. through the nozzle, plate or spray tuned by simply changing the size
Nitrous “Kits” have been around -bar and the nitrous enrichment of the fuel jets or by raising or
for quite a while where you could fuel is delivered through the lowering fuel pressure delivered
piece together what individual engines fuel injectors. Both wet to the nitrous system. Since wet
parts and pieces together and and dry systems have their own systems deliver their own
make a nitrous kit. What Nitrous merits. Dry systems can work enrichment fuel you do not need

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Tech Article systems have been developed it can control not only just one
that can support the full system, but two systems for the
to run huge fuel injectors. Wet horsepower needs from a single high end nitrous users. The fine
systems can be fueled from the nitrous system. One big single tune ability allows nitrous users to
same fuel systems that feeds the stage system is a lot less run faster than ever before on big
engine or they can be fueled from cluttered on the intake so it is AND small tire setups. Don’t get
a completely separate fuel easier to work on and it is easier me wrong, there are still some
system dedicated to the nitrous to tune than multiple small guys that would benefit from
system. Using a dedicated fuel systems. Obviously, some racers having a traditional dual stage
system for the nitrous system can’t hook the full nitrous setup, such as grudge, bracket,
allows the engine to run on pump horsepower right out of the hole and no prep racers who only
gas and the nitrous system to run so it is important to have a need the second stage some-
off high octane race fuel which progressive controller to limit times. Having a large single stage
lessens the need for timing retard power during the first part of the with a progressive controller
while spraying nitrous. run. Progressive controller simplifies tuning and cost for the
technology has increased end user. Only one set of jets to
What is better, a dual exponentially over the last few change, and only one fuel system
stage system, or a large years. The NX Maximizer 5 to flow.
single stage with a allows users to choose how much
progressive controller? horsepower comes in initially, and
how fast it ramps out to its full
Back in the old days, many high potential. You could see where
horsepower nitrous users had to this would come in handy when
run multiple stages to achieve traction becomes an issue. This
their overall horsepower goals works great on both full out drag
and to limit power output at the cars and “street car” applications.
beginning of the run. Since then, One of One of the cool things
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How important is it to anticipated. The great thing about pay hundreds of dollars to flow
have your nitrous a Nitrous Express system is that test each and every nitrous
system flowed? we flow everything in the system system. Of course we have
together as a complete nitrous certain customers that change
Flowing a nitrous system is a way system. Some manufactures only the components within the
to precisely measure the amount flow the plate and solenoids, system or they just want their
of nitrous and / or fuel that a when in fact the bottle valve, feed particular setup flowed and for
nitrous system delivers when line and every fitting in the that we offer a blueprint and flow
activated. Through the use of flow system can affect the flow. NX service at an additional cost.
measurement tools and some offers multiple versions of our Thanks,
simple math we are able to nitrous systems that are Ryan Lewis
predict the nitrous to fuel ratio developed using a specific recipe Marketing Manager
that will be delivered and the of bottle valves, feed line size, Nitrous Express, Inc.
horsepower increase that will be solenoid orifices, and billet plates 5411 Seymour Highway
achieved without having the run or nozzles. Once we develop and Wichita Falls, TX 76310
the nitrous system on an engine. flow a particular nitrous system 940-767-7694
Flowing the entire system part number, we lock down that 940-687-0751 – Fax
ensures that the nitrous system recipe so our systems will
tune will be close on the first run achieve very consistent
and that the system works as performance right out of the box
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Louie has had his ‘70 Nova for years and Sponsored by: Tuned by JP

decided to redo the complete drive train. So he
sent it over to his good friend Larry Hice at Larry
Hice Custom & Collision, for a blueprint 400ci
520hp and Larry ordered him a TCI Street Fighter
Trans & Converter.
Then John at Dyno & Performance in Ft. Smith,
AR helped with the new Strange rear end and
custom exhaust.

Carb: Quick Fuel 750b
Engine: 400ci Blueprint
Rear End: Strange Dann 60 rear
Transmission: Trans TCI Street
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