Over the past many years, we've had the opportunity to tune for and consult with a number of the finest heads up racers in Canada and the United States. The racers shown here have multiple national event wins as well as regional and nitional event titles with series such as the NMCA and OSCA. We've also enjoyed taking our own in house vehicles to events here in the central United States.
This is the car that started it all. A 1948 Plymouth Special DeLuxe club coupe which has seen a number of naturally aspirated, nitrous injected, supercharged and turbocharges small and big block chevy engine combinations. We recently revived it with some chassis upgrades including a tubular Mustang II front suspension from Chassis Engineering. For the current season, we've powered it with an aluminum headed, twin turbocharged 427ci big block Chevy. The current rendition is relatively mild but should have no trouble delivering mid nine second et's. During the off season we plan to rework the engine and drivetrain so we can turn up the boost and turn it into a legitimate 7 second street car.
The ride pictured here was piloted to the 2003 NMCA Super Street championship by Joel Greathouse. This car set multiple et and mph records during the season with MTP's Chris Spies tweaking the FAST efi system on this supercharged 380 ci Small Block Ford powerplant. Weighing in at over 3000lbs, this Mustang cobra managed 7.30 second et's at 190+ mph on 10.5" tires.
Showing what one can do with the most basic combination of components, Donny Hastings 3300lb Camaro managed to click off 8.10's at nearly 170mph with a supercharged 406 ci small block Chevy running many off-the-shelf components including conventional 23 degree cylinder heads. This combination very closely resembles the boost ready long blocks currently available from MTP. This car was also equipped with an ACCEL DFI Gen VII efi system, tuned by MTP's own Chris Spies.
Putting our money where our mouth is, we put together this '79 Ford Fairmont. Equipped with a SFI spec 25.5 chassis and a E85 gulping, turbocharged 380 ci small block Chevy this street driven ride has mustered mid 8 second et's on 28 x 10.5" slicks. It is currently equipped with a VP Q16 guzzling 406 ci small block and a ProCharger F-2 supercharger. We've also moved to 275/60R15 Mickey Thompson drag radials to allow the vehicle to compete in the VAMP heads up racing series' drag radial class. Our first attempt in 2008 netted a trip to the finals despite nagging transmission issues. Once we get all of the kinks ironed out, we expect 5.30 1/8th mile et's from the radial tire combo.
Currently the "big dog" of the MTP stable is Ray Sanchez's twin 88mm turboharged 500ci big block Chevy Camaro. Built and occasionally piloted by ADRL Pro Nitrous Champion Dan Parker, the this ride has mustered six-second et's at over 215mph with Ray behind the wheel. For 2009 we're adding a state of the art FAST XFI system with ITC (intelligent traction control). With this and other advanced functionalities, the team expects to again find themselves at the front of the ultra-competitive Canadian Outlaw 10.5 pack.
The above represent some of our most prominent and radical applications. We want you to know you're in good company if you choose to partner with us on your street or strip application. MTP offers everything from simple tuning/consultation services to complete EFI-equipped engine packages. As one can see, we're not afraid to "put our money where our mouth is" and make use of the very same components we recommend to our customers. We work hard to ensure we equip our customers with a combination that meets their needs. Please feel free to contact us about your application today. We may be reached via e-mail at sales@mtpturbo.com.
