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Another
E-Zine Article
"On the Inside,
With Johnny Pilcher" - NEW HEMI COMBO!!
PLUS!!
Possible Blower Combination
this Summer: White Car Out of Retirement??
Article & Photos: TJ Pruitt
 Auburn
University
Hello racers and race fans. I hope your racing season is going
well. After studying hard for an Electromagnetics II exam at Auburn
University, I decided to head down to Phenix City Motorsports
for their first Blower Vs Nitrous shootout for 2005. There was
much "gossip" going around about Johnny Pilcher's new
"COMBO." Well, I decided to find out for myself what
Pilcher had up his sleeve.
For
those of you who don't know, Johnny Pilcher is a very competative
driver that competes in Promod Classes across the South East.
He has won several Dixie Prostock competitions, several match
races, several Outlaw Promod Events, and an
 ADRL
win at Hattiesburg dragway, earlier this year. Winning the ADRL
event at Hattiesburg was no easy task for Pilcher. In the finals,
he defeated Rickie Smith, a very fierce competitor in Promod.
PILCHER's
NEW POWER PLANT!!
Johnny Pilcher Himself:
"It's a Chevy Hemi 737 Sonny Leonard Engine, with 3 stages
of Nos. A couple of IHRA teams are looking at this combination
now, but it is the first one in the world of Drag Racing. Everything
is a guessing game at this point."
Pilcher and his crew are still experimenting with this new combination,
which is practically a stab in the dark. During Sunday's race
at Phenix City Motorsports, the team changed gears four times.
Experimenting includes changing gears, transmissions, tires, nitrous,
etc.
"The
catch to this new combo is that you can't even talk to someone
with a wedge motor, so it’s a stab in the dark. We were
really impressed with it at the ADRL season opener, Hattiesburg,
MS," said Pilcher during the interview. "Don't be surprised
if you see a blower in this car this summer. The promod field
is becoming more and more competitive each year. The Blower combos
reach their horsepower progressively, as opposed to nitrous cars.
My plans are to stick a blower motor in this car, and insert the
Sonny Leonard Nitrous combo into my old white car. Both cars will
be entered into competition my early to mid summer.
Engine
Specs:
Aluminum Donovan Block
Five Inch Bore Spacing
4.670 Bore with 5.375 Stroke
Aluminum BME pistons
Bryant Billet Crank
Jesel Drive Belt and lifters
TD Rockers
Stealth Valves
PSI Valve Springs
3 Stages Of NOS
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