Scott Clark did the electronics integration and will be doing the tuning on that piece.  I think there are 8 separate ECU's that integrate to the factory ECU so everything works correctly including the factory dash/gauges, climate control, body control, etc.  Even the factory installed remote starter works!  It is actually quite impressive and is a pretty cool car if you take the time to look.

The Ti rods I suggested were $3200 a set when I asked about them.

Jay, here's another option on rods.  I toured the facility on our first trip to Engine Master's.  It is all done by one guy and he does the design work and machine work on these rods all in his own little machine shop.  It reminds me of your place in some ways.  These aren't cheap but they aren't as bad as you would think either.  Be sure to look at his list of customers, these are not low end.

http://spmtitaniumrods.com/

Bob, I'm going to guess there are over 100 dyno pulls on the motor, and probably 30 passes down the track.  LOTS of hits on the rev limiter at the track, too, which obviously doesn't do the engine any good...

Mark, I would love to go to an aluminum rod, but I don't think there's room in the crankcase for one.  The ones I've seen are a lot bigger on the big end than the steel rods, and I have pretty limited clearance between the rod end and the skirt of the block.

I was thinking about giving Randy a call on this one.  And by the way, I was NOT outwardly calm earlier in the week 

I don't know if he will weld that one, if he won't I know someone who can.  Randy can definitely get it all straightened out after welding though.  He may also weld it, you'll have to check. 

I'm very sorry to hear this Jay.  Let me know if I can help in some way.

Look who was spotted at Drag Week!  

That is exactly the reason I haven't been to drag week as yet.  When you build a race vehicle that is built as a race vehicle, and call it a street vehicle, then it is no longer fit for the street in my opinion.  I think a street car should have all the sheetmetal, bolt-on suspension mods, and engine family it came from the factory with to be considered for this venue.  I know the classes allow for this, but it sure takes the incentive away for folks who don't have unlimited resources to build a killer combination.  To build a race vehicle with sponsorship donations, advertising rights, and unlimited funds, and multiple shops involved, does not make for a street concept proven vehicle.  To me, the real bragging rights come from personal ingenuity, hard work, and keeping it looking like it came from the factory to be considered a street vehicle.  JMO, but that truck is not my idea of a street vehicle.  Joe-JDC

You do realize the UNLIMITED class is just that, don't you?  Larry's truck is a result of what other people did last year.  Larry was always a proponent of steel bodied cars and no pro-mods but they allowed the pro-mods last year so here is Larry's answer.  That truck is the baddest, most evil thing I've ever seen and I love it personally. (and it's still steel bodied with a real vin tag)

My favorite class, however, is Naturally Aspirated Small Block as that's the class I would build a car for if I could even afford to do that. 

I will be paying special attention to UNLIMITED this year, as well as pro-street (I think that's Jay's class), and a couple of other specific cars that all happen to be tuned by a certain individual.

Any way you slice it, the fact that they have to drive these cars, race track to race track, over 1000 miles in one week and NO TRAILERS ALLOWED makes these things the baddest street cars on the planet.  These aren't trailer queens that are loaded on a trailer and they make a 10 mile "drive" to show their street prowess, these are real, bad to the bone, street cars. 

I give full respect to ANYONE competing in Drag Week at any level in any class.  It's a huge accomplishment. 

Go Get 'Em JAY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

They always do handicapping after Fords win yet even with severe handicapping, the Fords will win again as a 4V-OHC engine is naturally so much better than any LS-7 pushrod motor.

I was amazed no one entered a GM Cadillac Northstar V-8 entry but heck, they don't sell Caddy speed parts (wink, wink) att PHR or HR's websites, do they?
 
Just don't tell those mullet wearing Camaro lovers!

There was a 400 cubic inch minimum.  They were able to make it with the mod motors but just barely with a 4.75" stroke.  There isn't enough room to make a Northstar motor 400 cubes.  The other viable engine would have been a 1990-1996 ZR-1 Corvette 32V but again, the 400 cubic inch thing. 

As far as the mod motor being "so much better than an LS7" if you take the 2 top finishing mod motors out with their rarer than rare CobraR intake manifolds and look at the 4-valve mod motor Bischoff brought with a normal single plane intake, there was only 4 points separating them from the SAM LS-7. 

Engine Master's is a different deal because of the RPM range we have to run in and the fact the rules are based on AVERAGE horsepower and torque across the rpm band PER CUBIC INCH. 

Yes, this year the 4-valve motors are not legal but you can bring a SOHC 2-valve 5.4 mod motor stroked up to 400 inches if you would like.

BTW, Barry's FE is cool as hell and I'm glad I got to see it in person.  Looking forward to it again