MEET THE "ZR-1 KING OF QUICK & FAST" MR. LANE GOLDSTEIN

[tomtom72]

Wow.....now I finally can put the name FASTLANE with a person. Thanks Bryan and Scott! I used to see that 'handle' a lot when I was doing research over at CF.com back in 03 and 04 before I bought my 90.

The picture of that intake set up with the different I/H's and the injectors on the out side struck a cord with me. This past Gathering, or was it '11, I met a gentleman with a ZR-1 that had the same set up. Bill Krichoffer (sp? I proly butchered his last name, sorry! ) told me he got to thinking about our intake set up and he found a better way. I know I have pictures of his set up, I will look for them.

Anyway, thanks Bryan and Scott, for the history lesson.


Tom

Here's the picture I was talking about. It was the '12 Gathering.

[scottfab]

Originally Posted by XfireZ51

What was the displacement?

I can't remember the displacement but the compression was in the
high teens and he did not use the stock ECM.

[tf95ZR1]

Here on the net I saw an in-car-video of Fastlane
making a pass at Beech Bend at a BG GTG. AMAZING
how fast he runs through the gears, and the sound
is unbelievable. Someone have it?

[A1990]

I believe the engine was a 368 in the pictures where the plenum was looking like a regular LT5 plenum and the sheet metal intake engine was a 431

Ted, is this the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHuhnXVsyG0 ?

[tf95ZR1]

Thanks Dennis, yes that's it.
I'd love to see/hear your car,
the Atomic Z, run.

[Schrade]

Saw the vid a few weeks ago.

And the owner / driver comment:

This is a 1990 ZR1 original 5.7 LT5 engine 4 cam 32 valve NO supercharger. NO turbo NO nitros

So how DO you get 8 1/2 and 160, without any of the above???

Methanol? JATO pod?

Critical Mass fission reaction doesn't go from 1Krpm -> 8Krpm like that one in the vid. Sumpin' don't jibe here...

[Schrade]

Originally Posted by Z Factor

Everything about that ZR-1 is cool, but the pieces of duct tape must go.

Never heard of using duct tape to cook 'rice'?

[Blue Flame Restorations]

Originally Posted by A1990

I believe the engine was a 368 in the pictures where the plenum was looking like a regular LT5 plenum and the sheet metal intake engine was a 431

Ted, is this the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHuhnXVsyG0 ?

Geez! WHat kind of rear end is in that car? Solid axle or IRS? If he's got IRS, he must have huge spindles.

[Bob Eyres]

Originally Posted by Blue Flame Restorations

Geez! WHat kind of rear end is in that car? Solid axle or IRS? If he's got IRS, he must have huge spindles.

It's a nine inch Ford.

Not to quibble about it, but I've often wondered why Lane would make such a big point about, "no nitrous", "no automatic", and "no supercharger", when behind that LT-5 there is nothing made by Chevrolet in that drivetrain.

Regardless it's a cool car, and he's a cool guy.

BTW, that's my video of the inside of the car at speed. The only existing inside shot of the car in action, that I know of.
It was at Bowling Green, in the late nineties I think. The end of the day, and no one left to run against Lane, but me. So I rolled the camera in his car, and jumped into mine to line up against the monster.
Somewhere there is an outside shot, from the stands, of that run. With a white 91' in the background as he leaves. As Letterman used to say, "A brush with greatness".

[scottfab]

I like the idea of no steroids or other artificial power. Straight displacement and compression.