What strikes me about this car is how apparently the suspension has been modded very little. Tubular A arms and an adjustable bar up front and coilovers all around. The coilovers and adjustable bar are understandable to allow easier tuning for the event. Not sure he would have the tubular arms if Van Steel wasn't a sponsor.
I noticed a smart strut bracket in the rear - surprisingly it looks like it is on its lowest setting which would have the most reduction in camber gain. I have always been told that setting would only be good for drag racing. Not an LS Fest expert, but it was my impression that there was a drag race portion of the competition. Perhaps that explains the strut setting.
But he even has the stock sway bar in the rear although the article says he uses an adjustble bar there sometimes. Many "experts" claim no bar is needed in the rear. He's got a ton of tire in the rear. Seems wise to use some of that "excess" tire capability to take some of the roll load off the front tires which are usually overworked.
It looks like so far he has put most of his time and money in tires, brakes and engine. From the pic it looks like the next area for attention will be the rear driveline. Big engine+big tires=broken driveline components.
But like I said, I'm really surprised by how much is stock. No 6 link, no SharkBite :wink:, no rack & pinion (does have a Borgesun box tho), no HydroBoost (sorry Gene) :rofl:.
Just shows these old Vettes just need some tuning rather than major surgery.