
supercharger. His car
had slowed down, he admitted to Aaron, so AP performed a compression check
and discovered the pistons were shot. Superchargers can be tough on stock
pistons. The ring lands were broken off and the cylinders were leaking 25
percent, so AP rebuilt the LT1 and installed blower pistons.
David
didnt start off with the killer build he now has. As his enthusiasm
grew, he came up with new ideas. Every time, the guys at Absolute Performance
got the job done. David remembers the first engine build. "They said
Id probably run high 11s at the most. And the first time at the track
I ran an 11.06. So when I saw I could run 11.06, I set my sights on the 10s."
This
final iteration is, as the 580 rear-wheel horsepower screams,