XV Level I Suspension Track Test On TV this Week.....

[dqhemi]

Just wanted to give you guys a heads up that the Dream Car Garage episode that shows the track testing of our 71 Cuda engineering car with our Level I Suspension and Level I brakes is on this week.

First airing is tommorrow night at 7PM.



It will air on Speed (all time EST):
Wed 7PM
Thu 7:30AM
Sat 9:30AM
Sun 10PM
Sun 3AM

Car was pushed quite hard so should make for some good TV. I think they will have some before and after footage showing the improvement. Car sounded awesome as well.

The configuration as tested was: 5.7 Hemi making about 440 HP w/ 7,000 RPM redline, 5-speed, upgraded 8-3/4 rear, chassis stiffening, Level I brakes (4 piston 13" up front, 2 piston 13" out back), hydroboost, upgraded steering box, our EFI fuel system, our aluminum rad/electric fan and a bunch more. Level I suspension on the car is all dialed in stock type components w/ custom rates on most of the pieces.





I am going to 4-post test our Level II suspension tomorrow and will have pics of that by the weekend. That one is all aluminum (including the K-Member) SLA double A-Arm, rack, 3-link rear w/ panhard bar and coilovers all around. 4-post is to dial it in. Next week it will be track tested, with bigger brakes as well, and will be shown on Dream Car Garage as well.

Check it out this week on TV, should be a good show if seeing a set-up Cuda getting thrown around a road course is your idea of fun!

BTW, the road course is approx. 1.3 miles long and very tight. The Level I setup over the stock suspension w/340 4-speed, was 13.89 seconds quicker around the track w/ the same driver. As the upgraded Cuda passed the finish line, the stock one was over 1,200 feet behind it.

On a bigger track the difference would have been much more dramatic. We overlayed track data from baseline stock laps and the Level I laps.

John Buscema
XV Motorsports
www.xvmotorsports.com

[Silver R/T]

Im gonna miss out, no cable

[Shakey]

I'll be watching John!

Are these tests done in Dunnville, ON?

[dqhemi]

I'll be watching John!

Are these tests done in Dunnville, ON?

Yes track testing has been done at Dunville. 

The first production car getting built will be driven and filmed at Mosport later this month.

John Buscema
XV Motorsports
www.xvmotorsports.com

[Johnny SixPack]

Lookin' forward to the show!

It's on @ 6pm for those of us in the CST.

[Shakey]

The 'Cuda seemed to handle pretty good on the track.  I like how they had the before and after footage side-by-side for the comparison.

Well done.

[Johnny SixPack]

The 'Cuda seemed to handle pretty good on the track.  I like how they had the before and after footage side-by-side for the comparison.

Well done.

Definitely can't wait for the Level II stuff.