Carl Beck Posted November 17, 2007 Share #1 Posted November 17, 2007 Interesting article in the Nov. Classic Motorsports Magazine, on their Z Car project. Engine rebuilt by Sunbelt Performance, Balanced Performance Motorsports and John Williams in Atlanta, GA.Stock L24 started at 134 HP at the rear wheels... and 169 HP after the rebuild....FWIW,Carl B. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/26268-john-williams-sunbelt-preformance-classic-motorsports-mag/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linkstar07 Posted November 17, 2007 Share #2 Posted November 17, 2007 I'd definately like to hear more about this... They have a website? Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/26268-john-williams-sunbelt-preformance-classic-motorsports-mag/#findComment-228885 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeesZ Posted November 17, 2007 Share #3 Posted November 17, 2007 A quick Google search turned this up... drill in a bit and you'll even see a Z...http://www.balancedperformance.com/index.html Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/26268-john-williams-sunbelt-preformance-classic-motorsports-mag/#findComment-228886 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Beck Posted November 17, 2007 Author Share #4 Posted November 17, 2007 See:http://www.classicmotorsports.net/news.php?cat=14FWIW,Carl B. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/26268-john-williams-sunbelt-preformance-classic-motorsports-mag/#findComment-228889 Share on other sites More sharing options...
xray Posted November 17, 2007 Share #5 Posted November 17, 2007 That has been out for awhile...I used their experience to solidify my purchase of the MSA 6-1 header and new exhaust back in October. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/26268-john-williams-sunbelt-preformance-classic-motorsports-mag/#findComment-228910 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Beck Posted November 18, 2007 Author Share #6 Posted November 18, 2007 ....and the reason you didn't share it with the rest of us at that time....is??..... Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/26268-john-williams-sunbelt-preformance-classic-motorsports-mag/#findComment-228983 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigoak Posted November 18, 2007 Share #7 Posted November 18, 2007 My bad...I saw it too...really, really good magazine though. A classic car mag not solely focussed on $1M Ferraris.... Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/26268-john-williams-sunbelt-preformance-classic-motorsports-mag/#findComment-228985 Share on other sites More sharing options...
e_racer1999 Posted November 18, 2007 Share #8 Posted November 18, 2007 i saw it yesterday... Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/26268-john-williams-sunbelt-preformance-classic-motorsports-mag/#findComment-228989 Share on other sites More sharing options...
xray Posted November 18, 2007 Share #9 Posted November 18, 2007 ....and the reason you didn't share it with the rest of us at that time....is??.....1) They've been on that build for about a year, so it's not really a "new" article2) Maybe you missed my thread.http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28266&highlight=msa+headerSomeone brought attention to that CM issue in an earlier thread (which I can't find right at the moment), so I went and read the article, bought the issue and decided to give it a go. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/26268-john-williams-sunbelt-preformance-classic-motorsports-mag/#findComment-228991 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigoak Posted November 18, 2007 Share #10 Posted November 18, 2007 Oh yeah...was pretty sure CB was omnipotent and all-knowing...so why point it out... Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/26268-john-williams-sunbelt-preformance-classic-motorsports-mag/#findComment-228993 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnosez Posted November 18, 2007 Share #11 Posted November 18, 2007 Too often we throw around HP numbers (stock by year and model) and it was nice to see their dyno rwhp numbers for an L24 engine in stock mode. Not bad for a car that listed as having 150hp@crank.For me, that means I've added 117 more rwhp with my NA 3.2L L28 in a '72. A turbo would likely done better but I like the sound of the triple 44mms as they open up and the quick response time from foot to foot pounds. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/26268-john-williams-sunbelt-preformance-classic-motorsports-mag/#findComment-229007 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Beck Posted November 19, 2007 Author Share #12 Posted November 19, 2007 1) They've been on that build for about a year, so it's not really a "new" article2) Maybe you missed my thread.http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28266&highlight=msa+headerSomeone brought attention to that CM issue in an earlier thread (which I can't find right at the moment), so I went and read the article, bought the issue and decided to give it a go.Hi Steven:It wasn't the "project" that caught my attention - it was more specifically Sunbelt Performance and John Williams. Some of us know John, and were just talking about his driving etc at the recent ARRC...Sunbelt Performance and John did the rebuild and restoration on my BRE Z's engine...Sorry to say I did miss your earlier thread about the exhaust system... I'm sure I would have followed it had I seen it. I owned/operated a muffler shop for a couple years... built a lot of exhaust systems for Z's in the mid-70's... Glad to see that MSA seems to have improved theirs...FWIW,Carl Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/26268-john-williams-sunbelt-preformance-classic-motorsports-mag/#findComment-229046 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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