When we started the re-creation in 1994, we had (3) goals:  faithfully preserve the original look of the Grocery Getter; continue to use the traditional Pontiac V8; and equip the chassis and engine with the best parts available to provide modern performance.  

For you nitrous fans......we are currently spraying 600+ hp on stage 1 and are going as quick (with less hurt parts) than our old 2-stage tuneup.  We have tried to add a second stage (200 hp more).  The engine was fine, but gearing and clutch chages are required to get the power to the track.  For 2007, we will be switching to Tiger heads and optimizing the clutch adjustment.  The running weight is 2800 lbs. with driver.

The racing parts companies have unprecedented interest in the traditional Pontiac V8 and are developing more parts every day.  The components that make the Grocery Getter fast are:

Body:  steel w/ VFN carbon fiber front clip and fiberglass tailgate

Paint:  PPG Basecoat/Clearcoat by Diamond Collision (Flint, MI)

Lettering:  hand-painted by Jim Chandler (Polo, IL)

Vinyl graphics:  Yipes Stripes (Dayton, OH)

Chassis:  4130 chromemoly round tube, funny car cage, SFI 25.1E  certified

Rod ends:  Aurora

Front suspension:  Strange struts

Rear suspension:  4-link w/ Aurora 40,000 lb. rod ends

Axles:  Strange 40-spline gun-drilled

Rear housing:  9" Ford (braced) with Strange aluminum center section

Final drive:  Strange 40-spline spool, Richmond 4.10 large pinion Pro gears, 85w-90 gear oil

Brakes:  Strange 4-wheel disc, directional calipers, metallic linings

Wheels:  Bogart "Force 5", 15x15 rear, 15x3.5 front

Slicks:  Hoosier 14.5 x 32.0L x 15

Transmission:  Lenco CS-2 5-speed with Lenco shifter

Clutch:  Hayes Mark 12 dual-disc (long style, stamped cover, 6 levers) with Lakewood bellhousing

Engine:  541 c.i. AllPontiac IA2

Engine machining:  Parsons and Myers Racing Engines (Dayton, OH)

Connecting rods:  Bill Miller forged aluminum (6.800 long)

Pistons:  Bill Miller forged flat top (4.375 bore)

Rings:  Speed-Pro Hellfire

Bearings:  Federal-Mogul

Crankshaft:  Crower billet 4.500 stroke

Main caps:  steel splayed 4-bolt

Crankcase vacuum pump:  Moroso 4-vane, regulated to 6" Hg

Oiling:  Moroso 2-piece wet sump aluminum box pan, 80 psi pump, accumulator

Oil:  conventional 10w-40

Cam and drive:  roller cam, Cloyes Tru-Roller chain drive

Valves:  Ferrea 2.11 titanium/1.77 Super alloy

Valvesprings:  Ferrea triple springs with titanium retainers

Pushrods:  Manton Series 5,  11/32" diameter

Heads:  aluminum, ported (soon to be replaced with AllPontiac Tiger heads)

Head gaskets:  Flatout RCC coated copper gaskets with stainless steel o-rings

Engine fasteners:  ARP head studs, main studs and accessory bolts

Intake:  dual 4-barrels on Wenzler tunnel ram manifold.

Nitrous: 2-stage NOS Foggers (first stage on clutch, second stage on timer).

Nitrous relays:  NAPA ST-85 continuous-duty remote starter solenoid

Nitrous bottles:  dual 15 lb aluminum bottles with NOS Super-Flo valves

Nitrous heaters: 300 watt Watlow silicone flexible heaters.

Fuel system:  Magna Fuel Pro Star 500 pump w/ 3-stage regulator assembly

Fuel cell:  RCi 4 gallon with foam

Exhaust:  DynoMax step headers with Jet-Hot coating

Exhaust thermocouples:  Watlow Gordon miniature Type K

Ignition:  MSD crank trigger and programmable Digital-7 with 4-stage retard and 3-step rev limiter

Spark plugs:  Autolite #3932

Computer:  AutoMeter 34 channel

Radiator:  Be Cool Pro Stock aluminum radiator

Water pump:  CSR  2nd generation billet direct drive (over 32 gpm)

Starter:  CSR high torque mini starter

Safety equipment:  SFI-15 firesuit, SFI-20 gloves, RCi seat, cam-lock seat belt and window net.

Fuel:  Torco NOS 118 (118 octane, blended for nitrous)

Mail order racing parts:  Summit Racing

Parts Supplier:  Dayton Auto Parts - NAPA

Tools:  Snap-On

Wire loom, tie-wraps and heat shrink labels:  R&R Wire Loom and Cable Ties, (616)-669-2132, after 4 pm.

Sealing products:  Valco Cincinnati

Educational partner:  Sinclair Community College, Dayton, OH

Restoration parts supplier:  Year One

Pace trailer dealer:  Rock's Trailer Sales in Columbus, OH.

Trailer winch:  Superwinch S-5000