LVVTA’S VIEW

JustinfromLVVTAsays:“Thisreallyistakingthebest ofbothworldsandmouldingthemintotheultimate Moparscreamer!Itsoundsverymuchlikeit’sgoing tobedestinedfortrackuseratherthanastreeter,but ifitweretoturnuponanLVVcertifier’sdoorstep, therewouldbeafewthingstocheckout.Firstlythe obviousstuff—theadditionalaero’‘bodypartswould needtomeettherequirementsintheLVVTAExternal Projectionsstandard.Thisisprettystraightforward, andmakessuretherearenosharpforward-facing edgesthatmightinjureapedestrian.Havingsaidthat, Eliot Erlandson: Someone needs to fix that hood scoop Madsda Smith: It’ll be epic, but a hard job beating the Nelson Racing Charger Theron Reese: I want it, but in matte black Andy Smith: Johnny’s got the colour right for starters. Saw his Plymouth at Beach Hop and was very impressed. Keep everything under the hood, as it’s far nicer to keep the Charger as stock as possible body wise David Lee: SEMA-worthy is a big call. Budget: 1–1¹/₂mill. Motor needs to be seriously different — crate motor bs is out — 426 Hemi siamesed into a V12 config, or mid-mounted. All the panels are wrong. A pillar needs changing, as do doors, lower sills. Hood is a nightmare — smooth it, run intakes down below the bumper fromwhatwecanseeyouwon’thaveanyproblems hereifit’sbasedonanexistingproductioncar.Less obviousthingswouldbeanyrollcagefittedtothe car;normallyrollcagescan’tbecertified(thereare exceptions,suchasscratch-builtcars),andsowould needtobeeithercoveredbyMotorsportNZorthe NZDragRacingAssociationthroughtheAuthority Cardprocess.There’snoreasonyoucan’tusea mechanicalinjectionsystem,providedyoucanmeet theemissionsrequirements,whichareactuallyjusta setofparametersbasedaroundanengineburningits fuelmixtureatanoptimumrate(sometimesdescribed usingbigwordslike‘stoichiometric’).Generallywhen acarpassestheLVVTAtest,it’llberunningatitspeak —andmostefficientfor—streetuse,soyouactually haveustothankforyourimprovedgasmileage!We’re notsureaboutyourplansforthesuspensionorbraking systems,butasalways,ifyourefertothe NZ Hobby Car Technical Manual’s pages,youshouldbeontheright track.It’sgoodtoseepeoplethinkingoutsidethebox, Bic—thissoundslikeawildridewhetherit’sastreet demonoracircuitscreamer!”