John Welter has been on the list since May 2005 and he is a former #1 position holder with his Turbocharged 2002 Pontiac TA! The details that car / engine combo are listed on another page as John has retired this car and built this 1968 Pro Mod Firebird! This Bird’s got LOOKS THAT KILL! October 18, 2014 John took his Firebird ut testing at Cordova Dragway. John ran a 6.408 ET at 206.64 mph.
The body was done by McCamis and the chassis was welded up by Chris Duncan. Travis Quillen of Quillen Motorsports Engineering has performed all of the carbon, tin, and titanium work. John had Rodney Butler of Butler Performance build him a 454 cid Pontiac engine with Edelbrock Wide Ports. This fire breathing bird has a 118mm turbo by Precision Turbo that will run on injected alcohol and it is all managed by a FAST XFI system with sixteen 160 lb/hr injectors supplemented by four mechanical nozzles in the charge tube. The transmission is aBruno/Lenco 3 speed with Bruno modifications by QME. The car also uses a PTC bolt together torque converter. We look forward to seeing this car doing some damage on “The List”!
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| Driver Info: | |
Name: | John Welter |
Age: | 49 |
Residence: | Mitchellville, Iowa |
| Engine Info: | |
Engine Builder: | Butler Performance - Rodney Butler |
CID: | 469 |
Bottom End: | |
Block: | IA2 |
Production Year: | |
Bore: | 4.320 |
Stroke: | 4.0 |
Crankshaft: | Scat Billet |
Rods: | 6.8 GRP Aluminum |
Bearings: | |
Pistons: | Ross |
Rings: | Total Seal |
Compression Ratio: | 9.o to 1 |
Cylinder Heads: | |
Manufacturer and Type: | Edelbrock Wide Ports |
Heads ported by: | Butler Performance - Rodney Butler |
Chamber size: | |
Flow #s (Intake & Exhaust) | |
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Valvetrain / Camshaft: | |
Type: (solid flat, hyd flat, hyd roller, solid roller) | Solid Roller |
| Brand: | Comp Cams |
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| Duration @ .050 | |
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| Firing Order (standard /4/7 swap / LS1): | Standard Pontiac |
| Cam size (standard / 50mm / 55mm etc): | |
| Rocker Arm (manufacturer & ratio): | T&D Shaft System 1.60 |
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Power Adder: | |
| Power Adder description (blower / turbo size type etc.): | 118 mm Turbo |
| Boost reached: | 54 |
| NO2 (shot size / # of stages) | |
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Fuel System: | |
| Fuel Type (pump gas / alky / VP 110 etc.): | Alky |
| Fuel Pump: | Enderly 110 |
Induction System: | |
| Intake Manifold: | Edelbrock Victor Aluminum 4 bbl |
| Carb (type / size / manufacturer / injected): | Injected FAST EFI by Travis Quillen |
| # of Carbs: | |
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Ignition: | |
| Distributor: | MSD |
| Wires: | MSD |
| Coil: | MSD |
| Plugs: | NGK 10 |
| Timing: | Variable |
| Ignition Box / Amplifier (MSD etc.): | MSD 7530 |
| Car Info: | |
Exhaust: | |
| Headers (manufacturer) | Custom for Turbo App - Travis Quillen |
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Drivetrain: | |
| Transmission: | Lenco 3 speed |
| Trans Built by: | Travis Quillen |
| Converter (manufacturer & stall) | PTC |
| Converter Size (9" / 10" etc.): | 9.5" |
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| Rear End Gear: | 3.89 |
| Spool or Locker: | Locker |
| Shifter: | ACD |
| Axels (manufacturer & spline count): | 40 Spline Mark Williams |
Chassis & Suspension: | |
| Year Built: | 2012 |
| Race wight with driver: | 2500 |
| Chassis Built by: | Chris Duncan Promod |
| Model: | 1968 Firebird |
| Body Work & Paint: | Welter Auto Body |
| Tires - Front: | Goodyear |
| Tires - Rear: | Mickey Thompson |
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| Timeslip: | 6.408 ET @ 206.64 mph |
Unfortunately we do not have any video of John’s 1968 Pro Mod Firebird pictured above.
