09/08/2026
Last week we helped transform Brian Hammermeisters Camaro into a different kind of animal.
Earlier this year Brian suffered a catastrophic parts failure in his engine, so we set out to build him a better bullet. During that process the decision was made to put a supercharger on top.
When that decision was made we knew the car was going to need some updates to make sure it was ready to accept this new found horsepower.
New Bill Mitchell Products 10.2 billet cap Big Block Chevy block was machined to accept the new Molnar 4.5" crankshaft, Molnar Pwr Adr + rods, JE Pistons with upgraded Tool Steel wrist pins, his exisiting AFR 385 heads were freshened up and put on top.
We installed a complete MSD grid system with new coil, a new rear gear, re-did the motorplate tabs and motorplate itself, repaired the fuel tank mount, updated some wiring, and plumbed the car with the new combination in it.
Our friends at Alky Digger set us up with a complete Hi-Helix 3 lobe TBS 250 supercharger kit, with a new APD 1750 dominator carb and matching fuel pump/regulator combo.
We also installed one of our Coan torque converters to help make sure we could get the power to the ground.
We finished the car up and got it in the trailer at about 10:30 Saturday morning, Brian hurried to the track and got unloaded and made it to the lanes for his first run of the day.
With a very conservative timing curve in it, the car made it to the 1/8th under power with no issues and ran 5.58@128.
Quick check of the car, ran the valves, and we were ready for his second run.
There was a bit of a driver malfunction on this run, but Brian would make up for it on his 3rd and final run.
We knew the air was coming to us, and the track was going to be the best it had been all day. We aimed to go a low 1.20 60', and 8.2X was the goal for this run.
1.233
5.28@132
8.26@164
Last pass of the day was Brian's personal best ET and MPH, with plenty left in the tank.
We want to thank Brian for letting us be a part of his program, and we look forward to getting some more runs on this combo moving forward!
Come check us out this weekend at the final Wisconsin Outlaw Series event of the year!