The enthusiast apple doesn’t fall far from the tree …
Feeling that the car was setup well, they
knew they could throw more power at it and bring home even faster times. A
sleeved H22 block with H23 crank was sourced, bored to 89 mm, and stuffed with
custom 13.5:1 CP pistons and Carillo Pro A rods. While the bottom end was being
machined, the head was also sent out for a port and polish and once both ends
arrived home, both father and son got to work checking clearances and
reassembling the engine. One of the most unique pieces of their H Series drag
puzzle is the custom plenum from Owens Engineering. Utilizing the lower half of
an H22 manifold that was heavily gutted and ported, Owens constructed a top
plenum that's fed directly through a massive, 90mm Accufab throttle body. The
first visit to the dyno didn't bring back the numbers that they wanted, and
Donnie and Edwin realized that it might be the custom header they designed for
the setup. Donnie says, “Luckily a local friend, Michael Jones, had a larger
step tube header that he said we could borrow because he wanted to see an H
Series go 10s first in Georgia!”
Donnie
says, “Luckily a local friend, Michael Jones, had a larger step tube header
that he said we could borrow because he wanted to see an H Series go 10s first
in Georgia!”
With power eclipsing the 300-whp mark, the
Scotts turned to lightening the chassis and building their own custom rear
suspension with a mix of '84-87 Prelude rear spindles and some home grown
fabrication. With the entire to-do list complete, it was time to hit the track.
Donnie adds, “The first time out with the setup at Honda Day Orlando, it didn't
run like we wanted. After a lot of testing and tuning to work the bugs out, we
went to a test and tune night and ran consistent 11.0s.”
After
a lot of testing and tuning to work the bugs out, we went to a test and tune
night and ran consistent 11.0s
Not entirely disheartening when you
consider the hard work had resulted in a faster car, but still, they were
hungry for that 10. Not long after, at Import Showdown in the fall of 2013, they
reached their goal with a 10.99, and then improved upon it with a 10.82 at 125
mph during IFO Montgomery, and eventually, a 10.77 at 125 during Honda Day's
Atco, New Jersey event. Don't think that these two are taking any vacations, as
Donnie adds, “There is more to come, we can't wait to get back to the track!”
They discovered the car had a slight fuel pressure problem and had run a little
lean but it's been rectified and these two aren't taking any vacations. Donnie
adds, “We didn't get to go any faster, but in the next race season, there is
more to come. We can't wait to get back to the track!”
Not
long after, at Import Showdown in the fall of 2013, they reached their goal
with a 10.99, and then improved upon it with a 10.82 at 125 mph during IFO Montgomery,
and eventually, a 10.77 at 125 during Honda Day's Atco, New Jersey event.
