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Secrets of a Nitro Street Car Revealed
Story by Scott Gaulter • Photos by Brian Kohlmann
In this Nitro Madness issue, we once closely guarded secrets. ignition systems. For the street
bring you not only an update on it uses pump gas with EFI and a
Brian Kohlmann’s wild nitro fueled On the surface it seems simple: conventional electronic ignition; for
street car, but an exclusive insider drive to the track on pump gas, the track, nitro and a 44 amp mag.
look and explanation on how it all makes a six second pass on nitro It’s a true story of having your cake
works. then drive back home on pump gas. and eating it too.
How hard can it be?
Without having seen the Building a blown nitro hemi is
machine with my own eyes I would Since this car was featured in straightforward. Start with the
have never thought a successful our spring 2017 issue, several best parts money can buy, then
endeavor like this would have been improvements in driveability assemble with care. Feed it fuel by
remotely possible. This behind and performance have occurred. the gallon and go have fun. The
the scenes look explains what were Here is a quick overview: The car thing is, it’s also a street car.
runs two fuel systems and two
Brian Kohlmann and Roger “Radar”
Lechenberg engineered this awesome
nitro street driven hot rod.
SPRING 2020 Nitro Madness Magazine 17
