Shaun Palmer's Pike Peaks Syclone Video Footage!

HighPerformanceTrucks

Lift & Shift Specialist
Update - Vidiac removed the original link because of copyright reasons. Well I shot the video footage with Shaun's permission. So here is a new link:

http://highperformancetrucks.com.vidiac.com/video/4efc0557-06f8-4c65-85e5-993a006a456b.htm

I finally got a chance to document some video footage of his truck.

http://highperformancetrucks.com.vidiac.com/video/df6c2621-1730-4dfb-8161-98f300f382fb.htm

Footage is a bit shakey. It's difficult keep the camera steady with a tiny little digital camcorder.

Here are a few facts to dispel some myths.

Real Syclone. Truck is number 2565.

The Sy is not tubular frame and maintains the original frame or whats left of it particularly in the back half of the truck. Lots of tubing triangulation thoughout.

The front fenders are not carbon fiber, but fiberglass as are the bed side panels and hood.

Transmission is a 4l80 w/ manual valve body.

Motor is aluminum Chevrolet racing v6 engine tuned at roughly 750 hp. Throttle body injection of some type.

The motor is dry sump.

Runs on Methanol.

Single Turbo.

Manual Fuel Pump switch

Truck is AWD.

Dual master cylinder w/ balance bar, left foot brake setup (Same as in my truck).

Front suspension is coil over shock custom upper a arms and modified stock lower a arms.

King suspension w/ remote reservoirs a all corners.

Rear suspension is stick axle w/ angle arm link setup.

Bear Alcon B Type Brakes all corners.

BBS Racing 17x11 rims front 17x12 rims back

335x17 BFG gravel racing tires.

Quick release steering wheel hub

Momo Racing Seats

Underbody aluminum skidplate/aero panels.

Shaun is a driver not a wrencher so he couldn't answer detail build questions.

I'll eventually upload some footage of the 2003 Pikes Peak in car camera and roof camera footage.

Editing images and will upload to the gallery on www.highperformancetrucks.com shortly.
 
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HighPerformanceTrucks

Lift & Shift Specialist
Re: Shaun Palmer's Pike Peaks Syclone Video Footage!

I have the original with sound, but some things said are not appropriate to broadcast.

All you here really is birds chirping and bad jokes anyway.

phoonTy said:
Sweeeeet! :drool: got sound?
 

jbone

Member
Re: Shaun Palmer's Pike Peaks Syclone Video Footage!

wow that was bad ass!!! Do you have any info on what times he ran at pikes peak? And maybe some comparison times from other vehicles?
 

HighPerformanceTrucks

Lift & Shift Specialist
Re: Shaun Palmer's Pike Peaks Syclone Video Footage!

jbone said:
wow that was bad ass!!! Do you have any info on what times he ran at pikes peak? And maybe some comparison times from other vehicles?

Shaun Palmer1992 GMC S10 Syclone/TD12:12.5

He broke near the top of this run, otherwise would have been faster.
 

MikeRenz

not stock
Re: Shaun Palmer's Pike Peaks Syclone Video Footage!

is he going to race again this year? when is the pike peak race anyway?
 

Loeryder

New member
Re: Shaun Palmer's Pike Peaks Syclone Video Footage!

Amazing truck.
Glad to see you were able to get up close and personal with it as well as shaun.
I have heard he is a cool guy if you can get him one on one.
Of course if there's a crowd around, he is celeb status, so he's not gonna stop and greet everyone.

I just wonder how in the hell he got a CA license tag for that beast.
 

HighPerformanceTrucks

Lift & Shift Specialist
Re: Shaun Palmer's Pike Peaks Syclone Video Footage!

The truck was originally being built for the production class (potentially street legal), but they didn't have confidence in the 700R4 lasting, so the 4L80 put them out of production class. They decided to go balls to the wall and go for the unlimited class.

Loeryder said:
Amazing truck.
Glad to see you were able to get up close and personal with it as well as shaun.
I have heard he is a cool guy if you can get him one on one.
Of course if there's a crowd around, he is celeb status, so he's not gonna stop and greet everyone.

I just wonder how in the hell he got a CA license tag for that beast.
 

MRKING

New Parts for Old Trucks
Re: Shaun Palmer's Pike Peaks Syclone Video Footage!

ivanko barbell said:
Front suspension is coil over shock custom upper a arms and modified stock lower a arms.
I would love to see pictures of that if you have some .
 

mattw

Active member
Re: Shaun Palmer's Pike Peaks Syclone Video Footage!

It looks like you filmed that in 16:9 but its showing up 4:3 on your website.. Is that something that you could fix? Or could you provide a link so that we can just download the file? That way we could force it to 16:9 and also watch full-screen..


Thanks,
-Matt
 

HighPerformanceTrucks

Lift & Shift Specialist
Re: Shaun Palmer's Pike Peaks Syclone Video Footage!

Streetfire.net seems to get the aspect ratio to fit in their player window. If you know a way of changing it back to original, please advise.



mattw said:
It looks like you filmed that in 16:9 but its showing up 4:3 on your website.. Is that something that you could fix? Or could you provide a link so that we can just download the file? That way we could force it to 16:9 and also watch full-screen..


Thanks,
-Matt
 

badnewz

Member
Re: Shaun Palmer's Pike Peaks Syclone Video Footage!

Wow. Thanks for putting that out there for everyone to see. I have been waiting for some good video and information on this truck. I like using (stealing) ideas from any tricked out, high hp trucks out there. Thanks again.

Mike B
St.Clair Shores, MI
 

AUSyTyIN

Unbusted $#it box
Re: Shaun Palmer's Pike Peaks Syclone Video Footage!

Purdy. Let me know if he plans on running again this year, I would love to see it. :tup:
 

ZMann

vertically challenged
Re: Shaun Palmer's Pike Peaks Syclone Video Footage!

Ah man sorry guys, I forgot to tell you I am part of the "posse".....

"Zach"
 
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