Super Street Magazine Homepage
Facebook Click here to find out more!

Interview With Julie Stepan - Killin' It Softly

Find Out if They're Real or Fake: Taking a Close Look at Julie Stepan

By Roel F. Concepcion, Photography by Carter Jung, Jonathon Wong

OWNER MARTY LADWIG

DRIVER JULIE STEPAN

HOMETOWN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

DAILY GRIND PROFESSIONAL RACE CAR DRIVER

POWER est 350 @ 9500 RPM, 10.52 @128 mph at 1900 lbs

UNDER THE HOOD Chevy ECOTEC 2.4L engine; 15:1 compression ratio; blueprinted crack, rods, and pistons; Roush Ladwig custom grind camshafts; Carillo H-Beam connecting rods; JE Pistons; Total Seal piston rings; Ported (CNC) ports hand finished; Roush competition engines head modification; Ferrea valves; Roush valve springs; Kinsler intake manifold; Fast XFI fuel injection; Bosch fuel injectors; Weldon fuel regulator and fuel pump; Kinsler throttle body; Borla exhaust tip; GM Racing cam gears; MSD Ignition; NGK spark plugs; MSD spark plug wires; Roush custom aluminum oil pan and exhaust air box

DRIVETRAIN 4T65 Hydramatic (GM) transmission; Bates Engineering axles; MSD shift controller; B+M Pro Ratchet shift lever; Coan torque converter; Trans brake

STIFF STUFF Penske shocks; Ivan Stewart springs

STOPPERS Mark Williams Drag Race 4-piston brakes

ROLLERS Weld 15x8 wheels; Mickey Thompson ET slicks 26x8x15

OUTSIDE Roush custom fiberglass hood, rear wing, carbon doors paint; Lexan windows; Screen Pro graphics

INSIDE Recaro carbon Kevlar seats; fiberglass custom dash

PROPS Chevrolet, Roush Industries, GM Racing, Lucas Oil, K&N, Borla Exhaust, Fast XFI, Coan, Mickey Thompson, Kinsler fuel injection, MSD, PCS, Hydramatic transmission, NGK; From Julie: younger sister Callie, minature Daschaund Willie

CONNECT gmracing.com; borla.com; chevrolet.com; coanracing.com; force-efi.com; kinsler.com; knfilters.com; lucasoil.com; mickeythompsontires.com; msdignition.com; ngksparkplugs.com; roushind.com

  • Julie Stepan 2006 Chevy Cobalt Roush Competition Engines Head Modification
  • Julie Stepan 2006 Chevy Cobalt Tachometer Interior View
  • Julie Stepan 2006 Chevy Cobalt Roush Custom Aluminum Exhaust Air Box
By Roel F. Concepcion
Enjoyed this Post? Subscribe to our RSS Feed, or use your favorite social media to recommend us to friends and colleagues!

*Please enter your username

*Please enter your password

*Please enter your comments
Comments:
Not Registered?Signup Here
(1024 character limit)
Super Street Online