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
By Roel F. Concepcion
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