1995 Impala SS
 

Curious about this car with the LT-1, are there any out there in Stock/ SuperStock? Undesirable weight break? Any other factors that would keep someone from racing one? Again , just curious
Thanks, Happy New Year!

Re: 1995 Impala SS
 

Corbitt Marshburn & Brent Darroch have run the 1995-96 Impala in Stock. I don't know if they use the LT1, though.

Re: 1995 Impala SS
 

Dave Crampalino is the only guy I know of currently running a Impala in Stock. Darroch drove his car in the past. Darroch would be the guy to talk to.
Also the infamous Dan Fahey who currently runs IHRA Pure Stock. Hes a wealth of knowledge on the subject.
We only ran Pure Stock in the past. Since moved on.

Re: 1995 Impala SS
 

They did. Only engine the Impala SS came with 1994/1996.

Re: 1995 Impala SS
 

Thought it was the steel head LT-1

Re: 1995 Impala SS
 

There was one that ran in some D3 events. Cant remember his name, but it was fast. 11.60's in K if I remember right.

Wade O

Re: 1995 Impala SS
 

I think Fred Gilliam has one in his shop, it may be the same car. Fred has a lot of nice cars in his shop.

Re: 1995 Impala SS
 

Hello Dan Bernay;

Welcome.
Hope the following information you asked for is helpful.

LT1 Iron Headed LT1's and B-Body/Impala SS are great combinations.
The Iron LT1 Head is a Reverse Flow Vortec Head.
Uses a special water pump and OptiSparc for ignition.
The last SBC engine before the LS series.

Here is a run down of the racers using the B-Body Combination.
Dave Campolito's car originally built by Brent Darroch ran the K/L/M Stock Automatic space.
Dave bought that car and put in a baby LT1 and Caprice nose .
Mike Epprecht owns a 96 Caprice (Snowflake) running a baby LT1.
Snowflake was originally owned by Corbitt .

They competed for the Q and R/SA space using the baby LT1.
The baby LT1 was all of 265 cubic inches running mid 12's.

Dave and Corbitt were crushing those national records back and forth..
Until they received mandatory invitations by NHRA to slow them down.

Snowflake was originally built by Bernie Steinke competing against Karl Elwine during the Big Dog ECIRS racing days.
Later bought by (Mr) PCMforLess owner Bryan Herter.
Corbitt eventually acquired Snowflake to run Stock.

Before Snowflake, Corbitt purchased Scott Kaufman's 383/NOS 1995 Impala SS converted to F Pure Stocker.
Corbitt nailed the F/PS National Record at an awesome 12.55sec.
In fact went even quicker at a Cold Air Day event.
Running 12.39 at 107 mph in his Pure Stocker.

Corbitt's last B-body was gorgeous all black G/PS Caprice/SS nosed wagon and able to run under the NHRA M/SA index.
He sold the car to another racer in the Carolina's.
Then purchased a B/PS LT1 Camaro.

Dave's son upgraded their Red Caprice/Impala to a full 350 LT1.
Runs J/SA and serious wheel standing 11 second ET's.

My 1995 Impala SS runs G and F Pure Stock, owned since new.
Raced it since 2001 driving the car to the tracks.
Run brackets, ECIRS, independent S/SS and IHRA Pure Stock.

Best run to date; Cecil at 12.88/103.64 running G/PS weight.
This year began towing it to the races with a upgraded 94 Caprice Wagon.

Parts are easy to get.
The chassis is similar to the Chevelle's/GTO's of the 60's/70's.
I use Dick Millers suspension pieces to beef up the rear.

Check out www.ECIRS.net and www.impalassforum.com for more information and history about B-Body racing.

Right now plans are to pull the engine and trans for upgrades.
My intention is to crack the national records set by the infamous Corbitt Marshburn :D

Dan

Re: 1995 Impala SS
 

Now you've done it, Dan LOL

(DAVE CAMPOLITO)

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OK .. My Bad.
I fixed it !! Not Don Campanello .

Fixed it to say Dave Campolito

Thanks Mark...
D

Re: 1995 Impala SS
 

Dan the 265 Caprice was a taxi cab motor , Back in 2005 Fred Gillhan & Brent Darroch raced 350 LT1 in F/FIA best runs for Fred 11.64, Brent 11.71. 299hp at end of year. Tom

Re: 1995 Impala SS
 

Thanks Tom,
Cool..fixed it! Now 265 cuin..and yes a baby LT1
Know Dave Compolito's son ran a 11.67.
Thanks for history and correction!
Like to know more about Fred's car.

Dave Ley evened emailed me on the cuin.
Very much appreciate getting it correct!

NHRA and IHRA rate the Stock LT1 350 at 299.
IHRA rates the same engine in Pure Stock at 295hp.
Think it is a little high compared to the Mustangs.
But I am good with it..
D

Re: 1995 Impala SS
 

Mr. Fahey,

I'm shocked it took you until post #8 to jump in on this one. You must have had too much turkey for Christmas and your reaction times are slower. Although I'm sure when you saw 1995 Impala SS as a post title you thought someone was giving you a late present! :D

Yes, they make a great combination for both Stock and Pure Stock depending on what your desire is as well as your location and which HRA your track runs. They're easy to work on, parts are relatively inexpensive, it doesn't take much to get one to run under the index, they'll hook in a car wash and always my favorite they're different!

We sold our first one to Corbitt and Colby many moons and three states ago. It was basically a bolt-on car Dan (not a 383) and did have a set of Woodro heads on it. IIRC that was the first set of iron LT1 heads that he had worked on a I remember him being intrigued with them. I do recall him saying that they would flow comparable to the aluminum F-body versions and had the potential to make more hp because of them being iron and being able to hold heat or keep compression up. Don't remember. We did run mid 12s NA and drove the car on the street. When I sold it there was a nitrous system on it IIRC but it wasn't completely installed and had never been used.

The next one we bought was from north of Dallas. It had aftermarket heads and a cam and went 10.90s on a 150 shot and was also completely street legal and driven. It had a Turbo 400 with the factory 10 bolt and weighed 4200 lbs.

Both were very cool cars and if we had unlimited funds and space I'd build another one. We have since moved on too and lost 1,000 lbs. and now run a LS1.

Scott Kaufman

Re: 1995 Impala SS
 

Hello Scott: err Steve err Scott !
Oh this one made me laugh so hard ..!!!
Hope you are all having a great mental health break..

Yeah I saw this and figured to wait a day to see who else would pop up.
I hog way too much of the scene sometimes.

BTW I misspelled and corrected your last name.
One benefit was that I have learned how to spell their names correctly.

Also thanks for the history update.
Did not know you had two Impala SS.
Plus your Pure Stock LS1 Vette is a super sleeper too.

The B-Body platform are the last of the 60's/70's GM Framed Hot Rods.
So hopping them up is easy with a huge embedded parts base.

Hope to run into you in 2016.
Thinking about putting the Tow Car, Race Car and Trailer on the AutoTrain and run some of the Florida IHRA events.

Have a great New Year Scott.

Dan