[Ron Ortiz]

Hey Bruce, all you have to do to get The Captain on here is bring up the AHFS. He really shows his emotional side.
By eliminating the trigger all you have to do is look at how quick the car in question went under. Does it need to be looked at closer and maybe inspected internally? Probably.
NHRA has added enough of stuff for individuals to run quicker than their indexes than they did in the past two years. But the indexes are not that soft, yes they are if you want to spend the big bucks to keep up with the Jonses though. Hey, did'nt they just allow more work to be allowed to heads?

BSA, my car is a '67 Belvedere wagon with a 273 ci 2bbl. The index is 15.15. Do any of you out there think that a car like that from the showroom could run a 15.15. NO, probably a 19 to 20 second might be appropiate, so by blueprinting, adding a gear and headers, beefing up the trans, getting down to minimum weight, and adding a stock lift cam, you might get to the index. If you can get a rental car or a daily driver to hit the index right off the bat, you definitley have hit upon a great combo, or it really needs HP.

You guys out there need to quit thinking about lowering the indexes, and start looking at the other end of the speed spectrum, thats where the problem exists. The slower end of cars are'nt doing any harm to the fast guys, it's the fast guys against the really fast guys.

Ron Ortiz
U/SA I need more money, please send me some, and I will lower the index