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11-17-2011, 07:20 PM | #41 |
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Re: Ford and Pro Stock
Mr. Carman, wink wink,
I couldn't agree more. I have heard the same message from more than one of the big three "higher ups". No hood scoops, no carburetors, and bodies that you can identify with. See you at the races, Wayne Kerr |
11-17-2011, 10:17 PM | #42 |
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Let's get real here. The Pontiac body is still the one to beat in the wind tunnel. I don't think the new Camaro is as good as the old GXP.Legally, I think you can run that body to 2015.
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11-18-2011, 09:22 AM | #43 |
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No Hood Scoops! Just look at SS Mustangs bubble hood, DP Dodges hood scoop, COOP at SEMA. Most Pro Stocks have problems with valve covers clearing hood. Beside you still have to put a intake manifold and throttle bodies on engine. Doesn't mater carbs or efi intake runner will be close to same length. = No Flat hoods
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11-18-2011, 09:53 AM | #44 | |
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And no, it doesn't have anything to do with carburetors. The first cars I saw that carried this bogus design were the Neons, and that's to be expected from stuffing a 500 inch engine into a shell that was engineered to carry a low profile four banger. There must have been some unexpected aero gains to be made, as all the other brands followed suit as new cars were built. The horse got let out of the barn when it was no longer required to use stock body panels on the quarters and roof. Of course, the chassis builders brought the current spec "funny car" body on themselves as they expertly tweaked around the templates and rules. I have no doubt that was a serious headache for tech, but I thought that was their job in the first place. To me, finding all the tweaks was one of the cool parts of PS racing. WJ's Cutlasses were always worth a long, long, look. Crew-based aero got so serious back then that at least one top level team experimented with stacking decals on the quarter panel, leaving a ragged edge on each decal which was slightly offset from the one below it. They were attempting to create a vortex generator, which would keep the air from wrapping around the back of the car and creating turbulence. |
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11-18-2011, 09:59 AM | #45 | |
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pretty much the same thing as funny cars,i haven't been able to tell 1 brand from another for years... |
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11-18-2011, 10:15 AM | #46 |
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Tom, a keen observation. At several meetings with Mopar Performance, and Dodge Motorsports (which controls the Nascar effort), I casually observed that in my 44 years as a dealer, I have never had a Car of Tomorrow on my showroom floor. Greatest measurements of Nascar not playing to their fans, I have noticed while going to the races this year absolutely no conversation on the CB radio about Nascar, and the truck stops have deep discounts on the Nascar clothes etc. Only the trained eye and ear coulb observe that.
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I'm just glad there is stock and super stock. I've lost interest in the cookie-cutter classes. |
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