2015 Rules - Page 4

Jeff Teuton · 10-30-2014, 03:04 PM

Lot of changes in GT, which I think only 21 cars are new cars or have new car motor combos. That is about 5%. Doesn't make sense. According to Nitro Joes' stats, 366 gone down the track in GT this year thru Sept. On the Modified thing, that is someone's personal agenda that NHRA bought. Looks like bringing the chillers to the back of staging is gone. But I thought it was gone sometime back and still allowed.

Alex Denysenko · 10-30-2014, 03:21 PM

It's about time! Now was that so hard? Radiators that is? maybe somebody at NHRA swoke up and the thought of someomes REAL 68 or 69 427 COPO Camaro or Hemi Cuda/Challenger popping a 40+ year old radiator and crashing a $150to200 k+ stocker along with possibly serious injury to 1 or more drivers. no brainer here ya'll

jimi · 10-30-2014, 03:32 PM

I don't see to much wrong with the new classes or rules except the carb combos that naturally fall in bb/sa have to run aa/sa (wich was cc/sa)now at a 7.5 wb. or am I miss reading it?

terry1 · 10-30-2014, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Rich67stang

2008 and newer CobraJets/Dragpacks/Copo are in their own classes now, so have at it! Good move by NHRA. SS/CS index should get lowered next year with the acceptance of "aftermarket heads", another good move by NHRA.

Does this mean that THEY will not take up "ROOM" in the "traditional" stock car quota's for
national events???

Ed Fernandez · 10-30-2014, 03:41 PM

Just looked into my crystal ball and it told me aluminum radiators will cost 20% more in the near future.

Rat Raceway · 10-30-2014, 03:59 PM

Wow.
Hoped they would put the shootout engines in there own class. This kinda sucks for the normal 427 folks.

Alex Denysenko · 10-30-2014, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Ed Fernandez

Just looked into my crystal ball and it told me aluminum radiators will cost 20% more in the near future.

only the official "NHRA" approved ones fast Nash Eddie

Eric Merryfield · 10-30-2014, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Ed Fernandez

Just looked into my crystal ball and it told me aluminum radiators will cost 20% more in the near future.

But the mighty Gremlin might be able to hotlap like a bracket car now........assuming aluminum is better at cooling than the steel one......How much less does a aluminum one weigh?

Eric

Mike Pearson · 10-30-2014, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Eric Merryfield

But the mighty Gremlin might be able to hotlap like a bracket car now........assuming aluminum is better at cooling than the steel one......How much less does a aluminum one weigh?

Eric

I swapped an aluminum for a brass. the weight savings was minimal. The big savings was I went from a 2 core brass to a one core aluminum that took less water. That's where the real weight savings came from. The aluminum cools much better so you can get away with a single core. I think overall it saved about 10 lbs

Larry Hill · 10-30-2014, 05:17 PM

The proof of the pudding of the new rules will be the Index that the new classes will run off of. To soft an index and the only thing that will change at the 2015 US Nationals will be the letters on the cars.

10-30-2014, 03:04 PM	#31
Jeff Teuton VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Houma, LA Posts: 2,717 Likes: 2 Liked 326 Times in 50 Posts	Re: 2015 Rules Lot of changes in GT, which I think only 21 cars are new cars or have new car motor combos. That is about 5%. Doesn't make sense. According to Nitro Joes' stats, 366 gone down the track in GT this year thru Sept. On the Modified thing, that is someone's personal agenda that NHRA bought. Looks like bringing the chillers to the back of staging is gone. But I thought it was gone sometime back and still allowed. __________________ Jeff Teuton 4022 STK Last edited by Jeff Teuton; 10-30-2014 at 03:11 PM.

10-30-2014, 03:21 PM	#32
Alex Denysenko Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Michigan City IN Posts: 633 Likes: 0 Liked 4 Times in 3 Posts	Re: 2015 Rules It's about time! Now was that so hard? Radiators that is? maybe somebody at NHRA swoke up and the thought of someomes REAL 68 or 69 427 COPO Camaro or Hemi Cuda/Challenger popping a 40+ year old radiator and crashing a $150to200 k+ stocker along with possibly serious injury to 1 or more drivers. no brainer here ya'll __________________ Alex Denysenko NHRA 3038 SS, 3305 STK - IHRA 6 SS, 330A STK Moneymaker Racing LaPorte Indiana 219-861-1214 www.moneymakerracing.net Last edited by Alex Denysenko; 10-30-2014 at 03:58 PM.

10-30-2014, 03:32 PM	#33
jimi Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: usa Posts: 239 Likes: 7 Liked 21 Times in 8 Posts	Re: 2015 Rules I don't see to much wrong with the new classes or rules except the carb combos that naturally fall in bb/sa have to run aa/sa (wich was cc/sa)now at a 7.5 wb. or am I miss reading it?

10-30-2014, 03:41 PM	#35
Ed Fernandez Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: NOO JOISEY nexta NOO YAWK Posts: 5,879 Likes: 38 Liked 100 Times in 45 Posts	Re: 2015 Rules Just looked into my crystal ball and it told me aluminum radiators will cost 20% more in the near future. __________________ Former NHRA #1945 Former IHRA #1945 T/SA

10-30-2014, 03:59 PM	#36
Rat Raceway Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Denver Co Posts: 409 Likes: 282 Liked 35 Times in 17 Posts	Re: 2015 Rules Wow. Hoped they would put the shootout engines in there own class. This kinda sucks for the normal 427 folks. __________________ Ross Gregory 5133 Stock,Super Stock 53 Top Dragster

10-30-2014, 05:17 PM	#40
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,297 Likes: 1,644 Liked 9,519 Times in 1,973 Posts	Re: 2015 Rules The proof of the pudding of the new rules will be the Index that the new classes will run off of. To soft an index and the only thing that will change at the 2015 US Nationals will be the letters on the cars. __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817