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04-15-2014, 06:04 PM | #11 |
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Re: Lower class Stockers require less thrashing?
Hey guys, I only started this post and posted the pics in jest. Every time I stopped by to talk to them all could see were ankles! Just giving them a little credit for thrashing on that Pinto.
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04-15-2014, 11:19 PM | #12 | |
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However, I actually was here two months ago when a thread here was talking about Toyota being the "Official Car of the NHRA", and I had plenty to say about that! There's even a thread in the "Lounge" section where I had some comments for "Eddie's 66", with regards to import branded vehicles. I had a dog in this fight though, because my Cavalier is definitely a lower class stocker. I must admit I haven't had to spend nearly as much on my stocker as many who race rwd stockers have had to, and I'm glad. Even with NHRA dropping the indexes .3 back around 2010 (?), and the altitude correction factors being changed from the way they were for Stock and Super Stock, to the super categories factor (I hope if you're on the board, that you and others will seek out bringing the old indexes and our correction factors back, Jim?), my car still is competitive enough that I had a nice showing here at the Phoenix LODRS race 2mths ago. It's nice to mainly gas up and go (with the most thrashing I need to do on the car being it's occasional oil change). However, if I had Billy Nees's (or Woodro Josey's) smarts, and more dough, not only would I be doing more racing, but I'd be able to wring more hp out of my little V6 (Having the smarts of those well versed Like Woody in tuning an "Accel Calmap", would be a great start). Being able to find a flange kit for a 173 V6 (like the ones made for the S-10/S-15 trucks), and making my own headers for my car would be a big help as well. Having a house so I could tinker with my car would be the best help of the three though, and that's a work in progress! Thanks for the thoughts though bud, and have fun at your racing events Jim!
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I'd say the slower Stockers. at least the one off, or oddball ones require much more thrashing than say a 305 Camaro..Those pretty much use an off the shelf converter, cam, carb, trans, and suspension.. I don't see anyone on here selling Vari-jets, Dual jets, or Holley /Weber 2bbls.. ..or headers for a 2.8 Cavalier. I suppose Billy would build you a Monojet if you really wanted one bad enough ;-)
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I've worked on both upper and lower class stockers and in my opinion it is harder to make hay with the slower cars.
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04-16-2014, 10:11 PM | #15 |
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This is for GTX John- you mention tearing up more psrts on your wagon because i can assume it is heavier- I am building a 65 Impala, racing weight will be between 3900-4100 lbs, like the 68 Impala I ran in I/S I never broke any parts, really! I ran a Jerico stick too- I will be running a Turbo 350 in my 65 with the same 396/325HP combo- can I expect breakage because of the tranny? Just wondering-
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Re: Lower class Stockers require less thrashing?
I am afraid probably so...........
Particularly if it is fairly fast ( 1.498 to 1.54 60's ) Jon 's wagon P/SA = 3850 O/SA= 3620 Small Valve Low Po 318 = 230 HP with 380 Lift Mark William's 35 Spline/Axles/Pro Gears In Phoenix this year .....Broke 9 Teeth off Ring Gear Bent 8 3/4 like a pretzel Took an hour to get each axle out with slide hammer with 300 Lb Guy on the end. Your results may vary.
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