Pure Stock Open Headers

[impstocker]

I really love the Pure Stock class. Even though I am building a "new traditional stocker" , which I guess have turned into 9" Super Stockers, this class just brings me back to when my brother Ed and Joe Huestis built a 69 Nova they ran in V/SA in the 80's "cheater cams, stock springs, ect.

The only thing I don't like is why not let them run open headers, maybe that would be the beginning of that "slippery slope" , which might have started with the cam rule.
Just my .02

Will Lamprecht I/SA 65 Impala in progress

[gbur]

Originally Posted by impstocker

I really love the Pure Stock class. Even though I am building a "new traditional stocker" , which I guess have turned into 9" Super Stockers, this class just brings me back to when my brother Ed and Joe Huestis built a 69 Nova they ran in V/SA in the 80's "cheater cams, stock springs, ect.

The only thing I don't like is why not let them run open headers, maybe that would be the beginning of that "slippery slope" , which might have started with the cam rule.
Just my .02

Will Lamprecht I/SA 65 Impala in progress

No need for change on that one

[ss3011]

If you want to run open exhaust, then run the factory exhaust manifolds.

And even though you can't run "straight-through" type mufflers, with the advance of larger diameter pipes, removing cats (on late-model cars) and race mufflers I think you can still stay within the rules and still not lose that much over open headers. I'm not so sure that some of the combinations don't like a little back pressure and although we've never tested it I wouldn't see our Pure Stocker picking up much completely uncorked. Some of new mufflers sound really good too!

Scott

[gbur]

Originally Posted by ss3011

if you want to run open exhaust, then run the factory exhaust manifolds.

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