Re: How many 9 second 396/375 alum head A/S A/SA
 

It is legal check the stock car classification class guide.

Re: How many 9 second 396/375 alum head A/S A/SA
 

Joe Martens laid down a nine second pass in his 69 A/S car at Norwalk.

Re: How many 9 second 396/375 alum head A/S A/SA
 

The GMPP 401 aluminum head is the replacement for the cast iron closed chamber rectangle port heads of that era. There is a HP penalty on the factor for them. They started out at 10HP above the original cast iron head several years ago. So, yes, they are legal, and found both in the classification guide and the blueprint guide.

Re: How many 9 second 396/375 alum head A/S A/SA
 

I believe that when John and Jimmy ran in the final they were in aa/sa

Re: How many 9 second 396/375 alum head A/S A/SA
 

You are correct Dave.

Re: How many 9 second 396/375 alum head A/S A/SA
 

Went three nine second runs in a row a few years back in Bob Gipsons 65 vette
Closer to AA/S weight. It was the alum head version then.

http://youtu.be/tiDeZ_JsZ-E

Re: How many 9 second 396/375 alum head A/S A/SA
 

If memory serves correctly, didn't Bob DeArmond run the first unfactored 9 second run at Mission in 2001? Lots of hype waiting for the first Stocker in the 9's, not so much the 8's. Tony Tosto B/S 3050.

Re: How many 9 second 396/375 alum head A/S A/SA
 

Party Pooper!! :D

Re: How many 9 second 396/375 alum head A/S A/SA
 

Quickest runs to date by my unofficial stats:

AA/S Steve Ficacci 9.71
AA/SA Jimmy DeFrank 9.73
A/S Steve Ficacci 9.88
A/SA Dave Ficacci 9.90
B/S ?
B/SA Jim Boudreau 10.02

I think Jimmy D, Karl Martel and I are the only ones in the 9s with an automatic.
A handful have done it with a stick.
Look for most of those numbers to be lower next year.

Re: How many 9 second 396/375 alum head A/S A/SA
 

You are right I found these atricles pretty cool info to read.

http://www.dragracecentral.com/drcstory.asp?ID=87036

http://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCSt...54348#indextop