Re: What has changed in Stock Eliminator since 2015?
 

Indexes haven't changed in 15 years so if that wasn't a problem for you before, it won't be now.
Stock is still an all run category except for Indy, so if you can get an entry, your in the eliminator.
Nationals can be difficult to get into without a good bank of grade points in Stock. Contrary to what some will tell you, there's a steady stream of newcomers and return participants in Stock eliminator.
You do not need a digital ignition or data logger to be competitive.
A weather station with good prediction software is an important tool.

Re: What has changed in Stock Eliminator since 2015?
 

1.The solid lifter rule, and the lack of tech inspection. Not sure if solids will help your combination much. Probably be a small gain. Not necessarily worth it unless you need a camshaft. Camshafts and lifters have become an issue, the cast cores are getting hard to find, lifters are expensive and can be a problem. Playing with camshafts and lifters can be expensive and difficult. Few cam companies even care that you exist if you run anything flat tappet.



2. For performance in the engine, you can look at rings, hone finish, valve job and valves. There is definitely power to be found in the latest in rings and hone finishes, so if you need to freshen it up, that's a place to invest. Guys like Keith Jones at Total Seal will help you there. There might be some stuff in your transmission, depending on what it is, and how up to date it was then.


3 Digital ignition probably will not help you much, if any. If you're already running a good MSD 6Al or 7AL-3, you're not going to see much of anything in the ignition. To be honest, there are some relatively inexpensive data acquisition systems you can buy affordably that will help you tune your combination and see where it can improve, and often those improvements will help consistency.You do need a really good weather station. There's no electronic substitute for knowing your car and the weather to predict the ET. But with a good weather station (Kestrel), an inexpensive data acquisition system (really, just two A/F ration sensors, an RPM input and a driveshaft RPM sensor is enough, Daytona Sensor had a good setup) and the willingness to put every single factor and data input into an Excel spreadsheet you can absolutely predict your ET well enough to win.

Re: What has changed in Stock Eliminator since 2015?
 

You have been on this forum more than 3 times as long as I have. During that time you have made more than 3 times as many posts as I have. Yet you have had less of your posted liked.

Now that just means the quality of your posts is just Pathetic!

Stan

Re: What has changed in Stock Eliminator since 2015?
 

i see him as a troll.

Re: What has changed in Stock Eliminator since 2015?
 

David Lee another clueless nobody that ain't got shyt nor done shyt on the track worth talking about

Re: What has changed in Stock Eliminator since 2015?
 

David,
It is interesting how someone who says that he posts truths and facts, can resort to nothing but name calling when presented with truths and facts. :eek:


Stan

Re: What has changed in Stock Eliminator since 2015?
 

WRONG, again old man, the TRUTH and the FACTS are like you, he's a clueless nobody.

Re: What has changed in Stock Eliminator since 2015?
 

I disagree to some extent, as Alan stated...

ABSOLUTELY!

the 2025 season is upon us and data acquisition systems are not only being use by the Pros, racers that are smart, racers that want to improve their program, racers that want to WIN, are equipping their race car, regardless of class, with a data logger. Now if they don't have the skills to own both ends of the track, a data logger won't help them there.

Re: What has changed in Stock Eliminator since 2015?
 

In the 90s, a person could win close to 20K at a national, maybe more, if they had the car stickered right.

Not even close to that now, and now it costs several multiples of what it did then, just to show up and not embarrass yourself.

Re: What has changed in Stock Eliminator since 2015?
 

NHRA literally drove off the vast majority of contingency sponsors in the last 15-20 years. Their treatment of sponsors is honestly abusive. I worked for a former contingency sponsor, and know several owners of multiple former contingency sponsors. Never mind the fact that they haven't raised the purse significantly in this CENTURY.