Re: CC/SA at Indy
 

That is very impressive!

Re: CC/SA at Indy
 

427 copo made that 428 look like it was in slow motion! Very impressive to get on the track with that little testing and perform like they did!

Re: CC/SA at Indy
 

Food for thought -- three CC/SA eligible combo's:

2012 COPO Camaro
427 ci.
14.58:1 CR
.641" cam lift
H/R Lifters
Tunnel Ram Manifold w/EFI
Rated @ 425 hp (3357 lbs.)

2010 Cobra Jet Mustang
428 ci.
12.7:1 CR
.589" cam lift
Solid roller lifters
Single Plane Manifold w/EFI
Rated @ 406 hp (3215 lbs.)

1970 Dodge Challenger
426 ci. Hemi
10.2:1 CR
.490" cam lift
Hydraulic flat tappet lifters
Cast-Iron Dual Plane w/2x4 bbl Carter AVS's
Rated @ 440 hp (3470 lbs.)

Re: CC/SA at Indy
 

Jared, you sound like some of us when the bogus drag paks came out. Now the shoe is on the other foot? At least they didn't start out in H/SA.

I asked, when I put up the specs like you just did: On what planet should the 360" drag pak be rated the same as an LT1, which is/was already soft?
My wife could look at those specs and say "No way!"

It's kinda like the old saying that the first liar doesn't have a chance.
Last one to the market is going to trump the earlier versions. do I think it is right? Absolutely not! I think they are all bogus.

Re: CC/SA at Indy
 

Ed,

I posted something similar about the 5.9 Magnum engine vs. a 360 Volare once upon a time. At that point, the 5.9 was rated 14 HP LESS than my mom's car.

My views on the new cars are the same now as they always were: I love watching them, I'd love to have one (even a COPO!), but they have no business running in the same classes as the older combo's with the HP factors out of line.

I omitted the Drag Pak from my previous post only because I felt that a) I'd already typed too much and b) seems like the DP has been brought a bit closer in line factoring-wise compared to the CJ and COPO.

Re: CC/SA at Indy
 

Jared, the 360" DP hp factor has not been hit in SS, where I have to live with them. Still at 275. Beyond bogus.