Originally Posted by Alan Nyhus (Post 492966)

Would allowing roller cams/lifters in place of flat tappet cams/lifters save racers money? Yes. -Al

Originally Posted by Billy Nees (Post 492994)

Was the study on this done by the GAO?

Originally Posted by Billy Nees (Post 492998)

Every time the NHRA makes a change to Stock Eliminator Racing to make it cheaper to get parts, easier on parts, easier to get parts, easier to tech,etc,etc,etc, they don't look down the road at what the residuals will cost! And I don't believe that they care either!

Originally Posted by Billy Nees (Post 492994)

Was the study on this done by the GAO?

Originally Posted by GarysZ24 (Post 492960)

The last time I asked about headers from a place in Arizona, that place was in Kingman, and the guy told me that if I could leave my car with him for 2wks, and pay him $1,000 he could make a set for my car. $1,000???? That's an entry fee for two national events, and two divisionals! I also had this chat back in either 2007, or 2008, thus I'm sure they'd cost even more nowadays. Sorry James, but I can't justify spending that much for headers for a V6, when the "big box store" sells them for less than $300 for a V8! As long as my car is competitive against the index, so I can race with you guys, I'll keep my stock exhaust manifolds, unless or until I get a much better deal for headers. Moreover, I don't have the smarts or the tools (or even the facilities), to make headers myself. I'm .2-.3 under the index for DF/S everywhere I race, and that's plenty good for me. I have no desire to be number one qualifier anywhere I go, and am plenty good with not being one of the bottom three qualifiers either (or in the middle of the pack where those qualifiers have to race against one of the bottom three qualifiers too), since they have to be the first three pair out in first round.

Lol to the "Slacker" comment too Dan...I'd shake your hand for that one!!!! :)

Originally Posted by Todd Hoven (Post 493009)

Want to make racing cheaper? Fold up stock, anybody who wants a cheaper easier racing just run Super Stock. You can buy all the best parts your heart desires.

For the rest, bracket racing is alive and well in the rest of the country. You can run an engine that will last for 100's of runs


If your blowing up valve train parts, chances are something is off in your valvetrain combo. To aggressive of a camshaft, wrong geometry, running the engine to high in the rpm range, ect. Time to work on your combinatio. Go find somebody with a spin tron and start testing parts, talk to your engine builder about a solution. It isn't always about buying better parts to solve a problem, its about finding the right combo for the ones you have.

Guys with LS engines in new Camaros were having trouble with ROLLER lifters. Just ask Dan Fletcher, he is one of the guys that come to mind. Roller lifters break all the time, remember that.


Keep changing rules in stock to parallel us to Super Stock, when they get rid of our class in a couple of years then the ones who cant or dont want to afford a full blown SS can just go away quietly. Would be better for our wallets for sure.