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DYA is putting up a new Whirlpool Side by Side ice & water refrigerator to the winner of GT/AA at Indy 2008 with a retail value of $1400. (nothing required other than win the class run off)

This is to promote Bob Pagano's Kids with the any new appliance (just about any brand). 100% of the proceeds will go to DYA's cause to take disadvantaged kids to a drag race. The same goes for any Moser purchase. Call ahead and we can meet or beat any price and you can pick up in Indy while you are here.

Joe you can hold the fridge....we can guarantee to the winner that Joe's beer will be cold!

www.dyainc.org

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Darn Lynn :

It makes me want to build a GT/AA car with a Real Pontiac Engine ,maybe in late 2009 it may happen LOL

This Class is better than the hemi shoot out as there brand Rivary here

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My Good friend Camaron Kallas wants each person in GT/AA to put up a $1000.00 for the Class win in GT/AA . He said he will if all wants to. this would make the class win more fun for all and a race with many different cars and combinations more interesting .:D:)

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On the LS1 the 99 and 2000 are rated at 305 with a flat hood. The later, 2001 and up are 310 and the ram air version is 324 like in the TA with the WS6 hood. All use the same dia. throttle body.

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Hey Lynn, I don't think too many people felt this way when the Hemi's were outrunning everybody in SS/AA. But I agree that limiting combo's sucks. I personally think that the early model Chrysler should get a weight break due to their terrible aerodynamics. Then those big body's would eat all the Camaro's for lunch, and the vette's for dinner. lol

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Where are all the sponsors for "GT/AA War for Class"? I suspect that all the sponsors have something laying around they could donate> It does not have to be cash ,just products . the "War" will be more exciting than any other class due to "Brand Rivarly".

Come all the racers in GT/AA call your contacts and sponsors to donate to this "War of Class Rivalries". The products does not have to be Automotive related > :D:)

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Cutta,

Yeah maybe aerodynamics is a minus, but how fast do you think a Hemi SS/AA or SS/AH car would go if they had to run the OEM block and heads like we do? Those new castings dont even closely resemble the old stuff. Not to mention they wont even let our hypo stuff designed to compete with the Hemi's and the BBC's run, but dont get me started! ;)

I proposed to NHRA that they do a 6.0 GT class with only the old hypo race combos only like Boss 429's, Hemis, 428 RA-V's, Buick Stage II's, etc, L-88's, etc. That would just make too much sense and be way too cool. Of course then they couldnt "hide" from the other factory race combo's.

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Hey Lynn, I agree with you that all of the Hemi stuff is far from what it was, but I think that the reason for the reproduction stuff is has more to do with the rareness of finding the parts. I spoke to someone out of Barton's camp and they said that ther was a 6-8 month weight just to get Hemi Block form Chrysler. When parts become that rare, you really are forced open up them market so that everyone has the ability to run the stuff. Not only that, the heads are probably a more rare find. I think if Chrysler would step their game up as far as reproducing the blocks and heads and keeping a good inventory of the stuff, things could be kept a little closer to where they were years ago. Again, I'm sure it was not the only reason but I'm sure that is one of the biggest.

It's funny how NHRA ran away from the SS/AA problem though. Instead of trying to create parity, they just put the Hemi's in a class of their own. I would personally like to see Mopars, Fords, and AMC's wooping up on the GM's as we are the minority in Super Stock. Give the AMX's a weight break, Let the Thunderbolts drop a lil weight, Give Hemi's back the cross rams and carb offsett, and let em
run heads up. That would be exctiting to have a true Super Stock Automobile Manufacturer Shootout. Someboddy should put something like that together. But I guess I'm dreaming though

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Cutta,

I agree with all you said, but you "dodged" (no pun intended:)) my question. How fast if they were running the stock castings like us? Oh, and had to run 10.750 deck that the after market block allows them to cut 1/2 to 3/4 inch off the compression height?

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Well, I would say, with the new things they've learned up to now, hmm. 8.79 @ 146 in mineshaft condtions. I'm just guessing cause they were running 8.80's in the late 1990's when I watched the Hemi cars as a kid. But Lynn, in reflection on the topic, I have a question for you: are you telling me that none of those Chevy motors out there have been given some leeway(?) on block and cylinder head castings. I must say that it's hard to believe that none of the Chevy's out have been given some dimensional leeway with the blocks and heads.