Need someone to look in NHRA rulebook
 

Can someone look in the 2010 NHRA rulebook and see what class my T-Bird would fit in Stock ?
The car/engine combo has a factor of 17.05 but I do not know what class that would be.

Thanks
Alan

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17.05 is near the top of Q/SA, and it can run P/SA and R/SA.

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Thanks Mike.
Can you tell me the spread on all 3 classes ?

Much appreciated.

Alan

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P is 16.00-16.99; Q is 17.00-17.99; R is 18.00-18.99

AA is 7.5, and goes in 1/2 pound breaks down to N (14.50-14.99), then 1 pound breaks from O (15) to U (20); V is 22 or more; W is 24 or more.

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Alan, we need to talk! We're runnin a '88 turbo coupe. Is yours turbo?

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Thanks a bunch Mike!
That helps alot. Just calculating my weight combo possibilities. :)

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No problem at all. It's pretty simple: weight break (either 16, 17 or 18) x NHRA-rated HP + 170 = minimum weight in each class. What combo are you running?

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The TC in my avatar is the car I am wanting to run class with.

I bought that car in '99 and started to turn into a stocker but gave up after a few years.
It has a BBF 460 in it now but is still legal if I put a 2.3Turbo in it.
It currently weighs 3400 lbs with stock (heavy) factory wheels and a 700 lb 460 up front.
It would appear that getting it down to 3230 lbs (Q/S) or 3420 lbs (R/S) should not be a problem. :)

I know guys run 5 speeds with the 2.3T but I have never seen an auto combo.

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With the 460, some time and money, it could make a good GT/GA car, there was one in Division 1 a few years ago raced by Dale Shannon, and later Bob Hammel. Car is still around today, driven by Keith Wariner.

Is the 140 motor rated 190, as the 1988 Fords are? Minimum weights would be 3,210 for P/SA; 3,400 for Q/SA and 3,590 for R/SA.

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Mike:
Yes, '87 and '88 models are the same.

I had thought about changing the hood and front nose and running it as a 5.0 HO since the Mustang engine is legal in the T-Birds.

question: When the car rolls across the scales at a NHRA event for a Q/SA car, is it weighed with me in it ? ....and with me in it, does the total must be at least 3,400 lbs ? ....or is it a minimum 3,400 lbs without driver ?

Thanks

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All cars are weighed with driver. That's where the "170 pounds" comes in. Weight break x NHRA HP + 170 = min wt across the scales with driver. All the weights I listed earlier are the min wt, for each class, with driver.

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Thanks for clearing that up for me. :)