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Old 01-25-2009, 11:13 AM   #437
art leong
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Default Re: Factory experimental

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Originally Posted by Bruce Noland View Post
Art,
You are right they will dominate for awhile. How long is awhile? None of us know. 10 or 12 years later and the Lt1's are still tough. Why shouldn't a car be properly factored from the beginning? And you can bet your bottom dollar that the racers from the 50s would have been all over the Internet if it had been available to them. Human nature hasn't changed.
Bruce what I was refering to was that when the overhead valve cars came in to play the sport changed, multivalve heads and compressed air are here to stay. They aren't a passing fancy. Do you realize how many street driven (for real) 9 second cars are out there
A couple of days ago I bought a shortblock from a guy with a Neon, he was from Florida, I am from Georgia, So we met in the middle. The car he drove to bring the motor to me is his daily driver, it had a cage and a parachute, as well as a NO/2 bottle. I thought this was one of those showy type cars. WRONG . Well he runs mid 9's at 145 mph That isn't going to happen easily with the 2 valve N/A cars.
Just like the overhead valve motors took over from the flatheads. It seems like we all want progress but only if it suits our needs.
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