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bill dedman · 10-30-2009, 09:43 PM

Ruler,

I think the problem lies not with the street-legality of these cars, nor with the fact that they are (GASP!) supercharged, nor even with their 4-valve cylinder heads.

They are a beautifully-engineered package that has a tremendous advantage over the rest of the field, not because of any of this mechanical supremacy, but because their unrealisticaly low horsepower factor.

I realize that most people are aware of that, but people complain about things like "NOT STREET LEGAL", which wouldn't mean a hill of beans if NHRA had given these 700+ HP motors the horsepower factor they deserved, to begin with.

If they were in Super Stock, with this same bogus HP factor, the same problem would still exist; just the venue would have moved. They'd still be way under their indexes, because they'd be in the wrong class..... AGAIN.

Moving them to Super Stock won't solve anything; it'll just put the problem in a different eliminator.

The HP factor is the problem.... but, AHFS will get it right, in about 2045...

10-30-2009, 09:43 PM	#2
bill dedman VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Conway, AR Posts: 1,739 Likes: 0 Liked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Re: How about those ford cj's at vegas Ruler, I think the problem lies not with the street-legality of these cars, nor with the fact that they are (GASP!) supercharged, nor even with their 4-valve cylinder heads. They are a beautifully-engineered package that has a tremendous advantage over the rest of the field, not because of any of this mechanical supremacy, but because their unrealisticaly low horsepower factor. I realize that most people are aware of that, but people complain about things like "NOT STREET LEGAL", which wouldn't mean a hill of beans if NHRA had given these 700+ HP motors the horsepower factor they deserved, to begin with. If they were in Super Stock, with this same bogus HP factor, the same problem would still exist; just the venue would have moved. They'd still be way under their indexes, because they'd be in the wrong class..... AGAIN. Moving them to Super Stock won't solve anything; it'll just put the problem in a different eliminator. The HP factor is the problem.... but, AHFS will get it right, in about 2045... __________________ Bill Last edited by bill dedman; 10-30-2009 at 09:45 PM.