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Originally Posted by KennyAnderson
Im with you, I just think this is not the most economical way to go. If Im piecing together a motor like this why not just build a legal motor to run either sanctioning body. I would expect to spend 10k for a good legal setup building it myself. I figure on buying a used ZZ4 and going through it to the tune of around 5k. Hopefully when Im ready the guy I alluded to in an earlier post has some stuff still. Right now he has a fastburn motor fresh carb to pan for 3k. I completely understand you CAN spend a ton if you like, I love that you can compete without doing it.
PS Would love to see IHRA do a Crate Motor SS deal.
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Yes, you're absolutely correct. If you're going to spend big dollars then build one that can run NHRA too. There are from time to time affordable turn-key crate motors that come up for sale (like the one you talked about) that can be dropped into a chassis that's sorted out and will run the index and let you go racing and have fun for a small amount. We didn't go that route because due to the popularity of the crate motor classes you're likely to go heads-up in eliminations with one of the killer fast cars and it would be like bringing a knife to a gun fight. However, that doesn't happen often and also won't keep you from having fun at class races and being able to bracket race too. In Pure Stock though (since we are fewer and seem to be more spread out) the chances of having a heads-up race is less. I'm not aware of any B/PS car west of the Mississippi so I'm likely not going to see any in Texas, Oklahoma, ...