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Originally Posted by Mike Taylor 3601
The first thing that came to mind with restrictor plates was nascar,I know they were introduced to slow down cars on super speedways,I think the theory was slap the plates on there and that would be it,I don't think they knew what was going to happen,they devoloped engines around the plates,spent lots and lots of dollars,on R&D,it seemed like simple fix but turned into nightmare.
I don't know if something like that would happen with Billy's ideal,but I think a engine could be built that would take advantage of restrictors on intake and exhaust,you put them on your ordinary engine it's going to make bigger difference,could you build engine to work with restrictors that would be advantage?maybe
I had friend worked nascar for years now retired,once told me of lasered intakes used on restrictor plate engines,they had thousands of tiny holes put in by laser so they could pull air through them,said they were mainly to qualify with because dirt,rubber,etc. would stop the holes after so many laps
I think the easiest and least expensive way to do this would be with the brodix spec heads,it would only allow 3 engines to be ran as evenly matched as possible
I believe if you allow deck height from 9.0-9.600 that would keep rotate assm. close in weight and that covers sbc,351w and sbm would allow guy to start w/stock block if they wanted that option.
The restrictors would allow many combo's which would be good,but could the parity be kept equal?
The main thing in my opinion that kills most heads up racing that fails is,a few run off from everyone else then you are left w/2-3 cars and it's over.
Keep cost down,cars evenly matched,I believe it could work.
MikeTaylor 3601
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The "Association" or "Sanctioning Body" would/should be responsible for handing out the restrictor plates. They would need to have them made and numbered.
You're worried about Racers developing motors around a plate but they're going to do the same with their X deck height block, Y cubic inch to weight and Z spec head anyway and a restrictor plate and collector added to an existing motor is a bunch easier to swallow.
The end result will always be that 2-3 Racers will dominate because they will take the time and spend the money.
You need participants to get this thing started. Period. You need to make participation as simple and painless as you possibly can. Period.