First off 2 different things Jim.
DrJRacing said things are "more limited", when we know this year they are less limited than ever before.
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Originally Posted by Jim D'Amore
kdanner,
The 5.4L 4.0L has been legal in stock for over 3 years. It was just recognized and put in the guide this year. But 3 years ago you could have raced this combination.
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I'll just have to take your word for that I guess, but in reviewing the latest stats for this year and the end of year stats for last year, no one raced one in stock eliminator.
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As for the 5.4L 4.0L in showdown, it was on the books for 30 days. NHRA didn't post it for 2 weeks after it was approved so it was made viewable to the public for about 2 weeks. Roger Allen didn't like it so Mike D. took it off.
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I'm aware it was posted as legal, for a very short time in the winter when there were no races, then removed. So, no one ever raced one. If someone spent money on one during that period, it's unfortunate. I agree that shouldn't have been made legal then not in short order. I think most would agree that it doesn't belong there when for years it was a SS only combo, just like the the 327/4.0 doesn't belong there either.
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If you spent 8 years and hundreds of thousands of dollars in R&D work on your 5.4L 4.0L combination why in the world would you put the 5.0L in play? It just doesn't make sense for those who want to run their original 5.4L combination. You can put a 2016 crate motor in a 10 or 12 SCJ car and run it in the showdown but you couldn't run the original 5.4L combination it came with.
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1. Who are you talking about? Again, I find no record of the 5.4/4.0 ever racing in stock eliminator. I hope you aren't talking about a Superstock car.
2. They can run their original 5.4/TVS combination, with weight break, everyone knows that.
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Originally Posted by Jim D'Amore
Why would Mike D. take a legal stock eliminator combination out of the showdown guide? I asked him face to face and he could not give me an answer. I even asked his boss last night and he still hasn't given me an answer. It is a legal stock eliminator combination, the showdown class is stock eliminator.
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Don't you think the very simple answer to that is the 4.0L blower, when the current situation is all 3 brands running a 2.9 blower and running close together? I don't think anyone wants the potential to revisit anything like the old days of Pro Stock where lead trophies had to be handed out in attempts to constantly level the playing field.