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Bob Smith · 03-15-2019, 11:05 AM

[QUOTE=Erik Jones;584632]For anyone to imply the reason that Cottens car is fast is because its under factored and he just wrote me a big check is the most ignorant thing i have ever heard. The only one responsible for his car being fast is Mike Cotten..... I could give any one of you guys his engine and you couldn't hit your ***** with both hands let alone it would have the rods laying on the track in 2 passes.
The main thing NHRA needs to do is add SS/KJ "Keyboard Jockey" to the classification guide......

Erik as an engine builder can you help explain how racers and fans can tell which engines are "soft" in Stock/Super Stock. There are so many combos these days and hard to follow and understand. Do we just look at cubic inches and number of carbs to NHRA horsepower rating? Does a brand make a difference such as Chevy against Mopar against Ford? Some seem easier to understand like when the same size cubic inch engine is NHRA rated 30 horsepower different between combos...Or a larger cubic inch engine is NHRA rated lower than a smaller engine.

03-15-2019, 11:05 AM	#39
Bob Smith Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Coeymans, NY Posts: 135 Likes: 215 Liked 128 Times in 33 Posts	Re: AH index's [QUOTE=Erik Jones;584632]For anyone to imply the reason that Cottens car is fast is because its under factored and he just wrote me a big check is the most ignorant thing i have ever heard. The only one responsible for his car being fast is Mike Cotten..... I could give any one of you guys his engine and you couldn't hit your ***** with both hands let alone it would have the rods laying on the track in 2 passes. The main thing NHRA needs to do is add SS/KJ "Keyboard Jockey" to the classification guide...... Erik as an engine builder can you help explain how racers and fans can tell which engines are "soft" in Stock/Super Stock. There are so many combos these days and hard to follow and understand. Do we just look at cubic inches and number of carbs to NHRA horsepower rating? Does a brand make a difference such as Chevy against Mopar against Ford? Some seem easier to understand like when the same size cubic inch engine is NHRA rated 30 horsepower different between combos...Or a larger cubic inch engine is NHRA rated lower than a smaller engine.