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Originally Posted by cbohannon
This, in my opinion, is just another "stretch" of a rule. The question of right or wrong and our opinions of it probably matter very little at this point. The problem here is somewhat the same as it has always been...NHRA. If these heads went through tech and were approved 2 years ago then they are problably always going to be legal from here on out, just like pretty much every other rule that has been "stretched" over the years. Honda rod journals, modified combustion chambers, aftermarket cranks, gas ported pistons, blah, blah, blah...
A couple thoughts...
1. I commend Eric Jones for asking for permission before he started doing this modification. Wether it be for a mopar, ford, chevy...whatever. Its not the way things have been done in the past for the most part and I for 1 look at it as the respectable thing to do.
2. I have spoke with John Gulius on a few occations...dude is the Don Garlits of super stock motors for sure. He is an innovator no arguments on that. But I feel this is just the straw that broke the camels back or the excuse he needed to say I'm done. There is no way this is the only reason he quit...To my knowlege he's in his 70's, I'm sure he has his reasons.
For the record...
We have 2-L98 motors...one has some modifications done that become illegal based on this new ruling if it stands, the other is legal either way.
THE MOTOR THAT IS LEGAL IS FASTER!!!!!
That is all...I'll head back to the couch and wait for next season to get here!
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John closed the shop because of the lingering implementation of the rules. His shop was empty from Indy till he closed.His customers was told not to build his stuff, because it "might" be illegal. Our engine had 200 runs on it but I kept dragging my feet awaiting the new rule package. Good thing I did. Bottom line, John built a engine that fit the current rules,had four or five different customers go through teardown and pass,only to have NHRA change the rules deeming those members illegal..
Don't bring his health into it, or his age. He's in better health than you and me put together. His hobby is hunting in mountains in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Russia, Iran, at peaks of 15 thousand feet that will make a common man wilt. A friend of ours was sharing a room with John while at the races. He had the crap scared out of him about four in the morning, only to turn on the light to see Gulius doing push ups in between the beds ! One thing for sure,his age or health didn't bankrupt him.....