Engine diapers on S/SS?

[Lenny5160]

Originally Posted by Eman

I only bracket race and it's a 3rd gen F body stock frame. Diaper is tight but it fits and I've got it on there. Mine is a DRE and it's a nice piece. Most full body stock type drag cars today are antiques, and in many cases so are the drivers. I don't want to crash and get hurt or crash and have to fix my car or my opponents. Oiling the track is a concern but down the list from the others.

x2. My Nova, chassis-wise, is basically a Stocker and I have a diaper on it after oiling the track and feeling lucky to get it stopped safely. It is a DRE with Kevlar panels where the headers get close or touch, and it was made to accommodate the stock motor mounts. It fits like a glove and I'm glad to have it.

Especially considering the nature of S/SS to maximize performance and often run on the edge of the parts' potential, I am surprised those classes have escaped the diaper rule as long as they have.