NHRA 2020 Rule Amendment SS Intakes???

cbohannon · 12-17-2019, 08:31 AM

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!

12-17-2019, 08:31 AM	#11
cbohannon Junior Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 27 Likes: 0 Liked 13 Times in 4 Posts	Re: NHRA 2020 Rule Amendment SS Intakes??? 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!