NMCA Good OR BAD ?

[buzzinhalfdozen]

You have to compare apples to apples here, yes I had no problem back in the late 70's matting my mustang and dumping the clutch. Sometimes it would bounce the valve springs a few times before launch but hey that was cool. yesteryears motors did not have the power or the acceleration rates to really hurt themselves while winding them up for launch. I raced a stick car for over 25 years and at some point I felt it was necessary to utilize a rev. limiter, not so much for drivimg technique but to save the engine. I know there's alot of guys that frown on this and say it's not necc. and for some it's not but I really don't see the big deal about it. Just for grins why don't we see if all the pro-stock guys would make a run without them, it may take a while to broom up the mess but hey we've proven a p oint right? Joe To quote a phrase from one of my favorite movies "ToTo we're not in Kansas anymore"

[treessavoy]

Originally Posted by buzzinhalfdozen

You have to compare apples to apples here, yes I had no problem back in the late 70's matting my mustang and dumping the clutch. Sometimes it would bounce the valve springs a few times before launch but hey that was cool. yesteryears motors did not have the power or the acceleration rates to really hurt themselves while winding them up for launch. I raced a stick car for over 25 years and at some point I felt it was necessary to utilize a rev. limiter, not so much for drivimg technique but to save the engine. I know there's alot of guys that frown on this and say it's not necc. and for some it's not but I really don't see the big deal about it. Just for grins why don't we see if all the pro-stock guys would make a run without them, it may take a while to broom up the mess but hey we've proven a p oint right? Joe To quote a phrase from one of my favorite movies "ToTo we're not in Kansas anymore"

For stick cars you are allowed to use rev limiter's for top end rev's only, in other words to keep from blowing the motor up...they are not allowed with auto's.

Jim

[Greg Hill]

You guys need to watch Jimmy Bridges drive his SS/B Corvette sometime. No 2 step no nothing. I asked Jimmy how he did it one time, and he told me that when the top bulb came on he started patting the gas and by the time the bottom one flashed the gas pedal was on the floor. This is a guy that has probably made as many or more trips down the dragstrip than anyone I know.