Once again a bogus combination

[Paul Ceasrine]

Gone are the days (1968/1969) when the NHRA only re-factored the;
Mopar 340; from 275HP to 310HP
Ford 428 Cobra-Jet; from 335HP to 360HP
S/S AMX 390; from 340HP to 405HP.
My daughter was going to buy a bicycle to ride, but we heard the NHRA was going to re-factor it, before she ever rode it.
OHHH,, THE NHRA,,Where have you gone Joe Dimaggio?
PC

[Dean Roberts]

Greg and others, where was all this grandstanding when GM told NHRA that they built '98 Firebirds and Camaros with LT1 engines? And of course, NHRA allowed it. In fact, every racer who has ever lost a round to one of these cars has lost to a paper car that was never built from the factory. I believe NHRA was driving GMC trucks during this time.

Greg, and others, does this not bother you?

[Alan Roehrich]

Originally Posted by Dean Roberts

Greg and others, where was all this grandstanding when GM told NHRA that they built '98 Firebirds and Camaros with LT1 engines? And of course, NHRA allowed it. In fact, every racer who has ever lost a round to one of these cars has lost to a paper car that was never built from the factory. I believe NHRA was driving GMC trucks during this time.

Greg, and others, does this not bother you?

My 98 Firebird shows the LT-1 option in the owner's manual. Besides, the difference between a 97 F body and a 98 F body is body panels (the 98 is just a better looking car). At least it wasn't a car that was nearly 100HP under factored, or a car with an engine that was NEVER offered by the manufacturer in ANY car for street use, or a car that can never be registered for street use or even driven off the lot when purchased.

And I guess the 98 LT-1 F body deal in the past makes it "anything goes" in the future.

[Greg Hill]

Originally Posted by Dean Roberts

Greg and others, where was all this grandstanding when GM told NHRA that they built '98 Firebirds and Camaros with LT1 engines? And of course, NHRA allowed it. In fact, every racer who has ever lost a round to one of these cars has lost to a paper car that was never built from the factory. I believe NHRA was driving GMC trucks during this time.

Greg, and others, does this not bother you?

98 Firebirds and Camaros are no different than 97's. These cars were way under rated to start with and it's taken 16 years for the LT1's to get the rating they now have. I had to race against the LS1's when they were rated at 305hp. They are now 369 or 373 in the Camaro's and Firebird's. Why do you think the fuel injected classes were implemented? It was the failure of NHRA to properly factor these cars. I have no doubt that Pontiac being the official car and GMC being the official truck was the main reason these cars didn't get properly factored. That being said this is way more bogus than anything GM did back in those days. These are cars that were never made. The rules had to be changed just to allow these cars in stock. They had an opportunity to put these crate motor cars in their own class and decided to let them run in regular stock classes with hp ratings so Bogus Ray Charles could see they weren't right.

[Dean Roberts]

Bogus is bogus, no matter the level. Greg, you skirted my question. Why are you not grandstanding against bogus GM cars? These are cratemotor cars.

98s are different from 97s because in 98 GM used a different enigne and diffrent body work.

Alan, I would like to see one in the real world. Please post a picture of a street F-body ('98) with a factory LT1 or scan and show us where it was available in GM literature.

Greg what rule did NHRAchange?

[SSDiv6]

Originally Posted by Dean Roberts

Bogus is bogus, no matter the level. Greg, you skirted my question. Why are you not grandstanding against bogus GM cars? These are cratemotor cars.

98s are different from 97s because in 98 GM used a different enigne and diffrent body work.

Alan, I would like to see one in the real world. Please post a picture of a street F-body ('98) with a factory LT1 or scan and show us where it was available in GM literature.

Greg what rule did NHRAchange?

I have asked the same question a few times and nobody has answered: If there was a Camaro or Corvette available in the books, would we be having these posts?

On another subject, the horsepower ratings for the crate engines shown in the Ford Racing catalog are tested under SAE conditions and they do not test every engine they assemble. Just because the engine is rated at 500 hp from the factory, it does not mean you put the engine in the car and go 1.0+ seconds under the index. The HP ratings under the SAE protocol are subjective. I have seen many engines on the dyno making 500 hp and depending on the class they run, they can run from 11.70's to 10.90's depending on the weight, trans and track conditions.

[Jim Kaekel]

I honestly believe the saying "the more things change, the more they stay the same". I know back in the '80's when I just started racing, Oldsmobile was a major sponsor and there were alot of the 307 Cutlass' that were way underfactored. Olds even listed bogus specs in the guide concerning valve lift on the 307's. In the '90's, we had the underfactored LT-1's and LS-1's, and it took quite a bit of time for the AHFS to catch up with them . I personally along with alot of others took quite a few heads-up beatings. Today, we are just starting to see the effects of the Mustangs and Challengers. Personally, I'll continue to do the best I can to be competitive. That's all I have control over.

[BlueOval Ralph]

Ford Racing catalog are tested under SAE conditions --- This a dumb statement all engines are tested to SAE spec weither it is SAE J607 ( 29.92 & 60 degress carb air) or SAE J1349 (29.234 & 77 carb air) correction

Originally Posted by SSDiv6

I have asked the same question a few times and nobody has answered: If there was a Camaro or Corvette available in the books, would we be having these posts?

On another subject, the horsepower ratings for the crate engines shown in the Ford Racing catalog are tested under SAE conditions and they do not test every engine they assemble. Just because the engine is rated at 500 hp from the factory, it does not mean you put the engine in the car and go 1.0+ seconds under the index. The HP ratings under the SAE protocol are subjective. I have seen many engines on the dyno making 500 hp and depending on the class they run, they can run from 11.70's to 10.90's depending on the weight, trans and track conditions.

[Jeff Teuton]

Did someone say something about Pit Bulls earlier? What we need on this thread is a dog like Lucky, my overweight Beagle. He loves everyone in the neighborhood and for an ear scratching, he is yours. Yall all know that when GM gets around to it, there will be all kinda new stuff out there. There will be more to complain about. I think I heard this argument first when Mother Mopar made the Max Wedge 413 in 62, and it was a lot faster off the showroom than the 409 or 406. So it was underfactored some 48 years ago. Then the other stuff, the one-offs, the factory participation, the altered wheelbase(first not to obvious, then real obvious). Let's see I think Candies had one of them with Leonard Hugher, and now Candies (son of aforementioned Candies) has a new Blue Oval (that hurt my wrist to type that). It's a large wheel. It goes around. And Tech Man, I ain't that bad a driver, but then maybe so. When Woodrow Josey (stock eliminator legend) abandoned the old cars a few years ago, there was a message there. I don't even remember why I started typing this. Yall may continue the bashing now.

[SSDiv6]

Originally Posted by BlueOval Ralph

Ford Racing catalog are tested under SAE conditions --- This a dumb statement all engines are tested to SAE spec weither it is SAE J607 ( 29.92 & 60 degress carb air) or SAE J1349 (29.234 & 77 carb air) correction

Dumb? The SAE spec does not only establishes the criteria, but also the conditions.