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I was waiting for you to post something like this. You are making this too easy. And instead of guessing, please state what rule was changed then and now. There wasn't a change then and even now there has not been a rule change. The NHRA is not adhering to the existing rules. Again, please do not infer. Be specific on the rule change. I never claimed there was a rule change like dwydendorf did. I never asked that the Cobra Jets and Drag Paks be kicked out of stock just asked them to be classified properly like the LT1's were and the 1998 LT1 were already in the FIA class by the time they came out. So that kills any argument about a performance advantage of those cars period. Are you suggesting that it is only a paper car? Well, that says you. There has been at least one other person besides myself that has laid eyes on one. I saw one on a used car lot in Ft. Worth about 5 years ago. There were two things that caught my eye. One was that I like the way they look and two was that it was undervalued by about $2,000. I asked the dealer what was wrong with the car to reflect the price. He said that "no one wanted the car without the all aluminum engine." I had never seen or heard of an iron block LS1 so I asked him to raise the hood. I thought well I can see why no one wants it. It has the slower LT1 in it. This was a low mileage original one owner car. I mentioned that I bet most didn't want it with the slower engine and that was why the kid that owned it was trying to sell it (consignment). He was tired of his buddies walking all over him with their LS1s. I wasn't in racing at that time and had no clue what I was looking at. Knowing now I would have snatched it up and sat on it. I started racing two years ago when my car was rated at 341 hp and now it is 346 hp. It is a fair car in the class and not the fastest when I bought it. I have worked and worked on it to get it faster. No amount of time or money will get my car to compete with factory race parts or power adders. I still want to race the Drag Paks and Cobra Jets, but either factor them properly (immediately and at least get it close) or the easier solution is to put them in their own category. Last edited by Dgal; 09-18-2010 at 10:49 AM. |
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How long have the Cobra Jets been out? We are working on three years. Why should they be treated any differently than the LT1s that you keep referring to? Heck you have an example of how to handle it. Just as the rule book states, prior approvals do constitute a precedent (I am paraphrasing). Which means they don't have to put them in a separate class, but it makes the most sense like the did with the FI cars. |
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As I said in a previous post, 12 years, 75hp!
The new cars are 100hp short to begin with. Does this mean it will take the NHRA 25 years to get them in line???? |
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25 years sounds about right, but it is ongoing as long as they keep making up new crate motors at Ford, Chrysler, and/or GM. Come on, 12.7 to 1 compression ratio for the 5.7 Drag Pak! What computer controls are in existence that can run that car on the street with pump gas? What am I thinking. I forgot about diesel. ![]() |
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