Teardowns

[X-TECH MAN]

NO WAY Hemi Moose would I ever do that again. I have learned how to live and have fun. The guys who do it now can have it.

[Pvt Parts]

Originally Posted by X-TECH MAN

NO WAY Hemi Moose would I ever do that again. I have learned how to live and have fun. The guys who do it now can have it.

That's one of the main reasons I went to Comp. Pump it, weigh it, fuel check and your done. No horsepower factors, 32 car qualified field with no break out. First man to the finish line wins. Real simple.

[Greg Hill]

The biggest problem is that there are very few people left in tech that even know what to look for in a stocker. Chuck is right about being torn down in d3 if you go 1.20 under. In our division we still have Travis but he is one of one left in NHRA.

[Chad Rhodes]

Originally Posted by Greg Hill

The biggest problem is that there are very few people left in tech that even know what to look for in a stocker. Chuck is right about being torn down in d3 if you go 1.20 under. In our division we still have Travis but he is one of one left in NHRA.

One of two, but I don't think Wesley is travelling to races any more.

[Greg Barsamian]

Originally Posted by Greg Hill

The biggest problem is that there are very few people left in tech that even know what to look for in a stocker. Chuck is right about being torn down in d3 if you go 1.20 under. In our division we still have Travis but he is one of one left in NHRA.

That "Ley" guy Dave here in D-1 knows a thing or 2?
and don't forget that RC guy, "he aint no slouch"!

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by Greg Barsamian

That "Ley" guy Dave here in D-1 knows a thing or 2?
and don't forget that RC guy, "he aint no slouch"!

They dont get any better than Dave Ley and Travis Miller. Glad to know them and call them a friend. The same for my mentor.....Greg X from Div. 1.

[philip miles]

Originally Posted by X-TECH MAN

They dont get any better than Dave Ley and Travis Miller. Glad to know them and call them a friend. The same for my mentor.....Greg X from Div. 1.

I was taken apart with Greg X. being the tech person many times, there was no funny business, if he didn't like what he saw, you were out. That's when the valve spring pressures had to be spec. and if the valve was bent or not, your presure had better come up right. I was tossed with a valve spring being too tight by 3 lbs. on the seat and the valve was bent. It didn't matter, it wasn't spec in Greg's eye. That's when Stock was Stock and no after market anything was allowed.
If you came apart at Maple Grove, you went to a pig farm for the tear down in an old barn. I think that that was one of Greg's favorite places for the tear downs.

Casey Miles
248H "F" NHRA Stock

[Tony Janes]

Do you really want to go back to those days? I sure do not

[art leong]

Originally Posted by Pvt Parts

That's one of the main reasons I went to Comp. Pump it, weigh it, fuel check and your done. No horsepower factors, 32 car qualified field with no break out. First man to the finish line wins. Real simple.

I'm half way there. I weigh, fuel check. Then they pump me (total of 30 minutes start to finish) then check wheel base, and overhang. And we are done.

[Robert Simpson]

Originally Posted by art leong

I'm half way there. I weigh, fuel check. Then they pump me (total of 30 minutes start to finish) then check wheel base, and overhang. And we are done.

The overhang brings up a funny time about 10 years ago at a points race. I was at the scale when a very fast 68 camaro came by. The tech man was harping on something on someones car that had no effect what so ever on performance or classification etc. I pointed out that since when does a stocker 68 camaro with a 27-28" front tire, sitting very low, have the front of both the front and rear fenders trimmed allot, and a new beed rolled into it, then there was such a gap at the rear of the tires it looked weird? The tech man said that is not happening. The funny part is I was looking over his shoulder at the car and he did not turn around to look...LOL...I did not point out the car to him, just making a statement. I thought that was a funny. Those racers were very sharp and had fooled the tech people for years....I did not say anything to anyone.....Have you seen how they measure overhang? Talk about no where near accurate.