AA/S AAA/S and Class consolidation

[Jeff Teuton]

I sent an email to Nitro Joe today. Maybe he can give us the averages for the LS1 in A (8lbs), B (9lbs), and C (10 lbs) vs A/S (A) @ 8 lbs, C @ 9 lbs and E/SA @ 10 lbs. Does anything other than an LS1 run in A & B?

[Chad Rhodes]

Jeff I believe the LT-1 cars can run B/FIA and B/FI with the weight out.

[mbrace5]

LT-1 fits B/FIA with weight right at 3200lbs in 98 camaro.

[Bernie Cunningham]

Please be fair here, you really need to seperate the argument. All new combinations are fuel injected and some have been here for a while. While I say that, some are not factered correctly, the LT1 and LS1 have been pounded with NHRA hp. ( it needs time to evolve all new combo's hp ) and a legal one is about right, across the board ( I'm biased towards LT1 been OK ). Unsure of the Ford combo's, but I bet somebody with a good legal piece wouldn't mind commenting on that. The LS1's are still been figured out and will continue to show some performance gains, they're a bad piece if you can keep 'em together!
What's wrong?????????????
I believe that the Tech dept. has passed many bogus set's of heads, it's not about light rotating assemblies ( records, teardowns etc. ) in the past few years and it's because they don't need any drama and they'll pass 'em!!! The 'Old school' tech. guys see it all the time and know it, but, they're not allowed to do the job their paid for, albiet, a small amount ! It could be the new (2007) attitude for NHRA tech. department!!!!!!!! I'm really concerned about this because it seems you can get away with no grinding marks and if it makes CC's it's OK. Now we need 'em to pour 'em and give us a number !!! Some engine builders are using this knowlege to their advantange and making it work, heck, if I built engines I'd want the sell the fastest piece that passes.
There have been major gains in transmission technology lately and it shows, but, some guy's are way out there and ya just gota ask how did he do that ?????????
Ya' can't stop anybody from playing within the rules as they're inforced. There in lies the problem, Petey!!!!!
Bottom line, wait till you you see the new breed of FI cars coming your way, the new weight break may be the reason? It'll be in your theatre soon !!!!!
That's my rant, B

P. S. Once consolidated, how does everbody feel about the one pound weight break, we've had it all the time and it means, for an LT1, you need to shift 672 pounds between A/fia thru C/fia. The higher the HP, the more weight it takes to go down one class and it's crazy. If it stays the same, we won't be able to run B/sa or D/sa. Take away the one pound break and most of us would run, the way it was, C/sa thru E/sa, I think I'm right, but I've been wrong before!
B

[mbrace5]

Bernie your close. The LS-1 and LT-1 are both legal for B/FIA. I know that a LT-1 has the record but that was in ballistic air. A real good LT-1 will not run with a real good LS-1. Im not complaining it just will not do it. It was my choice to build a LT-1. If the trend continues, I will do a LS-1. I do not see how NHRA could ever make the traditional stockers and the FI cars compatable. Just my 2 cents worth.

[Glenn Briglio]

Put the FI cars back in.They have been factored pretty hard and they are factory built cars that should run against carb cars.More heads up runs, this is a performance based class.You can adjust your carb the same as changing your fuel curve via laptop.If you can't run with them either try harder or join them.Glenn.

[Jim Cimarolli]

Hey Glenn,
You make it sound pretty easy, what kind of car do you race in Stock?