Stock Suggestion # 1

[Monte Howard]

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Joseph Teuton
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Location: HOUMA, LA
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Re: Should the MOPAR V10 DragPak get a 3speed?
I guess some people need to read their post before they submit it. Its kind of funny when you read a post but yet you have no clue what they race or have ever seen them at the track.


We do have a couple of 3 speeds that already fit and we have tested. Its up to NHRA to legalize it.

On not being able to make a powerglide run for us...well we did go 9.26 already with it. Its not that we cant get it to run for us, we just want what everyone else gets....a 3 speed.

I dont believe a mustang has been sold from Ford with a 3 speed yet. I know they are in the development stages of it but as far as I know none have been sold with one yet. So that is why we are asking for one.
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JOSEPH TEUTON
4044 STK,SS,SUPERCAR

Eric Meryfield, I copy and pasted this post from a older post. This is where Teutons were asking for the 3-speed to be legalized. This is not to be a slam on the Teutons, I new that the new drag paks guys got it legalized. After a search on the forum I found this in a very long post on this subject

[Joseph Teuton]

Huh?? I'm lost? The the v10 drag pak was the only of the drag paks to come with power glides.

What does the above post prove?

[Eric Merryfield]

Originally Posted by Monte Howard

#22
Joseph Teuton
Member



Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: HOUMA, LA
Posts: 318
Re: Should the MOPAR V10 DragPak get a 3speed?
I guess some people need to read their post before they submit it. Its kind of funny when you read a post but yet you have no clue what they race or have ever seen them at the track.


We do have a couple of 3 speeds that already fit and we have tested. Its up to NHRA to legalize it.

On not being able to make a powerglide run for us...well we did go 9.26 already with it. Its not that we cant get it to run for us, we just want what everyone else gets....a 3 speed.

I dont believe a mustang has been sold from Ford with a 3 speed yet. I know they are in the development stages of it but as far as I know none have been sold with one yet. So that is why we are asking for one.
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JOSEPH TEUTON
4044 STK,SS,SUPERCAR

Eric Meryfield, I copy and pasted this post from a older post. This is where Teutons were asking for the 3-speed to be legalized. This is not to be a slam on the Teutons, I new that the new drag paks guys got it legalized. After a search on the forum I found this in a very long post on this subject

Point taken, it was that era of dragpak. Good luck in Charlotte!

[FS Fan]

Originally Posted by Monte Howard

. All the new cars have CNC'ed cylinder heads.

The street car versions of performance cars are cnc ported. The Mustang Boss 302 and many Corvette models have cnc heads right from the factory. Having that in Stock isn't a surprise.

[Qwikpony]

Originally Posted by FS Fan

The street car versions of performance cars are cnc ported. The Mustang Boss 302 and many Corvette models have cnc heads right from the factory. Having that in Stock isn't a surprise.

The older cars are at least getting that benefit as well. Its called Edelbrock Aluminum Heads (NHRA legal/approved).

[Alan Roehrich]

Originally Posted by Qwikpony

The older cars are at least getting that benefit as well. Its called Edelbrock Aluminum Heads (NHRA legal/approved).

It's a minimum 10HP penalty for the Edelbrock/GM head on a big block Chevy in Stock Eliminator. And as an example, the fastest 427/425 69 Camaros in the country, owned by the Sorenson Brothers, and Bobby DeArmond, have iron heads. I'm not at all convinced that the Edelbrock/GM head has done anything for the 427/425 we run. If we go back to the 427/425, it will probably have a set of Jimmy Bridges cast iron heads on it. That head seems to work for the 396/375 though.

[SS Engine Guy]

I thought taking 3 tenths off the indexes was supposed to fix everything? Fell for that one hook, line, and sinker didn't we?

[Mike Pearson]

Originally Posted by SS Engine Guy

I thought taking 3 tenths off the indexes was supposed to fix everything? Fell for that one hook, line, and sinker didn't we?

didn't do a darn ting except lower the car counts due to the bottom of the list qualifiers that could no longer run their indexes. One of the issues with the new cars is the high cost to purchase one and get it into race trim. A new guy starting out cant afford one of these new cars. everyone knows the HP numbers are way out of whack on the new cars even the owners. The qualifying sheet at Indy sure showed that.

[Frank Bialas]

Originally Posted by Qwikpony

The older cars are at least getting that benefit as well. Its called Edelbrock Aluminum Heads (NHRA legal/approved).

In my case a 29 HP penalty and the Edelbrock aluminum head is NHRA approved but NOT LEGAL AS SOLD!!!

[Henry S]

I'm sure I will get tarred and feathered for this, but my suggestion would be to make the trigger .50-.60 under. Also I would suggest making the trigger at random races .30-.35 under in the 1/8 mile and may be use both at the same race. I think this would get everybody looked at much sooner and things in line quicker. I agree that the factory shoot out cars should be in there own category. and that the FI cars be placed in there own categories as well.