Jones Head - Racers Only

[Alan Freese]

Might not be Comp or Pro Stock but I can tell you my Super Stock Modified motor is less money than a traditional Class or GT motor. Why is that??

[B Aceves]

Originally Posted by nhramnl

[QUOTE:]
If you can buy a NEW nice head to make a race head out of, and not have to get some piece of junkyard crap, clean it, crack check it, weld it, hope it doesnt crack when it cools, etc. then why all the bitching?



Umm, because this isn't Comp or Pro Stock?

How bout you follow some simple instructions and RULES that were placed at the beginning of this thread . It's very informative information and a you trying to
Hyjack the thread is not appreciated or needed.
Thank you .
Bob Aceves
746 D/SA

[nhramnl]

Originally Posted by B Aceves

How bout you follow some simple instructions and RULES that were placed at the beginning of this thread . It's very informative information and a you trying to
Hyjack the thread is not appreciated or needed.
Thank you .
Bob Aceves
746 D/SA

Not trying to hijack anything. The implication was made that finding OEM heads in junkyards and spending a fortune to convert them to "race heads" is stupid. It is, but unfortunately, those are also the rules. My comment was meant to illustrate that. If Super Stock goes one step further, we will have aftermarket everything (i.e. blocks, cranks, rods, pistons, camshafts, lifters, cylinder heads, valves, valve springs, rocker arms, pushrods, carburetors, fuel injection systems, etc.). Will it still even be Super Stock, or just some one-off subset of Comp? Don't know how old you are, but I was around in the days when a smart, hardworking guy could build an entire car for the price of a short block today. That's why the .90 classes are full and Super Stock is slowly dying. And it's easy for the keyboard tough-guys to say "If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen", but they won't be so tough when the category is gone. My comments are as valid as yours, so don't tell me what's appreciated or needed and what isn't.

[fredjohnston]

Originally Posted by charlie westcott

I am going to admit 2 things here,
1As a manufacturer of parts, some made from billet forms or steel and aluminum, and some using castings, I feel like I have a little knowledge on this subject.

Getting a part approved by NHRA for anything has always been pretty easy in my opinion. I have several pistons/rods approved, and went through the deal.
It took 2 phone calls, and a sample.

cw

You could most likely submit your prototype part to NHRA for approval using cardboard and newspaper and it would get approved. That's what you get when most of the people in the approval process know nothing about an engine other than it starts when you turn the key.

[Crew Chief]

Originally Posted by fredjohnston

You could most likely submit your prototype part to NHRA for approval using cardboard and newspaper and it would get approved. That's what you get when most of the people in the approval process know nothing about an engine other than it starts when you turn the key.

Approving a 440 Mopar made out of a 400 short deck comes to mind.