Lets Root Cause the Detriment of Class Racing

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by Billy Nees

If this is REALLY supposed to be a performance (based) eliminator then NHRA needs to have knowledgeable people in the right places to make absolutely certain that the rules (as written) are being followed! And no, not having qualified people in the right places is no excuse. They (NHRA) seems to have plenty of qualified people in place to tech the Pros who have far looser rules than we (S/SS) do. No letting things slide for certain combos (and certain people) and no turning a blind eye to certain "enhancements" (heads) for fear of being hit with a lawsuit.
Start enforcing the rules as written and watch things (cars) slow down.

Ya know, I've gotta bring this thread back after a weekend of B.S.ing at the Dutch.
One of my real "pet peeves" in Stock is this whole "aftermarket" aluminum cylinder head deal. When this was "sold" to us ( "us" meaning all Stock Racers, not just those who actually have access to "aftermarket" aluminum cylinder heads), it was "sold" to us under the premise that if an "aftermarket" aluminum cylinder head was used it was with a 10 HP penalty over the OEM head. What happened to that? The way this deal is right now, the OEM head and the "aftermarket" aluminum cylinder head are considered two COMPLETELY different combos by NHRA with their own AHFS factors! Right now, certain "aftermarket" aluminum head MOPAR combos are factored less than the OEM head combo!
I think that it's time to get back to reality here and either do away with the "aftermarket" aluminum heads and stop discriminating against those Racers who don't have access to them or go back to the original intent of the "rule". The OEM and "aftermarket" head should be considered one combo by the AHFS and if the "aftermarket" head gets an AHFS hit then the OEM head takes the hit and the "aftermarket" head is +10.

[Stan Weiss]

Originally Posted by Billy Nees

Ya know, I've gotta bring this thread back after a weekend of B.S.ing at the Dutch.
One of my real "pet peeves" in Stock is this whole "aftermarket" aluminum cylinder head deal. When this was "sold" to us ( "us" meaning all Stock Racers, not just those who actually have access to "aftermarket" aluminum cylinder heads), it was "sold" to us under the premise that if an "aftermarket" aluminum cylinder head was used it was with a 10 HP penalty over the OEM head. What happened to that? The way this deal is right now, the OEM head and the "aftermarket" aluminum cylinder head are considered two COMPLETELY different combos by NHRA with their own AHFS factors! Right now, certain "aftermarket" aluminum head MOPAR combos are factored less than the OEM head combo!
I think that it's time to get back to reality here and either do away with the "aftermarket" aluminum heads and stop discriminating against those Racers who don't have access to them or go back to the original intent of the "rule". The OEM and "aftermarket" head should be considered one combo by the AHFS and if the "aftermarket" head gets an AHFS hit then the OEM head takes the hit and the "aftermarket" head is +10.

Billy,
Why +10? Didn't we just talk about this in another thread?

Originally Posted by charlie westcott

There is a 559-M2 head on the list.
Thats what I was referring to.
The Mopar alum head looks to be the best candidate to me, but I dont see any reason to use them with a 60# weight penalty.
There is no performance gain, possibly a loss by putting the same port design in an aluminum head.

Stan

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by Stan Weiss

Billy,
Why +10? Didn't we just talk about this in another thread?
Stan

Because that's the way it was originally "sold" to us. The OEM head HP factor or the "aftermarket" aluminum head +10 over the OEM head HP factor.