Once again a bogus combination

[Ken Miele]

I did not know I was dealing with a lawyer. Lighten up Dgal, I was just trying to inject a little humor into a thread that's has none.

Thanks for your advice, but I was trying to make a point. And for the record, the companies I am talking about went bankrupt and out of business in the 40's and 50's not 1974.

Gees, your way to serious. Do you always just deal in facts, or is fun not an option.

[Dgal]

I think I had one of the few smiley faces in this entire thread a few posts up. Here is a bigger one.

[hemidup]

I'm glad that most are afraid of the new little Gen III Hemi's. Ford had to add a power booster to compete with the new Hemi.

[SS Engine Guy]

.....and both had to come up with bogus horsepower factors to compete with the stuff already out there.

[hemidup]

Originally Posted by SS Engine Guy

.....and both had to come up with bogus horsepower factors to compete with the stuff already out there.

Bogus HP factors or not, I still haven't seen where the new Challenger's or Mustang's have dominated anywhere. Have you?

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by hemidup

Bogus HP factors or not, I still haven't seen where the new Challenger's or Mustang's have dominated anywhere. Have you?

Maybe its because the money guys who are buying these new cars cant drive a nail with a hammer much less drive a race car? Unless its a heads up run they are dead meat. LOL

[Paul Ceasrine]

Gone are the days (1968/1969) when the NHRA only re-factored the;
Mopar 340; from 275HP to 310HP
Ford 428 Cobra-Jet; from 335HP to 360HP
S/S AMX 390; from 340HP to 405HP.
My daughter was going to buy a bicycle to ride, but we heard the NHRA was going to re-factor it, before she ever rode it.
OHHH,, THE NHRA,,Where have you gone Joe Dimaggio?
PC

[Dean Roberts]

Greg and others, where was all this grandstanding when GM told NHRA that they built '98 Firebirds and Camaros with LT1 engines? And of course, NHRA allowed it. In fact, every racer who has ever lost a round to one of these cars has lost to a paper car that was never built from the factory. I believe NHRA was driving GMC trucks during this time.

Greg, and others, does this not bother you?

[SS Engine Guy]

Originally Posted by hemidup

Bogus HP factors or not, I still haven't seen where the new Challenger's or Mustang's have dominated anywhere. Have you?

Sure have seen it. Whatever class they have been entered into. Because of the hp rating and that alone. Put 50 on them or take 50 off their competition and see where they fall.
As the last few pages attest to, these aren't the only combos that have ever been soft.

And please don't take this as an attack on anyone who is running one of these combos. I think it is a smart move. I just don't think that making a killer combo with a pencil says much for the way our rules are being enforced.

By the way...... anybody know what taking those 3 tenths away accomplished?

[John Quinn]

Originally Posted by hemidup

I'm glad that most are afraid of the new little Gen III Hemi's. Ford had to add a power booster to compete with the new Hemi.

If you took a look outside of NHRA and IHRA racing you would see that most of the cars being racd by the younger crowd have power boosters. The younger crowd can't understand why you wouldn't want one. Ford is marketing to those guys.