Why can stock be really stock?

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by Mike Taylor 3601

I know IHRA would like more Pure Stockers to show up,it's not as pure stock as used to be,any converter,slicks9X29.5,rearend upgrades,headers w/mufflers. cam duration,overlap,lift ,valve springs still checked,no elec. water pumps.,mech fuel pump.
Mike Taylor 3601

Certain items that are now allowed were almost impossable to check or way to time consuming in tear downs such as a REAL OEM cam. Most were found to be running a regrind anyway like the NHRA deal in 1972. Why do you think NHRA went to rate of lift cams around 1974? They gave up trying to police it. Torque converters were another area. A converter can be made to stall low yet have a higher stall speed when raced. Im not sure about the tires today but when I last worked the tire could be no larger than 29.0. Should have been 28 inch hi max. With the use of the current tires the rear end up grade was a necessity or we would have had broken cars every run PLUS they are supposed to use a posi and not a spool. Do ya think they are checked for that today.....LOL. . The OEM exhaust manifold game became a joke with guys running 383's and 440's in late model 'Cudas and Challengers trying to argue the max wedge manifolds came on their cars.....LOL. Reason for the headers WITH a real non straight thru muffler. No empty beer cans or glass packs. If the cam duration and overlap and valve springs are checked these days (I doubt its being done) then its as close to pre 1972 Jr. stock as one can get. To bad most of the racers are not running the older cars instead of the late model FI stuff. I should have written in a max year rule of pre FI or carb non computer cars when it was done. Hind sight is 20/20 !