You hate looking in books, and talk about 1-800-CRY-NHRA? HAH!!! Just because we had the same motor doesn't mean we had the same fi system, or the same heads. FYI, the '87 173 V6 came with aluminum heads (not cast iron like the '86 and California '85 versions (thus it's factory rating of 130hp). I don't have a better fi system than the Stock OEM system, I just have an Accel Calmap to allow for tuning adjustments...the fuel system is factory stock...wanna look? Be at the upcoming divisionals and you can see for yourself. If I'm going to look for any other car, it'll be a MOPAR, because that's what I was hoping to get before I crossed paths with my Cavalier, so no if I look for anything on C/L it'll be for headers, or a helmet, or slicks. I hope you do buy it (since you may be able to afford it). I should've kept my Plymouth Acclaim that I raced in 2000, because it was even more consistent than the Cavalier, and Mopar did a much better job of offering performance parts to hop them up than Chevy did. At least once I get another laptop to make tuning adjustments on my calmap, I'll give myself a chance to enhance the performance of my motor, so that once I get the funds to get a better cam, and hopefully headers, I'll finally make some progress to offset the index adjustments NHRA has made.
Go ahead Mark, I hope you do spend your money and buy that car...I'm not the only one you'll be able to race in stock, and remember the national event you won wasn't with a GM product, it was a Ford! If you want to spend your money on that go for it...different year, different heads, different fi system...knock yourself out! If I had Feb. '93 back, then I'd be going up to the front door of the owner of that '64 4dr Belvedere with a 318 and an automatic, and started talking to him about his car. What I've gone through (with my lack of yours or Billy Nees mechanical skill level), to try and make this combo competitive has been enough that I wouldn't do it again. I'd go with a combo that was befitting my mechanical training level (pre-'83)! However, I'm still competitive with this car, and I don't have to frequently work on it, so that's why I'm glad I have it. When the funds come, I know who to go to for making the car go quicker, and they'll see me!
No one has one a national event, or an NHRA Divisional race with a GM product, so those milestones are still out there, and as long as my car keeps plugging along, I'm going for it. If you want to try and beat me to those feats, bring it...I'll be waiting for you, but remember this...SO WILL THE OTHER STOCKER RACERS !!!!
Oh and after seeing the latest hp listings on the NHRA website, know this...in order for your combo to change my combo's factor, you'll have to run the exact year and engine combo that I run...happy hunting....lol
01-14-2013, 01:18 AM
Re: Why did you build your "slow" stock eliminator car?
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