Fly Weights

[Robert Swartz]

Originally Posted by Billy Nees

With all of the recently de-factored FFFFord 302s starting to hit the tracks, maybe it's time to take another look at the flyweights. Maybe it's time to take another look at some other mid 70s combos that have been given HP and were never competitive too! It would seem to me that the 302 thing should open up some doors to get HP back on a bunch of 304s, 318s, 305s, 307s and maybe even some 289s and 283s with 2V carbs.
Maybe some well-placed e-mails to Pat C could do the trick!

I now have one of the FFFFord 302's. This needs to happen. Lower the HP on all those engines. Give these old cars a new life. How many cars are setting in peoples driveway, carport, garage that with some tweeking, would make "great" race cars. Of course, what we are considering a race car and what many others see, is a different animal. Might just allow some new people to get into Stock! I see a new run on the Salvage Yard's.

I purely stumbled into the 78 Mustang II, otherwise it would have never been on my radar. Just hope I'm smart enough to ferret out some of it's potential. Even with a soft combo, still have to learn how to make it work. Last time I messed with a SBF was the same year this car was sold new. OTOH, sure would be a hoot to start seeing a boatload of these types of cars show up at the track.

Speaking to bringing back Modified Production. Sounds like a great idea. Who could afford it? I couldn't 35 years ago. Just like Super Modified, the ship sailed long ago. You could resurrect the class but only those with very deep pockets could compete.