Horsepower Adjustments - Page 6

Larry Hill · 09-05-2014, 06:57 AM

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Originally Posted by B Parker

Jeff the problem with giving us older cars any hp reduction is the AHFS will catch up with that reduction and have us back to where we are now is a short time. With the new cars this year it's a 2013 next year the same car is a 2014 with a different hp combo still able to run 1.4 under. Now as someone suggested putting them into a different class would be the best thing NHRA could do. I still can't believe we have 8 second stockers that are faster than most super stock cars. And after looking at an intake at tear down in Indy. I think comp is where most of them belong.

As far as Wilkes running as fast as he did. It's their car!!! They spent the money and the time putting it together. Why should anyone else have a right to tell them how they should run it. If they ran the same combo as I do would I be happy. Hell NO!! But If I couldn't go as fast or faster then them instead of crying I'd go home and work on my own **** until I was faster. This isn't T-Ball. Barry

This isn't T-Ball
Great line

farmco r/sa · 09-05-2014, 07:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Jeff Teuton

Well, tell us. Inquiring minds want to know. We need all the deep dark secrets, inuendos, conflicts of interest, who is mad, who is happy.

And like the sands of an hour glass,
these are .... the days of our lives......

GUMP · 09-05-2014, 07:21 AM

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Originally Posted by B Parker

......instead of crying I'd go home and work on my own **** until I was faster.

One thing that I have noticed over all the years of constant threads on this subject is that some of the biggest complainers on this site never run their cars flat out. In fact they are some of the biggest "protectors". Many of them have taken advantage of a HP reduction or loop hole to ride the top of qualifying. At this point, I have little respect for a guy that doesn't show for a heads-up run against a new car. They too are part of the problem.

Another thing to note is that you rarely see any complaining when a rule change is made in Stock. Things like roller rockers and valve springs come to mind. Who asked for that?

HR9121 · 09-05-2014, 08:52 AM

There's no crying in baseball either.

GUMP · 09-05-2014, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by X-TECH MAN

I would say that A REAL"RACER" like Wilkes is a true racer!

It has already been said that Wilkes was sandbagging until the car owner had a change of heart.

ss3011 · 09-05-2014, 12:14 PM

Will those HP changes affect both stick and automatic cars ?

X-TECH MAN · 09-05-2014, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by GUMP

It has already been said that Wilkes was sandbagging until the car owner had a change of heart.

Just trying to get a "Rise" out of a few on here....LOL

Ed Wright · 09-05-2014, 01:38 PM

Most (not all) of the "new car" guys either didn't race before, or were not fast with an older car. They sure want to protect that, an not have to go to work like everybody with older cars. Being fast with the engine that came out of the crate is easy, having to work on it like everybody else has to is not. The sharper guys that have worked hard to be faster, are blistering fast. Anybody want to run Larry Stewart heads up? LOL

V M Kauffman · 09-05-2014, 01:50 PM

It's how was run if it was a Auto as with the 396 COPO it just autos

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Originally Posted by ss3011

Will those HP changes affect both stick and automatic cars ?

joey wilkes · 09-05-2014, 09:46 PM

all I did was take a brand new car first time out to a race and go 141 under can,t help it other people can,t put gas in there cars like I do and run fast,,lol wait till I work on it d.b. then your b calling me like u used to all the time wanting my tune up lol don,t forget sports. is right around the corner,,and now I,m going to work alittle on it lol..u might want to buy another combo,,lol

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Ed Wright Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sand Springs, OK Posts: 8,132 Likes: 896 Liked 390 Times in 170 Posts	Re: Horsepower Adjustments Most (not all) of the "new car" guys either didn't race before, or were not fast with an older car. They sure want to protect that, an not have to go to work like everybody with older cars. Being fast with the engine that came out of the crate is easy, having to work on it like everybody else has to is not. The sharper guys that have worked hard to be faster, are blistering fast. Anybody want to run Larry Stewart heads up? LOL __________________ Ed Wright 4156 SS/JA Last edited by Ed Wright; 09-05-2014 at 03:58 PM.

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joey wilkes Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: zanesville Posts: 57 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Horsepower Adjustments all I did was take a brand new car first time out to a race and go 141 under can,t help it other people can,t put gas in there cars like I do and run fast,,lol wait till I work on it d.b. then your b calling me like u used to all the time wanting my tune up lol don,t forget sports. is right around the corner,,and now I,m going to work alittle on it lol..u might want to buy another combo,,lol