Is this a viable "stock" NHRA ride?

Dwight Southerland · 12-22-2014, 01:16 PM

There were a few FWD Cadillac V8s with 250 and 273 engines with throttle bodies raced in the late 80s when they were not allowed in the FWD classes, so they ran regular stock classes. They were semi-factory sponsored cars and ran pretty good. The 90 model is a much better choice since it is port fuel injected with roller lifters at only 10 more power rating. Head gasket sealing and intake gaskets are issues. I do not know the strength of the transaxle. If you can deal with the fwd, It should have good potential since the heads flow well for the engine size, blueprints at 11:0 compression and has a huge camshaft.

Downside is that it will not be cheap.

12-22-2014, 01:16 PM	#4
Dwight Southerland VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Arkansas - In the middle of everything. Posts: 2,001 Likes: 64 Liked 780 Times in 194 Posts	Re: Is this a viable "stock" NHRA ride? There were a few FWD Cadillac V8s with 250 and 273 engines with throttle bodies raced in the late 80s when they were not allowed in the FWD classes, so they ran regular stock classes. They were semi-factory sponsored cars and ran pretty good. The 90 model is a much better choice since it is port fuel injected with roller lifters at only 10 more power rating. Head gasket sealing and intake gaskets are issues. I do not know the strength of the transaxle. If you can deal with the fwd, It should have good potential since the heads flow well for the engine size, blueprints at 11:0 compression and has a huge camshaft. Downside is that it will not be cheap.