COPO Horsepower adjustments

Gary Tackett · 11-09-2018, 07:23 PM

Copo Kid,

Please post your name as well as the name of your English teacher that taught you how to form a paragraph. You owe me $2.97 for the Advil from trying to make sense of your post.

I just spoke with Erik and he said if you're a good boy and eat all your carrots at dinner, you can have the motor out of the frame rails of that car for 70k. However, like sooooo many things in life, you're going to be disappointed because that is exactly how it came from Chevy.

The rest of your post filled with a lot of jealousy and speculation.

Of course all of this is my opinion, and I could be wrong......

Pirate

Ed Wright · 11-09-2018, 08:22 PM

It was the longest paragraph I have ever seen. :-)
Sounded like a good bit of jealousy to me.

Rat Raceway · 11-09-2018, 10:15 PM

I know “copo kid” from the track and he is a good racer and good guy. His post is fired up and filled with emotion. Should he have took a bit more time and punctuated? Yes...

As for how he is fired up I totally understand! I had the same thing happen to me by an engine builder that “had lots left in it!” But couldn’t qualify at Indy a bit later in the year!

It’s all hearsay on the engine, but the car in question has gone faster then any factory (factory assembled engine) supercharged COPO car in the history of them being built.

With all the mods done to that car and then what other racers/onlookers saw at the track makes it’s pretty hard to believe.

In my opinion ANY CAR THAT GOES 1.20 UNDER SHOULD BE TORN DOWN RIGHT AWAY!!! They had no problem doing that to Mr. Poole when he did!!!

It is Ryan’s car (not sure if he is a paid driver or it’s his car) and you can smash your combo all you want as it’s your money but I don’t understand.

It’s just too bad NHRA doesn’t police combos more.

IMO they are killing our class that is so heavily in forced by rules but rairly checked by them.

It is what it is! You don’t like it don’t race. If they just checked more cars and they pass tear down before a HP hit, then no one could make a peep!

11-09-2018, 07:23 PM	#1
Gary Tackett Junior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Corona Ca. Posts: 16 Likes: 0 Liked 13 Times in 3 Posts	Re: COPO Horsepower adjustments Copo Kid, Please post your name as well as the name of your English teacher that taught you how to form a paragraph. You owe me $2.97 for the Advil from trying to make sense of your post. I just spoke with Erik and he said if you're a good boy and eat all your carrots at dinner, you can have the motor out of the frame rails of that car for 70k. However, like sooooo many things in life, you're going to be disappointed because that is exactly how it came from Chevy. The rest of your post filled with a lot of jealousy and speculation. Of course all of this is my opinion, and I could be wrong...... Pirate __________________ Gary Tackett 7411 SS, COMP Last edited by Gary Tackett; 11-09-2018 at 07:26 PM.

11-09-2018, 08:22 PM	#2
Ed Wright Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sand Springs, OK Posts: 8,132 Likes: 896 Liked 390 Times in 170 Posts	Re: COPO Horsepower adjustments It was the longest paragraph I have ever seen. :-) Sounded like a good bit of jealousy to me. __________________ Ed Wright 4156 SS/JA

11-09-2018, 10:15 PM	#3
Rat Raceway Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Denver Co Posts: 408 Likes: 282 Liked 35 Times in 17 Posts	Re: COPO Horsepower adjustments I know “copo kid” from the track and he is a good racer and good guy. His post is fired up and filled with emotion. Should he have took a bit more time and punctuated? Yes... As for how he is fired up I totally understand! I had the same thing happen to me by an engine builder that “had lots left in it!” But couldn’t qualify at Indy a bit later in the year! It’s all hearsay on the engine, but the car in question has gone faster then any factory (factory assembled engine) supercharged COPO car in the history of them being built. With all the mods done to that car and then what other racers/onlookers saw at the track makes it’s pretty hard to believe. In my opinion ANY CAR THAT GOES 1.20 UNDER SHOULD BE TORN DOWN RIGHT AWAY!!! They had no problem doing that to Mr. Poole when he did!!! It is Ryan’s car (not sure if he is a paid driver or it’s his car) and you can smash your combo all you want as it’s your money but I don’t understand. It’s just too bad NHRA doesn’t police combos more. IMO they are killing our class that is so heavily in forced by rules but rairly checked by them. It is what it is! You don’t like it don’t race. If they just checked more cars and they pass tear down before a HP hit, then no one could make a peep! __________________ Ross Gregory 5133 Stock,Super Stock 53 Top Dragster