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Old 08-23-2022, 07:41 AM   #21
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So I could put an LS engine in a 1970 Oldsmobile 442 and run in Super Stock GT? I wasn't aware of this.I was under the assumption that I had to run an Oldsmobile engine,but it is a GM car.You may have given me an idea for the future.
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Old 08-23-2022, 09:18 AM   #22
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I'm curious how a Vega with a 6.2 LS fits GT/EA and not GT/AA ? 3900lb Vega or do they rate the 6.2 about the same as an old 283?
6.2 LS is rated at 365hp in SS. So that would put it at 3090# to run GT/EA.

The shipping weight for a 1971 Vega is ~2433 (including the driver) but how much do you add with just the V8 engine alone? Remember they removed the rule limiting how much weight can be removed/added in GT classes.
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Old 08-23-2022, 10:46 AM   #23
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Vega is a 5.7 LS1 combo, not the 6.2.
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Old 08-23-2022, 02:08 PM   #24
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Vega is a 5.7 LS1 combo, not the 6.2.
Interesting...thanks. In that case the math makes a little more sense - 313HP GT factor x 8.00 lbs/HP + 170 lbs. = 2674 lbs. minimum for GT/EA.
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Pictures of George's Vega can be found on the GLSSA FB site: https://www.facebook.com/groups/grea...ockassociation
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Old 08-23-2022, 03:54 PM   #26
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Looking at stock rules I was surprised that adapter plates (NHRA approved) are allowed for transmissions. Is that a new change? How do you find out what's approved ?
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Old 08-23-2022, 07:22 PM   #27
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I bought the 2022 rulebook , it is the biggest I have ever seen , at least an inch thick . Also I think last year NHRA dropped using the shipping weights in GT . you just pick the GT class you want to run in and calculate the weight based on the NHRA engine factor .
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When it comes to Super Stock GT and Modified are where I get lost.
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Old 08-23-2022, 08:36 PM   #29
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So I could put an LS engine in a 1970 Oldsmobile 442 and run in Super Stock GT? I wasn't aware of this.I was under the assumption that I had to run an Oldsmobile engine,but it is a GM car.You may have given me an idea for the future.
As a purely hypothetical example could you claim your car is a 1971 or 1972 body, install a 1970 Olds engine and then claim it to be a "GT" class car in Super Stock?
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Old 08-23-2022, 09:02 PM   #30
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As a purely hypothetical example could you claim your car is a 1971 or 1972 body, install a 1970 Olds engine and then claim it to be a "GT" class car in Super Stock?
Yes... probably, not unlike 69 Camaro with '70 465hp 454 (490hp) GT/A or GT/B ?

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