Stick vs. Auto index - Page 3

SS Engine Guy · 10-09-2008, 01:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Jeff Lee

Since SS Engine Guy brought up money, tell us how much money Youngblood would have to spend to find the extra 40 HP needed to obtain that #1 qualifying position?

Gee I have no idea of how much money someone would have to spend in order to pick up 40 hp. in order to qualify the same in that senario. I guess it depends on how scienced out the car is and how long it has been thrashed. Somewhere between $40.00 and $40,000 in the engine compartment I'm guessing. Chassis would be a little higher. Might be something as simple as the brakes dragging.

Tom Meyer · 10-11-2008, 09:55 PM

Rick I do not think my car could run with Kips car with his 10 teen somthing. Robin Browns 9.89 run killed the chevy IIs in SS/K there hp is now 241 ves 230 for the autos and 230 in the GT classes so you have to look at the gt runs when comparing to SS/KA. Plus the fact that there was only 3 cars in SS/K. Now as far as alt corected records most of us set them at the tracks we run at. How many cars out east have a 2500 ft tuneup this is the air we run in all the time. Maybe my car is different but I ran a 49 at earlviile and my record is a 52 set at great bend which is corected. Now last week at kearney the air was at 3500 ft at a track that is at 2100 ft. but we did have a tail wind. But untill the cars run a honest door handle to door handle can we start looking at it right. Tom

SS Engine Guy · 10-09-2008, 12:58 AM

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Originally Posted by SS Engine Guy

Enough with the "rule change of the week". If you want to combine them then let the stick have the magnetic release and the auto the full lock up converter. And let both SPEND MORE MONEY.

I am sorry for using "combine them" in my post. Please disregard the previous post and insert in place of combine: ( achieve a level playing field by changing indexes). I shouldn't have even posted anything to begin with since this dosen't affect/effect me at all. In my error, I think that I was thinking that some were suggesting that the indexes between sticks and autos should be the same. Sorry for my confusion.

10-11-2008, 09:55 PM	#2
Tom Meyer Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Pierce NE Posts: 937 Likes: 78 Liked 354 Times in 120 Posts	Re: Stick vs. Auto index Rick I do not think my car could run with Kips car with his 10 teen somthing. Robin Browns 9.89 run killed the chevy IIs in SS/K there hp is now 241 ves 230 for the autos and 230 in the GT classes so you have to look at the gt runs when comparing to SS/KA. Plus the fact that there was only 3 cars in SS/K. Now as far as alt corected records most of us set them at the tracks we run at. How many cars out east have a 2500 ft tuneup this is the air we run in all the time. Maybe my car is different but I ran a 49 at earlviile and my record is a 52 set at great bend which is corected. Now last week at kearney the air was at 3500 ft at a track that is at 2100 ft. but we did have a tail wind. But untill the cars run a honest door handle to door handle can we start looking at it right. Tom __________________ Tom Meyer 5240 SS Stock ???