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How many of us remember he U/SA shootout at no problem raceway. I know Ron was there as were about a dozen U/SA competitors. We had special parking for the U/SA players and the time trials were all themselves. Lot of fun and would be fun again. Who else remembers beside me??
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Being a Ford guy, maybe I am a bit biased, but all NHRA did was lower the 302 2 barrel combos back to the factories original HP rating. It had been factored to 200 HP across the board , which I believe, was way too high, which would likely explain why nobody was running those combinations. Now, what about many other combinations, that NHRA dropped the HP ratings, well BELOW the factory ratings? Guess nobody seems to mind when THOSE cars qualify at or near the top, not to mention are allowed to run a bunch of "accepted" aftermarket components, which are not available to some other engines, including the 302 2 barrel Fords, or for that matter many of the "lower classed" combos.
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You know me..an occasional Ford guy, but this has been my problem with the wholesale de-factoring of the 302. Why just them? What about everyone else getting back factory hp? Fair is fair, right? http://www.classracerinfo.com/CGPage...9&MAKE=Mustang 1980 255 V8 is rated higher than most 302 2 bbl's http://www.classracerinfo.com/CGPage...0&MAKE=Mustang Does that make any sense...to anyone?
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If you gonna give 300 combinations -30 hp on one pen stroke (and I’m sure wasn’t even ask for) then by god if one gets hit with hp they all should if it’s a herd thing. All I’ll say is I’ll be there. Mike Graham was only one to truly “build” one for BJ… I put a 008 light in her went -134 in 3000 ft of air and she kicked my *** by 1.5 wagon lengths. So if Mike puts the tune up back in that lil mustang it’ll be hard to beat. And yes mr Tustin we had a blast Daran Summerton didn’t sober up till Tuesday. And damnit I pushed the beams and Bear Tarrance got the Wally
Done preaching >>> and the 302 hp guy hosed me again on the elcamino 😡
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Yes I agree but never before has all those different combos get hp off at once !! And because it’s the lowest v8 class they all fit U !😳😡
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Gees Jack a wagon and a half. Is that like a "league in the sea equaling 3 mile?"
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I've always wanted to build a stocker, no way can I afford it, so I'll buy....I'm a ford guy so I can buy a "CJ for $125,000" or a "351C for $70,000" or once in a while, far, far away (in the states, lol) I'll see a pinto/escort/foxbody. There are your ford choices if you want to run a ford in Stock.
302 2bbl is a way I can build a "known killer combo" and being the first time and putting what I can afford into it, hopefully run the index with it. If it somehow does a -1.00 locally in U, then I'll run T as I'm not going to take top qual as a newby with a contentious combo. As far as the rest..... Yes, if the same issue is true for another combo, it should get the same treatment. Somebody mentioned 318 2bbl, if nobody is building them because they are way too high, drop them to factory and let a bunch of cars get built. Perhaps if a combo hasn't been built or run for X amount of time, hp should be reverted to stock hp? Kind of like records? Last edited by goinbroke2; 09-16-2023 at 06:58 PM. Reason: Grammar and spelling ADHD, lol |
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