Crate motor stock

Schmidt A103 · 12-20-2009, 10:59 PM

Has NHRA ever toyed with the idea?Do racers take well to it?I just figured that with the improvement in performance of the late model injected cars and the already fast older muscle cars the smog year cars might be intersted in a little way to step up the pace.Limit the swaps to same engine faimily for body used{i.e. only smallblocks in 3rd gen f bodies and G bodies ect.} with a handful of nhra selected OEM built crate motors from each of the manufacturers.Engines could be prepared to otherwise stocker legal status.I was wondering if there is a reason why NHRA never tried it.

442OLDS · 12-20-2009, 11:30 PM

Larry Munk · 12-21-2009, 05:54 AM

Looks like it's headed that way in AA and A.
BTW Billy my friend out west has located that Tijuana taxicab blown, dual quad, Edelbrok Aluminum head 230 Chevy six rated at 95 hp in the old guide, he even has the Zora Duntov letter to NHRA stating that it came in some Nova's shipped to Jersey. Should he ship it to your place or you gonna pick it up?

Chris1529 · 12-21-2009, 07:19 AM

it is about the only idea tha NHRA has never stolen form IHRA.

Billy Nees · 12-21-2009, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Schmidt A103

Has NHRA ever toyed with the idea?Do racers take well to it?I just figured that with the improvement in performance of the late model injected cars and the already fast older muscle cars the smog year cars might be intersted in a little way to step up the pace.Limit the swaps to same engine faimily for body used{i.e. only smallblocks in 3rd gen f bodies and G bodies ect.} with a handful of nhra selected OEM built crate motors from each of the manufacturers.Engines could be prepared to otherwise stocker legal status.I was wondering if there is a reason why NHRA never tried it.

I think NHRA calls that Super Stock/GT!

Why don't we just make Stock easy for everybody and make the rules as simple as possible so that all of the body combos can use any motor!

Let's see, how about 9.0 to 19.99,must have stock OEM appearing body, flat hood and 9" tires. No classes just STOCK Eliminator. First 128 cars entered at an event make up the field and they just dial in and race!

That should benefit everybody from the racer to the sanctioning body!

Bob Don · 12-21-2009, 11:00 AM

Billy - Don't give them any ideas!!!

novassdude · 12-21-2009, 11:25 AM

Yes NHRA has create Motor cars in stock. You just have to run a new Mustang or Challenger to use them.

12-20-2009, 10:59 PM	#1
Schmidt A103 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 14 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Crate motor stock Has NHRA ever toyed with the idea?Do racers take well to it?I just figured that with the improvement in performance of the late model injected cars and the already fast older muscle cars the smog year cars might be intersted in a little way to step up the pace.Limit the swaps to same engine faimily for body used{i.e. only smallblocks in 3rd gen f bodies and G bodies ect.} with a handful of nhra selected OEM built crate motors from each of the manufacturers.Engines could be prepared to otherwise stocker legal status.I was wondering if there is a reason why NHRA never tried it.

12-20-2009, 11:30 PM	#2
442OLDS VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Elgin,IL Posts: 1,339 Likes: 5 Liked 282 Times in 103 Posts	Re: Crate motor stock

12-21-2009, 05:54 AM	#3
Larry Munk Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 135 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Crate motor stock Looks like it's headed that way in AA and A. BTW Billy my friend out west has located that Tijuana taxicab blown, dual quad, Edelbrok Aluminum head 230 Chevy six rated at 95 hp in the old guide, he even has the Zora Duntov letter to NHRA stating that it came in some Nova's shipped to Jersey. Should he ship it to your place or you gonna pick it up?

12-21-2009, 07:19 AM	#4
Chris1529 VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: West Virginia Posts: 1,366 Likes: 6 Liked 70 Times in 29 Posts	Re: Crate motor stock it is about the only idea tha NHRA has never stolen form IHRA. __________________ Chris Bowman The Mountain State Mustang 1984 Mustang GT350

12-21-2009, 11:00 AM	#6
Bob Don VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Greater Boston Posts: 1,495 Likes: 1,113 Liked 900 Times in 191 Posts	Re: Crate motor stock Billy - Don't give them any ideas!!!

12-21-2009, 11:25 AM	#7
novassdude Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: usa Posts: 752 Likes: 204 Liked 136 Times in 49 Posts	Re: Crate motor stock Yes NHRA has create Motor cars in stock. You just have to run a new Mustang or Challenger to use them.