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Originally Posted by HellraisingRacer
88 mustang LX COUPE not hatch
1986 SVO 4cyl Turbo - stock
t-5 5 speed
4 lug front and rear (can it be swapped to 5 lug?)
8.8 rear end with 4.30 gears and 31 spline axles
fuel cell
cage
still has full interior minus rear seats
no heater or anything like that
ive been told its SS/GT which is a V8 class only, ive been told SS/MS and ive been told by others it would have to be a pro car or comp because the motor only came in a hatchback car...
now my question is if Peter Biondo can run a Cobalt with a 325ci chevy motor (Front wheel drive converted to RWD, backhalfed, etc etc) in SS/BS why cant I run a 4 cyl turbo motor which is STOCK in a mustang, in SS/M?
input?
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Let me repeat myself...have you read the rule book?
The classification sheets only show the SVO for 1984 and 1985. With the exception of the Thunderbird, the classification sheets do not show a turbo 4 cylinder for 1986 in the Mustang body. All standard Super Stock cars, must be the same model/engine combination as shown in the classification sheets. Therefore, you can only run a 1984-1985 SVO in either Stock or the non-modified Super Stock class.
Peter's car is a MODIFIED class Super Stock...in a nut shell...a Super Stock car running a Comp Eliminator engine.
I do not have my rule book with me, however, there was, or still, a class that was formerly in the SS/Modified Compact that allowed the use of a 4 cytlinder engine with Turbo. It was either in 2005 or 2006, that NHRA eliminated the Modified Compact class and moved the cars to Modified Stock.
However, not having the rule book handy, I do not know if they kept the Turbo class or moved it to Comp Eliminator....and if they moved the class to Comp...you better have lots of $$$$ to be able to run in the 7's and 175+ MPH