JP1738's Stocker and S/G car - Page 7

JP1738 · 06-19-2024, 02:05 PM

It's been a very busy beginning to summer and I haven't updated my build thread in a while. Mainly because I haven't made many changes or broken anything in the last month thankfully. Since last updating I attended my first CCRA race at Rockingham dragway, entered a few more 6.00 Index races, and made my way to GALOT for the Sunday 1/8th mile national open for Stock and Super Gas. Haven't made much noise at all with the stocker in it's two appearances since I last posted, but not for lack of effort. An .036 r/t dead 9 pass at The Rock was not good enough to get out of first round and an .029 2 above lick did not get it done first round in stock at GALOT either. Pulling in the lanes rather poorly but I'm thrilled with my improvements at swapping feet and the car's consistency since I fixed the 1-2 auto shift.

My Mazda has been absolutely on fire this year, however. I've entered 5 6.0 index races this year and 1 SGAS race and made it to the finals in 5 out of 6 of them (and should've gone deeper in the 1 race I didn't make it to the final in, met the tree coming on 3rd round after letting go stellar all day up to that point). Wasn't able to capitalize on the car's hot streak at Charlotte national or GALOT though, .016 take .004 at charlotte no good, and .012 6.297 at GALOT did not make it by first round at either race.

Funny how you can remember the losing rounds with great detail but the winning ones not so much. Anyway, here's a few pics from the last month as I've stayed busy racing!

^Taken after a runner up finish at Piedmont dragway this past weekend at a 6.0 race paying 5k to win. Ended up splitting in the final 15 and 35 hundred^

Bill Bogues · 06-19-2024, 08:59 PM

Have you ever compared aluminum and cast iron intakes on your stocker to see if there's any difference. Most everone I've talked to says Iron is faster but it's still hard to resist running something that's 20 lb's lighter on front end.

JP1738 · 06-19-2024, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Bill Bogues

Have you ever compared aluminum and cast iron intakes on your stocker to see if there's any difference. Most everone I've talked to says Iron is faster but it's still hard to resist running something that's 20 lb's lighter on front end.

I haven't tried the cast iron intake manifold, but I'd like to. I run the weighted class for my car, N instead of M, so I don't really care about the weight. I can peel 20 pounds out of the weight box fairly easily.

Larry Hill · 06-21-2024, 08:32 AM

Please don?t forget to tried and true Stk/SS test parameters:
Buy it, Try it, and then Put it on the shelf.
Good luck

Terry Drinkwater · 06-21-2024, 12:36 PM

Does anybody have more fun than this guy?? Love your thread DP!!

06-19-2024, 02:05 PM	#61
JP1738 Member Join Date: Jan 2024 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 221 Likes: 486 Liked 357 Times in 112 Posts	Re: JP1738's Stocker and S/G car It's been a very busy beginning to summer and I haven't updated my build thread in a while. Mainly because I haven't made many changes or broken anything in the last month thankfully. Since last updating I attended my first CCRA race at Rockingham dragway, entered a few more 6.00 Index races, and made my way to GALOT for the Sunday 1/8th mile national open for Stock and Super Gas. Haven't made much noise at all with the stocker in it's two appearances since I last posted, but not for lack of effort. An .036 r/t dead 9 pass at The Rock was not good enough to get out of first round and an .029 2 above lick did not get it done first round in stock at GALOT either. Pulling in the lanes rather poorly but I'm thrilled with my improvements at swapping feet and the car's consistency since I fixed the 1-2 auto shift. My Mazda has been absolutely on fire this year, however. I've entered 5 6.0 index races this year and 1 SGAS race and made it to the finals in 5 out of 6 of them (and should've gone deeper in the 1 race I didn't make it to the final in, met the tree coming on 3rd round after letting go stellar all day up to that point). Wasn't able to capitalize on the car's hot streak at Charlotte national or GALOT though, .016 take .004 at charlotte no good, and .012 6.297 at GALOT did not make it by first round at either race. Funny how you can remember the losing rounds with great detail but the winning ones not so much. Anyway, here's a few pics from the last month as I've stayed busy racing! ^Taken after a runner up finish at Piedmont dragway this past weekend at a 6.0 race paying 5k to win. Ended up splitting in the final 15 and 35 hundred^ __________________ #2827 N/SA 1980 Malibu SW 2S 305/180 #2827 S/ST 1978 Mazda RX7 w/ 383 sbc/glide

06-19-2024, 08:59 PM	#62
Bill Bogues Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bethany La. Posts: 319 Likes: 84 Liked 171 Times in 53 Posts	Re: JP1738's Stocker and S/G car Have you ever compared aluminum and cast iron intakes on your stocker to see if there's any difference. Most everone I've talked to says Iron is faster but it's still hard to resist running something that's 20 lb's lighter on front end. __________________ Bill Bogues 4696 STK

06-21-2024, 08:32 AM	#64
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,327 Likes: 1,679 Liked 9,621 Times in 1,996 Posts	Re: JP1738's Stocker and S/G car Please don?t forget to tried and true Stk/SS test parameters: Buy it, Try it, and then Put it on the shelf. Good luck __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817

06-21-2024, 12:36 PM	#65
Terry Drinkwater Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Alabama Posts: 70 Likes: 1 Liked 14 Times in 5 Posts	Re: JP1738's Stocker and S/G car Does anybody have more fun than this guy?? Love your thread DP!!