GM Releases 2013 bogus HP ratings at PRI show

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by Charley Downing

Billy and others
I hate to brake it to you but if I spend $150,000 on a 1969 camaro 396/323hp it will qualify in the top 5 anywhere. If you spend that kind of money it doesn't matter what car or how old it is, it will be fast if you spend your money with the right people. In stk and ss the people that spend big money run fast, it been that way for a long time. yes it was that way before these new cars some of you just have a bad memorie.

Charlie Bob, before you go shooting off your big keyboard try reading my post again!
I don't care how much you spend, it doesn't ENTITLE you or your fat Aunt Suzy to qualify in the top half of a field! I didn't say that you couldn't or that you wouldn't I just said that you aren't ENTITLED to.

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by Michael Lyons

Also why doesn't someone who just went out and paid somewhere between $105k and $250k for a stock eliminator car deserve to qualify top half?

Here's exactly what you said. Because you bought the car doesn't mean you "deserve" anything.

[boostedf22c]

Originally Posted by NewHemi

If this is actually true, then Chrysler needs ask for their money back.

The 305 rating not soft enough????

I'm sure anyone would love to have a 650hp motor that's rated at 305. They'd have most the "accomplishments" you bought.

[Greg Hill]

Originally Posted by boostedf22c

The 305 rating not soft enough????

I'm sure anyone would love to have a 650hp motor that's rated at 305. They'd have most the "accomplishments" you bought.

Like.

[Michael Lyons]

Expect, deserve, whatever..

[treessavoy]

Originally Posted by Charley Downing

Billy and others
I hate to brake it to you but if I spend $150,000 on a 1969 camaro 396/323hp it will qualify in the top 5 anywhere. If you spend that kind of money it doesn't matter what car or how old it is, it will be fast if you spend your money with the right people. In stk and ss the people that spend big money run fast, it been that way for a long time. yes it was that way before these new cars some of you just have a bad memorie.

And I hate to break it to you but that's bull *****.

I know someone that has over $100,000.00 in a '62 Plymouth and they don't qualify in the top half. Those of us that have these cars are standing on over 40 years of testing and engineering and unless rules allow us to expand the pool of parts we will NOT go any faster.

You can throw a Million dollars at a 427 Camaro and it will NEVER be as fast as a supercharged Mustang.

Have you ever built stocker? Those of us that have built an upper class stocker have done everything legal and quasi-legal over a 40 year period and this is as fast as we can go.......period! There is not an extra 4/10ths to be found no matter the cost!

JimR

[Paul Wong]

Originally Posted by treessavoy

And I hate to break it to you but that's bull *****.

I know someone that has over $100,000.00 in a '62 Plymouth and they don't qualify in the top half. Those of us that have these cars are standing on over 40 years of testing and engineering and unless rules allow us to expand the pool of parts we will NOT go any faster.

You can throw a Million dollars at a 427 Camaro and it will NEVER be as fast as a supercharged Mustang.

Have you ever built stocker? Those of us that have built an upper class stocker have done everything legal and quasi-legal over a 40 year period and this is as fast as we can go.......period! There is not an extra 4/10ths to be found no matter the cost!

JimR

I have a lot less than that in a 62 plymouth and I dont expect or deserve anything. I know it will qualify in the top half. I am not going to even get into a politcal discussion about entitlement, expectation or what people deserve. I can tell you we are heading toward a serious reorganization - consolidation of this sport and we will see some real enhancement then.

[boster]

I have to agree with Charlie . If I spend a 100k on a car it better qualify in the top 10 anywhere in the country . And for this very reason Im going to by a twin turbo CJ as soon as I can .

Can wait till we have 8.20 stockers and 7.20 super stockers and they are coming to an NHRA track near you.

[Andrew Hill]

Originally Posted by A56

I can see that a big issue is lack of respect. NHRA has no respect for Stock Eliminator, the racers have no respect for NHRA, new car owners have no respect for us old car owners, and until the HP of the new cars are put to real world rating old car owners wont have any respect for them either.

Mark Lelchook
F/SA D/ED

I don't think it can be put any better than this.

[Ed Wright]

I think you nailed it.