Where does a guy go

Adger Smith · 10-06-2022, 03:59 PM

Have a guy new to racing SS.
Bought a car recently.
Hasn't made the transition from brackets to SS/GT yet
Has a SS GT/JA
1989 240 HP 350 E-heads
2000 Grand Am
That 240 HP 350 FI combo is being dropped by NHRA Jan 1 2023
What does he change in the combo?
He is on a budget and wants to make an economical change
IE: Use as much of his combo as possible for a new combo
Give him your thoughts

Mike Volkman · 10-06-2022, 04:38 PM

It's still in the guide as corvette app. 240 Aluminum head - only in vette after this year.. 230 steel head. 350/240/285 for GT use only. Cant run in camaro as traditional ss or stk after this year. Can in vette. If steel head its a 230 rating and can stay where its at.

CORVETTE - 1989

350 350 350 350
* * ** **
Manual Auto Manual Auto

240 hp 240 hp 240 hp 240 hp

11.95 11.93 11.32 11.30
12.10 12.08 11.46 11.45

270 270 285 285

Adger Smith · 10-06-2022, 05:23 PM

He was running it in a 2000 Pontiac Grand am in GT/JA
looks like the E-heads have been dropped out of most GT classes I have looked at.
Stock and SS classes are not what he runs.

Billy Nees · 10-06-2022, 05:30 PM

Adger, all that he has to do is CLAIM it (the engine combo) as a 1989 Corvette 350/240! Nothing else changes.

10-06-2022, 03:59 PM	#1
Adger Smith VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Texarkana Ark/TX Posts: 2,367 Likes: 470 Liked 694 Times in 270 Posts	Where does a guy go Have a guy new to racing SS. Bought a car recently. Hasn't made the transition from brackets to SS/GT yet Has a SS GT/JA 1989 240 HP 350 E-heads 2000 Grand Am That 240 HP 350 FI combo is being dropped by NHRA Jan 1 2023 What does he change in the combo? He is on a budget and wants to make an economical change IE: Use as much of his combo as possible for a new combo Give him your thoughts __________________ Adger Smith (Former SS)

10-06-2022, 04:38 PM	#2
Mike Volkman Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2020 Posts: 76 Likes: 32 Liked 492 Times in 47 Posts	Re: Where does a guy go It's still in the guide as corvette app. 240 Aluminum head - only in vette after this year.. 230 steel head. 350/240/285 for GT use only. Cant run in camaro as traditional ss or stk after this year. Can in vette. If steel head its a 230 rating and can stay where its at. CORVETTE - 1989 350 350 350 350 * * Manual Auto Manual Auto 240 hp 240 hp 240 hp 240 hp 11.95 11.93 11.32 11.30 12.10 12.08 11.46 11.45 270 270 285 285 Last edited by Mike Volkman; 10-06-2022 at 04:44 PM.

10-06-2022, 05:23 PM	#3
Adger Smith VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Texarkana Ark/TX Posts: 2,367 Likes: 470 Liked 694 Times in 270 Posts	Re: Where does a guy go He was running it in a 2000 Pontiac Grand am in GT/JA looks like the E-heads have been dropped out of most GT classes I have looked at. Stock and SS classes are not what he runs. __________________ Adger Smith (Former SS)

10-06-2022, 05:30 PM	#4
Billy Nees VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: On a hilltop in Pa. Posts: 4,295 Likes: 3,231 Liked 7,013 Times in 1,581 Posts	Re: Where does a guy go Adger, all that he has to do is CLAIM it (the engine combo) as a 1989 Corvette 350/240! Nothing else changes. __________________ Billy Nees 1188 STK, SS What is "NORMAL"???