More Noob Questions

JSLRacing · 08-27-2010, 09:14 PM

Do truck runs with cars in Stock Eliminator? Can you have a J/SA truck and run with the J/SA cars?

SSDiv6 · 08-27-2010, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by JSLRacing

Do truck runs with cars in Stock Eliminator? Can you have a J/SA truck and run with the J/SA cars?

Yes.

JSLRacing · 08-27-2010, 09:25 PM

ok... I am really doubting my choice of vehicle to run next year. I have really been contemplating a V6 Dakota since it is something I'm more familiar with versus the Neon..

I just wasn't sure if the same rules apply to a truck.

Mike Carr · 08-27-2010, 09:31 PM

In NHRA, trucks run in the car classes. IHRA has seperate Truck and Car Classes. NHRA combined trucks into the car classes in 2004. Trucks had, and still have (to my knowledge), the same rule as FWD Stockers as far as camshaft. ".430 lift cam or OEM lift, whichever is greater".

JSLRacing · 08-27-2010, 09:33 PM

I better look at the IHRA rules since that is the closest National Race..

Mike Carr · 08-27-2010, 09:39 PM

What are the specs on the truck in question (year, motor size/HP, etc)?

JSLRacing · 08-27-2010, 09:47 PM

I was looking at a 1987 Dodge Dakota V6/Auto Long Wheelbase..

The nice thing is that many of the same tricks I used on my BB Aspen would apply.

I was figuring, 4000 converter, 5.13 gear, Calvert bars, Use V8 Headers and lob off the one pipe ( since the V6 is a 318 with the bad cylinders taken off).

90/10 front shocks, 50/50 in the rear.

Then into the motor...

Rory McNeil · 08-27-2010, 09:58 PM

I don`t know how much differance there is between a 87 & 95 Dakota, but Bruce Flodin here in Div.6 has been running a mid 90`s Dakota for years, first as a C&D/TSA with a 318, and several years ago he swiitched to a V6 for P&Q/SA. He briefly held the record in P/SA at 12.67, set at Mission this past May.

JSLRacing · 08-28-2010, 08:19 AM

12's with a V6 WOW... that is some great power

Alan Roehrich · 09-05-2010, 09:46 AM

They're not really "cheater" cams anymore. There's no duration or LSA rule in Stock anymore. You'd need to call Comp, or maybe Bullet.

08-27-2010, 09:14 PM	#1
JSLRacing Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Bothwell,ON Posts: 131 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	More Noob Questions Do truck runs with cars in Stock Eliminator? Can you have a J/SA truck and run with the J/SA cars? __________________ Jason Goldsack - 1997 Track Champion - St. Thomas Dragway 1997 Race of Champions Winner - Indianapolis, IN Div. 3 finals

08-27-2010, 09:25 PM	#3
JSLRacing Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Bothwell,ON Posts: 131 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: More Noob Questions ok... I am really doubting my choice of vehicle to run next year. I have really been contemplating a V6 Dakota since it is something I'm more familiar with versus the Neon.. I just wasn't sure if the same rules apply to a truck. __________________ Jason Goldsack - 1997 Track Champion - St. Thomas Dragway 1997 Race of Champions Winner - Indianapolis, IN Div. 3 finals

08-27-2010, 09:31 PM	#4
Mike Carr VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Enon Valley PA Posts: 1,650 Likes: 234 Liked 83 Times in 37 Posts	Re: More Noob Questions In NHRA, trucks run in the car classes. IHRA has seperate Truck and Car Classes. NHRA combined trucks into the car classes in 2004. Trucks had, and still have (to my knowledge), the same rule as FWD Stockers as far as camshaft. ".430 lift cam or OEM lift, whichever is greater". __________________ Mike Carr, Tri-State S/SS Association President Looking for 2015 S/SS Race Sponsors Contact me if interested buffdaddy_1302@hotmail.com (724) 510-5912

08-27-2010, 09:33 PM	#5
JSLRacing Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Bothwell,ON Posts: 131 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: More Noob Questions I better look at the IHRA rules since that is the closest National Race.. __________________ Jason Goldsack - 1997 Track Champion - St. Thomas Dragway 1997 Race of Champions Winner - Indianapolis, IN Div. 3 finals

08-27-2010, 09:39 PM	#6
Mike Carr VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Enon Valley PA Posts: 1,650 Likes: 234 Liked 83 Times in 37 Posts	Re: More Noob Questions What are the specs on the truck in question (year, motor size/HP, etc)? __________________ Mike Carr, Tri-State S/SS Association President Looking for 2015 S/SS Race Sponsors Contact me if interested buffdaddy_1302@hotmail.com (724) 510-5912

08-27-2010, 09:47 PM	#7
JSLRacing Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Bothwell,ON Posts: 131 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: More Noob Questions I was looking at a 1987 Dodge Dakota V6/Auto Long Wheelbase.. The nice thing is that many of the same tricks I used on my BB Aspen would apply. I was figuring, 4000 converter, 5.13 gear, Calvert bars, Use V8 Headers and lob off the one pipe ( since the V6 is a 318 with the bad cylinders taken off). 90/10 front shocks, 50/50 in the rear. Then into the motor... __________________ Jason Goldsack - 1997 Track Champion - St. Thomas Dragway 1997 Race of Champions Winner - Indianapolis, IN Div. 3 finals

08-27-2010, 09:58 PM	#8
Rory McNeil VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: from Vancouver BC Canada, now in Nova Scotia Posts: 1,307 Likes: 312 Liked 1,089 Times in 298 Posts	Re: More Noob Questions I don`t know how much differance there is between a 87 & 95 Dakota, but Bruce Flodin here in Div.6 has been running a mid 90`s Dakota for years, first as a C&D/TSA with a 318, and several years ago he swiitched to a V6 for P&Q/SA. He briefly held the record in P/SA at 12.67, set at Mission this past May. __________________ NHRA 6390 STK M/S 85 Mustang

08-28-2010, 08:19 AM	#9
JSLRacing Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Bothwell,ON Posts: 131 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: More Noob Questions 12's with a V6 WOW... that is some great power __________________ Jason Goldsack - 1997 Track Champion - St. Thomas Dragway 1997 Race of Champions Winner - Indianapolis, IN Div. 3 finals

09-05-2010, 09:46 AM	#10
Alan Roehrich Veteran Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Murfreesboro TN Posts: 5,093 Likes: 1,537 Liked 1,766 Times in 401 Posts	Re: More Noob Questions They're not really "cheater" cams anymore. There's no duration or LSA rule in Stock anymore. You'd need to call Comp, or maybe Bullet. __________________ Alan Roehrich 212A G/S