Re: What horsepower?
 

Greg seems to have a good idea, but the 5.7 hemi may need a little more

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Only 2 or 3 legitimate ideas.
With at least 60 people gripeing about them you would think there would be a lot more.
This is the exact reason NHRA shouldn't do anything drastic.

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actually Art, NHRA owes it to its members to at least be intellectually honest with us. That's why I like the FX idea. They get to sort themselves out, with out NHRA just adding an arbitrary number. They can also still sit on top of the qualifying sheet and get all the publicity they do now. But apparently some that have these cars, bought them for the sole purpose of beating up on the traditional combos, and don't like that idea. The fact that alot of us can't guess at a hp rating is not an excuse for NHRA not to do anything.

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How are you coming to that conclusion and number? You are taking a small sample on one website on the internet. How many were complaining about the LT1's on the internet when they came out? I bet it was less than 60. So, putting them in the FIA class (their own) was too drastic even more so then than now based on your logic.

The FIA class was the correct move.

Re: What horsepower?
 

Art,

Your post is a bit mixed and rereading it I am getting a second message that you think there should be more solutions based on the number of people complaining. Is that right?

Why do there have to be more solutions when the obvious one is the easiest to implement and makes the most sense, the FX classes. I feel the opposite of you in that based on the number of people complaining and there seems to be a universal acceptance of that solution. Then it might actually be the right solution.

You also have the message that says that is too drastic or it appears that is what you are saying. So I go back to my prior post.

Don

Re: What horsepower?
 

Is there something that NHRA can do on the computer side of things? Maybe a spec computer supplier with a fixed set-up..spec a certain version of the software that must be present?

In the barn the Tech guy can hook up a lap top and check the version of the software and that the specs are correct. it would be easy for NHRA to have a software that would scan to see if it has been tampered with.

I know Nascar is fighting with how to make Fuel injection practical but even for all players in the game...

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that would be equivalent to mandating what jet size and timing you can run in a carbureted car.

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Just trying to help.... no one else it giving reasonable suggestions

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Factory Experimental classes and the FIA classes are not reasonable? The both of them worked.

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You answer your own question with the word Worked, not works.
It was tried and the reason they dropped them was they didn't work. If they Worked they would still have them. You mention IHRA has them, they also have crate motor, and pure stock, Etc. And look at the car counts?
We have enough classes already.