Re: Newbie with newbie question
 

Not a problem. All opinions welcome here.
My point was that I've been involved with a couple of V6 EFI cars that were deadly consistent.
Also , almost any V8 combo is going to get the o/p involved in heads up runs, which he is trying to avoid for now. ;-)

Re: Newbie with newbie question
 

And ALSO a two barrel carb 1981 Ford Escort.

I remember seeing that on the cover of National Dragster back in 1986.

It made me finally believe ALL THINGS WERE POSSIBLE!

Reading about that actually got me into Bracket Racing.

Mark's win motivated a lot of dreamers to stop dreaming.

And start doing.

-E

Re: Newbie with newbie question
 

Going back to my first response to your thread, what do YOU want to do?
Does the type of car not matter?
If you sell all of your other stuff does it give you enough money to go shopping for a car?
If you're looking a the less populated classes then you're going to wind up in a lower classed car or in a stick car.
If you like building your own stuff, there's an awful lot of personal satisfaction in building a car especially when it's a unique combo. The down side will be not being able to go racing right away. If that's what you want then you're going to have to buy and pay for it. Another Racer's knowledge and labor isn't cheap.

Re: Newbie with newbie question
 

Yes, that deal did spawn a few more Escorts.The majority of them were automatics though.
The rest of the story is that we started eliminations on Saturday and finished on Monday. We did not change the dial in once!
I truly believe part of that consistency was due to the stick shift.

Re: Newbie with newbie question
 

Ahh yes, 4 & 6 cyl. classes not heavily populated.

Wonder if there's something the guy could rent that would run the number so he could get his feet wet?

Re: Newbie with newbie question
 

Stock and SuperStock cars are getting thin and scattered around the country especially with the high number of classes, so I wouldn't worry about building to avoid heads up class runs against hot cars/drivers. Learn to read the Stock Car Guide at the NHRA Competition link at this site. Find a car that has a competitive fit and appeals to you and start with Stock. Read the rule book carefully and ask question after question here. I tried to build right into SS with my first race car and stumbled over rule interpretations. I love my bracket car but it will never carry the SS flag.