Originally Posted by X-TECH MAN (Post 357703)

It dosent matter to me anymore anyway. I find that street rodding is more fun these days but maybe not as exciting as a high RPM launch. Just pointing out how some want to keep "Upgrading" things until you have what you have in todays stock elim. Now you have cars that were never lisenced or titled for the street running in the 8's with blowers !. Todays stockers are much wilder than the S/S cars of yesterday. Now you can even have aftermarket racing seats so other than the 9 inch tire your stuck with you have the SUPER STOCK LOOK of today.
Best way to go about it would be to contact IHRA's Mike Baker and get a list of pure stockers that have maintained their membership and car number the last few years and take a vote on who and how many want to up grade. Present it to Mike Baker and see how it goes. When I was racing Jr. stock until 1972 and later in S/S I found the elec waterpump drive to be worth a min of .10 to .12 after they were allowed on my 7200 RPM S/S (late 70's era) Chevy small block. Of course in todays S/S the same combo turns in excess of 9000 RPM due to "UpGrading. The higher the RPM range the more you gain due to the amount of HP required to turn the pump and push the water. That was with a water pump that had every other vane ground off to cut the resistance. You still need to have the specs for spring pressures, duration and overlap on the later combos which IHRA does not have for most if the class is to be what its supposed to be plus the knowledgeable tech crew required to check a cam and spring pressures at open and closed heights. Best way out is to eliminate the pure stocks all together and make them all "stockers". To much cheating going on anyway and not enough people to keep track of whats going on. Thats how the any torque converter and reground cams came to be in factory stock (or pure stock as its now called). Converters could be made by competent manufactures to make them do whatever was needed. It was hell checking the OEM cam shaft in some combos. Not enough hours in a week much less on a Friday or Sat, evening. Been there and done that.

Originally Posted by brent flynn (Post 357714)

this is my rig... Got about 4000.00 in the truck... Gave 2000.00 for the trailer in 2003.... They serve me well... I have generators and awnings....what more does a guy need? Hehe...also, a 4 person tent!:d
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Originally Posted by brent flynn (Post 357714)

this is my rig... got about 4000.00 in the truck... gave 2000.00 for the trailer in 2003.... They serve me well... i have generators and awnings....what more does a guy need? hehe...also, a 4 person tent!:D
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Originally Posted by ALMACK (Post 357775)

Nice looking rig Brent !

I've always liked that body style Chevy Duallie.

Here's my outfit for next year for the 2-3 day events.
Paid 2500 for the truck and 3500 for the lightweight slide-in camper.

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s...g18pics002.jpg

Originally Posted by Dan Fahey (Post 357739)

nice !!

Originally Posted by skills (Post 357785)

Hello X-tech welcome back.......I am a fan but I like this idea of pure stock. How about a street stock for division level based on the legal street races they have on Friday nights. Car has to be street legal to state laws just a dial in so you won't have to have major teardown and inspections. That may bring in the younger car crowd and older guys that don't want to chase the major races.

Originally Posted by Dan Fahey (Post 357800)

Well for the most part that is what Pure Stock is!
Just think IHRA needs new blood and should consider adding European and Asian built cars to the mix.
Considering the volume of these vehicles sold.

Toyota trucks have a US like OHV engine in their trucks.
Be cool if the offered it in one of their RWD sedans.

It was be a good launching point and bring more cars to the races.
May spurn a more local Stock racing.

Getting any car prepared should take a few mods to run near the index.
Not suppose to be so easy as to buy a car and then go to the races and be competive.

Heck every car maker already has a Bolt On Mods market.
Which is the nature of Pure Stock.
Sure would bolster the aftermarket to meet this new demand.

Kind of like X-Mans idea of the Factory Stock concept vs Pure Stock.
Just somehow think that PS is the wrong term to use....
Hense going back to the Junior Stock term..
Factory Stock seems to me a better fit.

The thing is that if IHRA wants to compete for Drag Racing space they need to think how to attract racers away from NHRA.
Or attract racers that NHRA ignores and without creating another class.

Simplification of the Tear Down process is key.
NHRA makes it draconian.
Certification and Verification of Parts.
Go back to Street Gasoline, eliminate having to store race gas.
If you want to set a record..ok use the Race gas.

Make racing more fun...instead of a drudgery.

Dan

Originally Posted by ALMACK (Post 357775)

Nice looking rig Brent !

I've always liked that body style Chevy Duallie.

Here's my outfit for next year for the 2-3 day events.
Paid 2500 for the truck and 3500 for the lightweight slide-in camper.

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s...g18pics002.jpg