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Old 04-01-2009, 12:26 PM   #45
Robert Swartz
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Default Re: When was the "Golden Age" of Stock Eliminator

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I will "drink" to those statements. Most on here wont ever know what its like to be DQ'ed for 2 lbs to much valve spring pressure or 2 more degrees of duration or overlap...lol. IHRA still has those rules (pure stock) but not enough good tech guys who have the knowledge to check the cars from top to bottom.
Yep, guys I ran with lost the class trophy at, I believe, the 76 US Nationals. Too much duration on the cam. Shoot, I remember when we used to have to argue over interior trim and radio knobs for chrissake! Whomever made the comment about stockers today being the equivilent of 70's Super Stockers, is dead on! Add a roller cam and an intake, we'd be there.

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