Will The 2008 CJ Stick Remain In Stock?

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by Chad Rhodes

i have no problem with it at all. I just fail to understand how they run the car out the back door, knowing a) you are not going to win, b) you are very capable of going fast enough to get horsepower doing it.

I think its funny as hell and wish there were more guys like them running the new cars, although I am sure everyone else with the same combo would like to strangle them

If they were "real racers" then they wouldnt want to strangle the ones who have the b##ls to run the combos hard. They are STILL way soft. Whats the big deal about being placed into S/S only ? Its a hell of a lot safer and more consistant running on 14 inch tires than a 9 inch tire at those speeds with that kind of power. Besides they can still kick just about everyones azz heads up in the S/S class they will be place in while still running a stock engine and chassis. I just dont see the point of being able to run 1.80+ under as long as your still able to out run your competition heads up . Maybe it because they like beating up the 9 year olds on the play ground like Mike Carr mentioned....LOL.

[Robert Simpson]

If NHRA will not (by how there rules are writen...ha ha), let that CJ run in stock all that has to happen in Ford submit a letter stating that a cam or a pulley has been found in the trunk of one of the CJ's, but was never installed, and once it was, it "lowered" the hp by lets say 20hp. Ta-da that CJ combo is back in the game. If Ford wants to keep that combo in stock I see NHRA creating another weight break for them and eventually the DP's.. I think they need a "Top Stock" all the new cars AA,A and B, CJ's and DP's be put in the class with a 10.20 index and let them see who the real big dog is. I would watch that...

[Dick Kirkpatrick]

Originally Posted by Robert Simpson

If NHRA will not (by how there rules are writen...ha ha), let that CJ run in stock all that has to happen in Ford submit a letter stating that a cam or a pulley has been found in the trunk of one of the CJ's, but was never installed, and once it was, it "lowered" the hp by lets say 20hp. Ta-da that CJ combo is back in the game. If Ford wants to keep that combo in stock I see NHRA creating another weight break for them and eventually the DP's.. I think they need a "Top Stock" all the new cars AA,A and B, CJ's and DP's be put in the class with a 10.20 index and let them see who the real big dog is. I would watch that...

Just bring back FX

[danny waters sr]

Originally Posted by Robert Simpson

If NHRA will not (by how there rules are writen...ha ha), let that CJ run in stock all that has to happen in Ford submit a letter stating that a cam or a pulley has been found in the trunk of one of the CJ's, but was never installed, and once it was, it "lowered" the hp by lets say 20hp. Ta-da that CJ combo is back in the game. If Ford wants to keep that combo in stock I see NHRA creating another weight break for them and eventually the DP's.. I think they need a "Top Stock" all the new cars AA,A and B, CJ's and DP's be put in the class with a 10.20 index and let them see who the real big dog is. I would watch that...

Think about this....
C J's & D P's Already have new small engine combos with low hp to take the others place when they hp out of stock.
So they still will have stock entries for a while.
these new smaller engines have more classes left to hp into....
That makes sense ,don't it ?

[treessavoy]

Originally Posted by Billy Nees

The T-Bolts and Hemis were kept out of Stock by their low production numbers. The new rules have done away with the need for a specific run of a certain combo.
If you're looking for a "precedence",I would have to look at Shaws Caddy in U. It's way too heavy to make the minimum but it can "move up" to U because it is a V8.
Maybe a better indicator might be the rules. In general regs. under Ballast 4:2, "Maximum amount of removable and/or permanent ballast, unless otherwise stated under Class Requirements, is 500 pounds". With that being said, I'd say it's good till 3740lbs. plus 170 gives us a 3910 lb AA/Stocker.

Billy,

If the "number's" rule has been relaxed why is the 1966 D/Dart still legal for SS only......Why can't it qualify for Stock?

JimR

[Billy Nees]

Good question! Call California and ask!

[bigshow2966]

I thought the T-Bolt was always legal for Stock, there just wasn't a class for it until AA/S came along.

[Larry Hill]

The 64 max wedge high compression aluminum front end cars had to quit racing until the AA/SA class was instituted. The engine had so much power that the light car would not fit stock any longer, they became Super Stock only cars.

[Ed Carpenter]

He already runs AA/S.

[Jeff Teuton]

We need new classes for these cars. A/FX A/EXP Top Stock @ 6 has a nice ring.