Loophole closed

[Ernie Neal]

Was there other GT cars running LT-1 Aluminum heads with automatic at Indy? Wondering if anyone had claimed the 291 anyway?
Ernie

[k.pascoe]

Travis, How about closing the LT-! in a '98 F-body loop hole?

Sorry guys; I had to.

[Bryan Worner]

Hey Travis, since you closed that loophole, why not keep going with the rest of the "bogus" combinations??? And by that I mean the ones that are different combinations because of a gasket or other misicule thing, but otherwise carry the same specs?? How about the loopholes with the "platform" part of the AHFS??? And how about the "loophole" that makes the Firebirds different classes than the same year Camaros??? Why is a 93-98 Firebird with an LT1 a natural I car when a Camaro is a natural J car? Doesn't make sense to me!!!

Dave, I have been claiming a 1996 all along, and discovered in June of last year that only the 94 and 97 horsepowers were changed to 291! I took advantage of that for over a year! Then last weekend, I noticed the 96 was corrected, but the 95 wasn't, so I claimed a 95! It's NHRA's screw up, not ours! But now some a hole had to squeal and ruin it for us! Oh well, there's one in every crowd!!!

[Chad Rhodes]

Originally Posted by Bryan Worner

Hey Travis, since you closed that loophole, why not keep going with the rest of the "bogus" combinations??? And by that I mean the ones that are different combinations because of a gasket or other misicule thing, but otherwise carry the same specs?? How about the loopholes with the "platform" part of the AHFS??? And how about the "loophole" that makes the Firebirds different classes than the same year Camaros??? Why is a 93-98 Firebird with an LT1 a natural I car when a Camaro is a natural J car? Doesn't make sense to me!!!

Dave, I have been claiming a 1996 all along, and discovered in June of last year that only the 94 and 97 horsepowers were changed to 291! I took advantage of that for over a year! Then last weekend, I noticed the 96 was corrected, but the 95 wasn't, so I claimed a 95! It's NHRA's screw up, not ours! But now some a hole had to squeal and ruin it for us! Oh well, there's one in every crowd!!!

I can answer this part of the question. A trans am is a few lbs heavier than a z28 ( which was no heavier than a v6 car aside from the drive train). the ram air option also changes the factor as well. The formula is lighter than the T/A not sure how it falls in relation to the Z28, the SS is a little heavier but not much and gets the ram air penalty