SRAC Meeting

[Jeff Teuton]

Tim, I sent NHRA an email about the radiators. Will keep everyone informed. Also someone send me pictures or locations on these theather things. I bet I can have them made in quantity cheap by a friend who makes cables & slings for the oilfield. Also a beer drinking friend who goes to Indy with me.

[Mike Gray]

Originally Posted by Jeff Teuton

Also someone send me pictures or locations on these theather things. I bet I can have them made in quantity cheap by a friend who makes cables & slings for the oilfield. Also a beer drinking friend who goes to Indy with me.

I'm sure you saw this?
http://classracer.com/classforum/showthread.php?t=49364

[Billy Nees]

Jeff, how about asking them to amend the "2014 Header Collector ruling" from "1" of stitch weld on each tube" to include "or minimum 2 fully welded tubes on each collector and tab and bolt on remaining slip-fit tubes". That should make it possible to remove the headers on some of these cars as welding all 4 tubes might make it not possible on some cars.

[Bob Bender]

Originally Posted by Billy Nees

Jeff, how about asking them to amend the "2014 Header Collector ruling" from "1" of stitch weld on each tube" to include "or minimum 2 fully welded tubes on each collector and tab and bolt on remaining slip-fit tubes". That should make it possible to remove the headers on some of these cars as welding all 4 tubes might make it not possible on some cars.

My headers tubes are bolted together with the straps and the collecters are bolted to the cross member. Have not got lose in 3 years.

[Bob Don]

Originally Posted by Bob Bender

My headers tubes are bolted together with the straps and the collecters are bolted to the cross member. Have not got lose in 3 years.

If collectors are bolted to cross member, would that satisfy requirement?

[Doug Blackley]

And there's the X-pipe systems that are hung via a hanger set up to the car itself. Just consider how many things have to fail for a collector to come off that setup.

[SS Engine Guy]

And please remember that some of us still try to squeeze out a little bit with primary extensions if required in certain situations. Also welding on some coatings will fail even when the surface is ground to clean metal. Embrittlement or something similar.
I'm not particularly fond of having a collector on a wire flopping around under my car possibly puncturing a front tire or severing a brake line or igniting my oil soaked engine diaper from sparks flying etc. etc.