IMuscle Car Era Popularity - Indy 2022 Stock

[Henrys Toy]

Originally Posted by tavirace

To me it seems the rules unfairly favor any car with a quadrajet in both stock and super/stock. If the rules were loosened up we could see a greater variety of combinations.

Good morning to Tavirace and to all,
"If the rules were loosened up" please be careful of what you wish for!
I know opinions vary on this subject, but it's just my opinion that if they " loosen the rules " up anymore - we'll all have Bracket Cars, then you would have your " variety " . Is that what you want?
At least the cars we race called Stockers, still have a semblance to the way the cars were assembled from the Factory. No one has produced a New Quadra Jet carb in the last 15 t0 20 years now. I'm still using a Q-Jet I purchased from Scoggin & Dickey approximately 20 years ago. NHRA has not allowed a " Replacement Head " for the 1969 350 / 255 in stock so when I finally run out of cylinder heads - what do I do then ?
All I'm saying is look before you leap. That's just my 2 cents no one has to agree and I'm not looking for pity. We have all done this to ourselves.

Respectfully,
Henry Kunz 1534 H/SA

[tavirace]

I have raced stock before and appreciate the class. I was at Indy this year and enjoyed watching as much of class eliminations as I could. I did hear tear downs weren't as strict as they once were, could this be a trend. Let's look at one car I have a 1971 Pontiac Ventura four door. The most power it comes with is a 307 2bbl according to the guides.But I can change the front sheet metal and rear tailights and turn it into a Nova. Then I can claim it as a 1970. Looking at the guide it tells me I can run a 350 factory 300 horsepower with aftermarket heads, only available in a SS two door to my knowledge but it's there. Then it tells me I can run a 402 factory 350 horsepower big block in a 1970 Nova non SS four door, shipping weight 3346.Has anyone ever seen one ? But it's stock legal. But if I showed up with a aftermarket carb on my 307, I'm out of there !

[Jack Matyas]

Originally Posted by tavirace

I have raced stock before and appreciate the class. I was at Indy this year and enjoyed watching as much of class eliminations as I could. I did hear tear downs weren't as strict as they once were, could this be a trend. Let's look at one car I have a 1971 Pontiac Ventura four door. The most power it comes with is a 307 2bbl according to the guides.But I can change the front sheet metal and rear tailights and turn it into a Nova. Then I can claim it as a 1970. Looking at the guide it tells me I can run a 350 factory 300 horsepower with aftermarket heads, only available in a SS two door to my knowledge but it's there. Then it tells me I can run a 402 factory 350 horsepower big block in a 1970 Nova non SS four door, shipping weight 3346.Has anyone ever seen one ? But it's stock legal. But if I showed up with a aftermarket carb on my 307, I'm out of there !

You could change your car to a '73 model and run the 350 Pontiac two barrel that works well or to a '74 model that came with the Pontiac 350 and a Q-Jet ..........

[Steve Stasko]

Originally Posted by tavirace

... Looking at the guide it tells me I can run a 350 factory 300 horsepower with aftermarket heads, only available in a SS two door to my knowledge but it's there. Then it tells me I can run a 402 factory 350 horsepower big block in a 1970 Nova non SS four door, shipping weight 3346.Has anyone ever seen one ? But it's stock legal. But if I showed up with a aftermarket carb on my 307, I'm out of there !

We can play this game all day. Lots of stuff in the guide that was never available, or maybe 1 or 2 were built. The rules are already pretty forgiving...no need to make it worse.

As far as that Ventura...change it into a Nova and run the 307-2bbl. Lower hp rating whether you run it as a '71 or '72, and it doesn't have to be as heavy. There may even be someone on this forum who runs such a combo...