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10-18-2016, 01:06 PM
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Air Shifter
Why is it legal in Stock for a COPO to have an air shifter?
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10-18-2016, 01:20 PM
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Re: Air Shifter
because nhra wants copos in the lanes
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10-18-2016, 01:24 PM
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Re: Air Shifter
Per rules: Pneumatic, hydraulic, electric, etc.controls and shifters in all noncomputer-controlled electronic-fuelinjected vehicles prohibited.
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10-18-2016, 06:31 PM
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Re: Air Shifter
Makes a lot of sense
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10-19-2016, 02:21 PM
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Re: Air Shifter
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10-18-2016, 07:44 PM
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10-18-2016, 11:14 PM
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Re: Air Shifter
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10-19-2016, 12:20 AM
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Re: Air Shifter
[QUOTE=Darrel Goheen;517953]I believe because they came from the factory that way.[/QUOTE
There was a time when NHRA told the factory what was acceptable and what was not. Guess those days are long gone. |
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10-19-2016, 02:08 AM
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Re: Air Shifter
The transmission section of Stock is a bit muddy on this. It seems that an rpm activated electric shift unit "internal or external to the transmission" can be used on a computer controlled car. The solenoid on one of these looks like a CO2 unit but is shorter.
Air and electric shifters and controls are prohibited on all "non computer controlled EFI cars" Nothing about carburetor cars noted.
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10-19-2016, 09:32 AM
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Re: Air Shifter
There is a provision for having an Air/solenoid activated shifter. I have a letter from NHRA that states I can have an electric solenoid on my shifter but it must be activated by the driver not a timer or rpm switch. So I have a button on my hand controls to activate the solenoid and change gears. I have not looked at the rule book lately but I thought they had a provision in it for a situation like this.
Good chance this is not the situation in the COPO case but it is possible. |
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