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Old 03-14-2009, 12:26 PM   #1
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Ok Junior, Im home, Now I see it....
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Old 03-16-2009, 09:24 AM   #2
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The T-bolt is in the classification guide as legal for Stock eliminator. It is listed with a factor of 7.63 which makes it a natural AA car; ironically the CJ factor is 7.62. I have never seen one in Stock, but they certainly are legal for Stock eliminator.
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Old 03-16-2009, 11:07 AM   #3
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What the hell makes the difference, it's all just bracket racing with the correct carb(throttle body). The genie flew out of the bottle a long time ago.
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Old 03-16-2009, 02:28 PM   #4
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That looks really cool.....

I want one of those!!!!!


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Old 03-14-2009, 12:52 PM   #5
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Right now I cant see the pictures because Im at work, but what do you guys want, to go back in time??? The Cobra Jet is what it is and so is the Challenger. New technology. This is the same thing they did back in the 60's. History is just repeating itself.
BUT THEY ARE NOT CARS THE PUBLIC CAN BUY AND TAKE TO THE STREETS!! They are Super Stock Cars..There are both Mustangs and Challengers that you can buy and run on the street...those are Stockers and are what should be raced in Stock! But if the factors were right they would allready be SS cars and we wouldn't have these ramblings......a major "slip up" from NHRA..but probably intentional..If they wanna sell cars on monday..then make and race cars that the public can buy period!

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Old 03-14-2009, 02:15 PM   #6
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BUT THEY ARE NOT CARS THE PUBLIC CAN BUY AND TAKE TO THE STREETS!! They are Super Stock Cars..There are both Mustangs and Challengers that you can buy and run on the street...those are Stockers and are what should be raced in Stock! But if the factors were right they would allready be SS cars and we wouldn't have these ramblings......a major "slip up" from NHRA..but probably intentional..If they wanna sell cars on monday..then make and race cars that the public can buy period!
I really appreciate the fact that the factories are building modern Stock Eliminator packages. I appreciate your argument, but there is so much stuff on the street legal packages of these cars that was never on the old cars and doesn't have to be on the new ones.

The intake doesn't look "Stock", but an Edelbrock Six Pack intake with three Holleys probably didn't look so stock to a guy running a Nomad in 1969. I wonder what they thought about that lift off hood? The fact that the intake is on a fuel injected motor makes me wonder what the true gains in HP would be over a shorter one. You only need so much plenum volume ahead of the injectors. Maybe someone wiser than me can answer that? It does look cool!

These cars are good for class racing. Just look at how much traffic this web site has gotten from them!

As someone who has built several late model Stockers, I can tell you that it is a real shame to remove pickup loads of brand new parts and haul them to a junk yard.
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Old 03-14-2009, 09:22 PM   #7
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BUT THEY ARE NOT CARS THE PUBLIC CAN BUY AND TAKE TO THE STREETS!! They are Super Stock Cars..There are both Mustangs and Challengers that you can buy and run on the street...those are Stockers and are what should be raced in Stock! But if the factors were right they would allready be SS cars and we wouldn't have these ramblings......a major "slip up" from NHRA..but probably intentional..If they wanna sell cars on monday..then make and race cars that the public can buy period!
AMEN! Totally agree with you! Shawn
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Old 03-14-2009, 10:16 PM   #8
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in 1970 you could go to the dealer and buy a 426 hemi challenger, ins.and plates away you go,now these new cars ,the drag pak chall.cannot be street driven and is not avalible after a certain quota,has been met.dodge had the factory race car in s/s,the lightened front end car with the hemi ,it just looks to modified to run as a stock elim. car.some will agree and disagree,
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Old 03-15-2009, 07:45 AM   #9
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I personally believe that BOTH the Supercharged Mustang and the new Challengers belong in S/S or thier own class....NOT in stock eliminator. The rule book should be revised to say a larger number (min 100 and documented) should be produced and avaliable to the general public to who anyone who can afford them and want one. They dont have to be street legal due to all of the Govt. BS thats required to pass EPA and safety regulations today but no special runs of such small amounts produced. My 1 cent worth
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Old 03-15-2009, 08:59 AM   #10
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It is what it is. Ford is going to kick some ***.
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