When was the "Golden Age" of Stock Eliminator

RJ · 03-31-2009, 03:48 AM

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Originally Posted by X-TECH MAN

Before 1985 when NHRA changed the valve spring and cam rule. After that time frame its been higher RPM's, larger heads (porting and hiding it), Shubeck type (expensive) lifters, allowed replacement parts that never came on the car...ie, intake manifolds, alum. heads, wheelie bars, fuel cells, water pump drives, and on and on.

Amen

vic guilmino · 03-31-2009, 05:45 AM

treessavoy
what state do you live in
i would like to see the car

Mark Lewis · 03-31-2009, 07:44 AM

70,'s when I started, built a record holding 61 chevy,v/sa.Had a total of 1600.00 in it and that included the paint job. Can't buy a tranny for that now.I guess adjusted for inflation that would be 30,000 now,lol.

03-31-2009, 05:45 AM	#2
vic guilmino Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: wv Posts: 884 Likes: 42 Liked 56 Times in 21 Posts	Re: When was the "Golden Age" of Stock Eliminator treessavoy what state do you live in i would like to see the car __________________ Vic Guilmino 1129 STK

03-31-2009, 07:44 AM	#3
Mark Lewis Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 346 Likes: 63 Liked 207 Times in 44 Posts	Re: When was the "Golden Age" of Stock Eliminator 70,'s when I started, built a record holding 61 chevy,v/sa.Had a total of 1600.00 in it and that included the paint job. Can't buy a tranny for that now.I guess adjusted for inflation that would be 30,000 now,lol.