Making Aluminum Heads Legal for all SuperStockers

PONTIAC'S REVENGE · 10-08-2009, 11:21 AM

Good question!

As I understand it, and it was true in our case, that the aluminum heads are only considered as a replacement when the heads are extremely rare and almost unattainable. To purchase a set of Pontiac hypo heads, for example, your looking at $3k-$4k for castings that more than likely have been welded or leak, if you can find them at all. I bought 3 sets before I could even start porting and it took 4 years to find them!!! The "don't go chrome it" car collector guys are all over that stuff making it very difficult to run your favorite combo.

I cant think of any logical reason to open it up to plentiful heads that you can still find readily attainable and affordable.

As a business owner I think NHRA should move this direction in certain cases on a strick individual basis. It took Lynn several years to get ours approved, but if you have a legitimate case and are persistent NHRA will listen.

As all these combos start getting older, I'd hate to see some of the older hypo cars disappear because the manufacturer is oob or unwilling to participate. Hats off to you guys that happen to have a manufacturer that willing to participate. Its way easier for NHRA to deal with an aftermarket company that's a potential sponsor. The big three are too busy trying to survive against all imports and the epa

Stacy McCarty
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10-08-2009, 11:21 AM	#11
PONTIAC'S REVENGE Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: CARMEL, INDIANA Posts: 141 Likes: 69 Liked 48 Times in 18 Posts	Re: Making Aluminum Heads Legal for all SuperStockers Good question! As I understand it, and it was true in our case, that the aluminum heads are only considered as a replacement when the heads are extremely rare and almost unattainable. To purchase a set of Pontiac hypo heads, for example, your looking at $3k-$4k for castings that more than likely have been welded or leak, if you can find them at all. I bought 3 sets before I could even start porting and it took 4 years to find them!!! The "don't go chrome it" car collector guys are all over that stuff making it very difficult to run your favorite combo. I cant think of any logical reason to open it up to plentiful heads that you can still find readily attainable and affordable. As a business owner I think NHRA should move this direction in certain cases on a strick individual basis. It took Lynn several years to get ours approved, but if you have a legitimate case and are persistent NHRA will listen. As all these combos start getting older, I'd hate to see some of the older hypo cars disappear because the manufacturer is oob or unwilling to participate. Hats off to you guys that happen to have a manufacturer that willing to participate. Its way easier for NHRA to deal with an aftermarket company that's a potential sponsor. The big three are too busy trying to survive against all imports and the epa Stacy McCarty GTAA PONTIAC'S REVENGE