pro stock showdown from Vegas live (and sportsmen testing too)

[Ed Wright]

Originally Posted by davidhuff

Jegs car just went 10.36ET 129MPH!

Must be leaving a bit soft.

[Capri]

Maybe. My video of it didnt look soft but when I know they got after it, the thing SMOKED the tires.

[GTX JOHN]

Our small block stuff is all 904 case/shafts. Our big block stuff for class is 727 case with 727 input/ shafts/converter and 904 internals (pricey). Bracket big block stuff is 904 with adaptor(not class legal) with 904 convertor and shafts. Confusing enough? ps Raining like crazy at my place 20mi. as crows fly from track!

[hemidup]

Originally Posted by Ed Wright

Must be leaving a bit soft.

A 1.40 60' ?....I'd blame the tuner. His chassis builder is top notch in my book.

[victo]

Originally Posted by GTX JOHN

We got a chance to look over Jeg's Challenger ....... very nice and friendly folks. Jeg's car appeared to be manually shifted....new Protrans set up with neutral past high gear on shifter (reverse pattern). Looks like going to be a good turnout...hope it does not rain ( looks 50/50tonight ) BTW first couple passes on our truck breaking in new engine/trans/conv., one Full second under (1.30 old index) shifting 5,500 and a hundred plus heavy with the kid driving for first time. We will be hungry and FAST at Pomona as required! Irving Family Racing

WTG John &Jon good luck in Pomona - See ya later in the year

[Chris "drooze" Wertman]

Im betting he didnt spin past 8k on the dyno either

Could be wrong, just saying.......

Originally Posted by hemidup

A 1.40 60' ?....I'd blame the tuner. His chassis builder is top notch in my book.

[hemidup]

Originally Posted by drooze

Im betting he didnt spin past 8k on the dyno either

Could be wrong, just saying.......

8 grand? Quit it!, quit it!, quit it!!!!!.....Trust me. Espeically if your engine was put together anywheres close to our's and you trust your supplied DP engine without a complete tear down and blue print re-assembly, your engine may not make it to Pomona.

I'm sure I'll get flamed, probably BIG time, but I'm not at all impressed with Stanton Racing or Diamond piston's at this point. I'd like to know what Stanton got paid to slap together our DP engine. Maybe they kept the cost down by hiring Wyotech grad's? j/k, however I would of rather had our engine shipped to us in parts.

[davidhuff]

Originally Posted by hemidup

8 grand? Quit it!, quit it!, quit it!!!!!.....Trust me. Espeically if your engine was put together anywheres close to our's and you trust your supplied DP engine without a complete tear down and blue print re-assembly, your engine may not make it to Pomona.

I'm sure I'll get flamed, probably BIG time, but I'm not at all impressed with Stanton Racing or Diamond piston's at this point. I'd like to know what Stanton got paid to slap together our DP engine. Maybe they kept the cost down by hiring Wyotech grad's? j/k, however I would of rather had our engine shipped to us in parts.

Drooze just posted that he is going for 9 grand on the dyno today!WOW!

[RJ]

Originally Posted by hemidup

I'm sure I'll get flamed, probably BIG time, but I'm not at all impressed with Stanton Racing or Diamond piston's at this point.

Why would you get flamed in either case? -

1. Why would Chyzler give someone the DP engine project that has proven nothing in drag racing? Going in circles in the dirt is not a horsepower contest. That's one of the reasons why I happen to like drag racing, because there is a m.p.h. reading on the scoreboard, it doesn't lie, and you can't hide from it, you have power or you don't.

2. And regarding Diamond pistons, anyone with piston measuring equipment (99% of the engine builders don't have the proper equipment, very $$$$$), knows they can't cut a flat ring groove, hence why the pro stock guys using their stuff cut their own ring grooves.

[Adger Smith]

Hey, Expect nothing less than 9 grand. He is just thinking of it as a large version of those "rice burner" Motor cycles he raced. ;~) HA! Old habits are hard to leave benind, AYE!