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04-06-2010, 11:18 PM | #101 |
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Re: A/SA First in the 9.80's
Just to be clear, I am in favor of any and all technology that goes into the new stuff just as I am in favor of new technology and equipment in my shop. You stay current or you get behind. My statement had more to do with making a combo a killer or a loser with the stroke of a pen. I don't like the idea of years and hundreds of thousands of dollars of mine and my customers money being tossed away because some bean counter thinks he can make a few brownie points. And that is what tech is becoming......bean counters.
On another note, I truely admire Chris and his Dad's desire to do most of the work on their cars. That is where hot rodding came from before the days of the mail order catalog. Also an imtimate knowledge of everything in your powerplant is extremely important and you only get that from doing it. Once you understand what works and what dosen't, only then can you make progress. The only way to get that understanding is by doing it. |
04-10-2010, 04:58 PM | #102 |
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Re: A/SA First in the 9.80's
You have to know that that the dp/cj packages are so highly developed from the factory that the ramp up time to going fast was short. Maybe its time to band together as a team ( a/s aa/s a/sa aa/sa ) and start an engine development program for bb chevy in stock. There is strength in numbers and cost effective unless we have dirty secrets to hide. I might believe thats what happened in the barton vs. Westcott war in ss/ah . -----just a thought !
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The DP is as far from that statment as you could be.....as far....they took an already ground cam they used in the 392, threw it in with some $300 chevy rods on a street crank and redid the 392 crate motor pistons for a 6.1 and 5.7......THAT is a Drag Pak, throw on a SEMA carbon hood and a set of viper buckets and youve got a Drag Pak. There is no rear end. There are no headers. There is no transmission. In as much as the motors....not even going there...... If thats "Highly Developed" I want a refund.
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The DP is as far from that statment as you could be.....as far....they took an already ground cam they used in the 392, threw it in with some $300 chevy rods on a street crank and redid the 392 crate motor pistons for a 6.1 and 5.7......THAT is a Drag Pak, throw on a SEMA carbon hood and a set of viper buckets and youve got a Drag Pak.
There is no rear end. There are no headers. There is no transmission. In as much as the motors....not even going there...... If thats "Highly Developed" I want a refund.[/QUOTE] I'm glad that is figured out..... I was about to get upset that I had gotten something less than all the other DP owners... WHEW!!! Now I know we all are in the same boat!!!!!! I was afraid my car had missed the High Developement day at assembly....
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04-11-2010, 10:07 AM | #108 |
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Due point has to be made for the 2010 CJ's in that these motors are different from their 2008 counterparts and that is why they have the 425 rating again. I'm sure it is under-factored, but hopefully for you one of these guys will go out and go 1.25 under and help the cause in a quicker way.
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Greg, Alan has been around the horn with Kevin Craddick in A & AA and is no stroke.
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Bob I know Alan pretty well. He is a bright, thoughtful person who just keeps working on Kevin's stuff. He is capable and has the credentials to speak out on this matter.
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