A gift from Ford for the lower classes @235hp

[GUMP]

Originally Posted by X-TECH MAN

As long as NHRA and IHRA dont do SOMETHING about the bogus HP ratings then keeping them seperate from the old cars is a good thing. When the racing ASSociations get their act together on this joke THEN drop the FI classes and run them together.

If the IHRA would stick to the NHRA factors they wouldn't need the fuel injected classes. That is of course, except for the 2008+ factory cars.

All you guys with the new cars want is more heads up runs against the older combos so you can have a free ride into the next round or a class (?) win.

That is a dumb thing to say.

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by GUMP

If the IHRA would stick to the NHRA factors they wouldn't need the fuel injected classes. That is of course, except for the 2008+ factory cars.

I agree that IHRA should follow the NHRA HP factors. Like you said even if they did the 2008+ cars will have a major advantage over the older cars. Its the number one reason to keep them seperate until the HP factors catch up to reason.


That is a dumb thing to say.

Its a matter of opinion.....why else would people spend truck loads of money to build a new DP or Mustang if they were not looking to have a major advantage over the other cars in their class of choice for heads up runs and class wins? Just to hold a record or have bragging rights to say Im the baddest? Pretty expensive way to say Im faster than you are if you ask me. Some must have money to just throw away in todays economy or its the advantage they are looking for and want over their competition and are willing to spend anything for it.

[partsbob67]

i'm with bill and wade. hell i can't even run with those damn chevies yet and forget about those pontiacs!!!! aren't you due for a little more weight bill?

[CBS]

Come on Terry......that's not always true.....we were building a mustang SS car regardless if it was fast....it's a good looking car....and we wanted to try super stock....it took 3 of us to afford it....not to mention an incredible amount of effort...remember we don't care about records....we want race wins.....we've had 1 heads up in 2 years....of course if I could win a few rounds maybe I would have had more...lol
I'm loving it......I just have to get better at it.....


Rock Haas

[Alan Warman]

I run one of those worthless 140hp 307 Olds. When I first stared building the car I was hung up on making it a one second under car. Then they changed the index's, so I decided I would just go race and have fun. I work on my car and try to make it faster each race. But I do realize my combo has it's limits. I know my car will not run with the new Hi Tech cars, but that's life. I will line up against them hold my head up hi and do the best I can and still have FUN.

[Bill Edgeworth]

Originally Posted by partsbob67

i'm with bill and wade. hell i can't even run with those damn chevies yet and forget about those pontiacs!!!! aren't you due for a little more weight bill?

Bob, wouldn’t a more constructive approach than complaining about my car be to get rid of your 302 Mustang and get a mod motor one?

[Charley Downing]

Alan why on earth would you run a 140/240hp combo when you can run the 138/213hp combo? I also run a 1988 olds 307 138/213 and it's a good combo(-.95 the new index at the U.S. National this past year). The 140hp motor would haft to be around 225hp for me to even think of running it.

Now back to the main point. This 281ci combo is a rated fair when you compare it with other combos in the same class.
John fisher, Wade owens, Mean Gene, All 74-78 400ci, Doug patrick. Please tell me who would win class if all these cars ran heads up?
You can't tell me a little 281ci mustang is going to out run all these cars by .25.

[ALMACK]

Looks like Modified production meets Stock eliminator......just say'in.

Question ?
How will tech verify those CNC heads haven't been CNC'd twice ??

[Jeff Lee]

The "beauty" of a CNC head is the part can be easily verified once it's in the field. The rest of the package is obviously open for debate.

[Charley Downing]

Do you think FORD's would do a haft ***** job CNC it to start?