Want to loose 3200 ugly pounds?

[Alan Roehrich]

Originally Posted by cutta

Well I will just say this, I believe the 9inch tires that stock cars run on is enough to handle the current horsepower levels of stock cars new and old. And I am in no way trying to say that stock cars are outlaw cars, they are very different in many ways. I think that if the chassis cert is there, the cars will be plenty stable enough to run well. The gist of my statement was to indicate the tires capability.

You completely ignore the fundamentals of how Stock suspension stuff works. It has nothing to do with chassis certification, that's merely the type of cage, as well as how well it is fabricated and welded. It's the suspension and handling that will be the problem. And you might want to call Hoosier and Goodyear, and ask them if the lightweight 9" radial slick is really designed to run 150+ with a 3400#+ car, and stock type suspension.

[Jack McCarthy]

jeff, here are my concerns

if they are still part of stock then i will be racing cars going 150 mph ?

if they seperate you into a new class SFX (stock factory experimental) then lets get it done ... it will be too cool !
> and SFX rules could include 10.5 tires and functional chutes !

jack

of course you wont become a pro-sportsman snob and rescind your "my cooler is your cooler" racing philosophy once you become the SFX kingpin will you ???

[Richard Grant]

This reminds me of the story of how to boil a frog. The story is if you place a frog into boiling water he will just jump out, however if you warm it slowly he will eventually boil to death.
NHRA started the water boiling by allowing Super Stock cars into stock. So now they want new stock classes, next it's bigger tires, 4 link suspensions, factory installed trans brakes, factory installed delay boxes, eliminate the slower cars because it's unsafe to pass a 90mph car at 150 plus. I think I can feel the water getting hotter.

[Larry Hill]

Richard all cars that are drive by wire {Ford} can have traction control.

[junior barns]

Originally Posted by Larry Hill

Richard all cars that are drive by wire {Ford} can have traction control.

Oh Larry, there you go again!!

[sammy pizzolato]

i will let you in on a little insight on jeff's new car it will have a one of a kind new clutch made by a cajun down in dulac la by a man named herman bodwin. it is so advanced this clutch was used in a skiff by herman himself for r and d this clutch is so good it will add 50 hp to the new car so watch out racer's.

[NWDragracing]

Originally Posted by Alan Roehrich

You completely ignore the fundamentals of how Stock suspension stuff works. It has nothing to do with chassis certification, that's merely the type of cage, as well as how well it is fabricated and welded. It's the suspension and handling that will be the problem. And you might want to call Hoosier and Goodyear, and ask them if the lightweight 9" radial slick is really designed to run 150+ with a 3400#+ car, and stock type suspension.

According to the Goodyear engineer, the Cobra Jet cars can run those speeds and weight with the supplied Goodyear drag tire. They were designed and tested for their application and it even has a specific designation, "DR".

http://www.fordracingparts.com/cobra...e%20Retail.pdf

[Chad Rhodes]

Originally Posted by NWDragracing

According to the Goodyear engineer, the Cobra Jet cars can run those speeds and weight with the supplied Goodyear drag tire. They were designed and tested for their application and it even has a specific designation, "DR".

http://www.fordracingparts.com/cobra...e%20Retail.pdf

wow really, so this "DR" means drag racing? It's about time a tire manufacturer stepped up and built a tire specifically for drag racing, now I can quit using those recapped trailer tires

[NWDragracing]

Originally Posted by Chad Rhodes

wow really, so this "DR" means drag racing? It's about time a tire manufacturer stepped up and built a tire specifically for drag racing, now I can quit using those recapped trailer tires

That was my same thought during our discussion. If you look at the link below, the tire also has the Cobra Jet Snake symbol.

http://www.insideline.com/ford/musta...ns_120910.html

[Chad Rhodes]

Originally Posted by NWDragracing

That was my same thought during our discussion. If you look at the link below, the tire also has the Cobra Jet Snake symbol.

http://www.insideline.com/ford/musta...ns_120910.html

nothing more than a marketing ploy i am sure