New cars, old cars and horsepower ratings.

[KRatcliff]

Factoring them on the high side will assure that no one will build them. Just look at how many of the late model LS3s for example have been built.

[Dennis Banach]

Originally Posted by Billy Nees

No sir, Don't like it. Don't like it one bit.

Hey Billy, How about new cars with old motors?
I would love to see you in lets say a 2010 Camaro with the 230 and a PG!

As an incentive to update to newer body styles put all of the old combos back to the original HP maybe 10 % less!

I like all of the stockers both new and old but but I think NHRA wants to give the class a fresh look!

A quick look on the net shows many "salvage title" new cars for a lot less money then some of the new "Crate motors"

This way guys could run a combo that they put so much hard work and time into and still be able to sell the old car to a bracket racer or put it back on the street.

Crazy idea but this is what happens when I think out loud !

[ALMACK]

Originally Posted by Dennis Banach

Hey Billy, How about new cars with old motors?
I would love to see you in lets say a 2010 Camaro with the 230 and a PG!

As an incentive to update to newer body styles put all of the old combos back to the original HP maybe 10 % less!

I like all of the stockers both new and old but but I think NHRA wants to give the class a fresh look!

A quick look on the net shows many "salvage title" new cars for a lot less money then some of the new "Crate motors"

This way guys could run a combo that they put so much hard work and time into and still be able to sell the old car to a bracket racer or put it back on the street.

Crazy idea but this is what happens when I think out loud !

That combo is already legal to run in IHRA Stock GT

[Mickey Whaley]

Originally Posted by Billy Nees

No sir, Don't like it. Don't like it one bit.

Billy how many new cars are in your class?

[Mickey Whaley]

the Hp might be close if NHRA wouldnt have mysteriously dropped the index 3 tenths

[Jeff Lee]

Upcoming Stick Combo entrants that will compete against one another in Pennsylvania. Guess which guys don't even have a chance? Do you think if those pre-1992 vehicles lost 5% in HP rating they may have a fighting chance? What if the new Super Cars gained 3% HP at the same time? Hmm....


Stick
1587 AA/S Don Fezell Du Bois PA '08 Mustang MRLN 331
3695 A/S Luke Ubelhor Bristow IN '09 Challenger Dodg 370
1222 P/S Joe Cokinos Elmwood Park NJ '96 S-10 Chev 262
1578 G/S Jim Roberts Portsmouth RI '69 Camaro Chev 350
1609 F/S Louis Centolanza Newburgh NY '69 Plymouth Plym 383
1710 D/S Jerry Mac Neish Eldersburg MD '67 Camaro Chev 302
19 C/S Mike Ficacci East Hanover NJ '12 Ford Ford 302

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by Mickey Whaley

Billy how many new cars are in your class?

Mickey, that's harsh. Wanna borrow a 6 cylinder?

[Bob Bender]

Originally Posted by Billy Nees

No sir, Don't like it. Don't like it one bit.

x2

[ss wannabee]

Originally Posted by Billy Nees

No sir, Don't like it. Don't like it one bit.

x3!!

[ALMACK]

Originally Posted by Don Kennedy

Use the SS GT rules for stock > i think IHRA does this not sure though

IHRA already does this.. sort-of.

Any 1980 and newer Stock body with any 1979 and older Stock engine.

All they have to do is eliminate the "1979 and older engine" in the rule book.