2023 COPO Camaro 632

Gump, not throwing darts at you! We race what they tell us we can race.

[GUMP]

Originally Posted by Barry Polley

Gump, not throwing darts at you! We race what they tell us we can race.

Not taken that way at all. I think that these are conversations worth having.

In 2010 I got one of the first Body-In-White Camaros. At that time I tried to work with Chevrolet to put a torque arm in it. Knowing that whatever the NHRA approved would be the standard going ahead, I didn't want to rock the boat by going directly to them myself. It was my thought that the torque arm would be the least controversial option. Obviously, that did not go my way.

That said, the four link is nowhere near as forgiving as a torque arm set-up.

The precedent had already been set for the Corvettes to run a solid rear. So, the NHRA had to allow something. I really don't see the four link as any great advantage.

Regarding 4 link. …I get to crew chief a 2006 Haas GTO Pro Stock car in Top Sportsman. My partner and I have done pretty well and I’ve got to say, it’s all in the 4 link, front and rear shock settings. It doesn’t hurt to have a great driver/partner either but my point is that the chassis tuning has helped my stocker too!

QUOTE=GUMP;673882]Not taken that way at all. I think that these are conversations worth having.

In 2010 I got one of the first Body-In-White Camaros. At that time I tried to work with Chevrolet to put a torque arm in it. Knowing that whatever the NHRA approved would be the standard going ahead, I didn't want to rock the boat by going directly to them myself. It was my thought that the torque arm would be the least controversial option. Obviously, that did not go my way.

That said, the four link is nowhere near as forgiving as a torque arm set-up.

The precedent had already been set for the Corvettes to run a solid rear. So, the NHRA had to allow something. I really don't see the four link as any great advantage.[/QUOTE]

[GUMP]

Originally Posted by Barry Polley

Regarding 4 link. …I get to crew chief a 2006 Haas GTO Pro Stock car in Top Sportsman. My partner and I have done pretty well and I’ve got to say, it’s all in the 4 link, front and rear shock settings. It doesn’t hurt to have a great driver/partner either but my point is that the chassis tuning has helped my stocker too!

Not the same thing at all. There is nowhere near as much adjustment in the Stockers. You also don't have all that tire...

Originally Posted by GUMP

Not the same thing at all. There is nowhere near as much adjustment in the Stockers. You also don't have all that tire...

I realize that, stuck verses wheel speed . Still- Your car has adjustments that the conventional car doesn’t. Big tires aren’t always the answer. And then there’s power management early. Your cars have a huge advantage tuning over conventional even with the digital/ Grid.

Think I’ll ask for a Tesla in A/