Hooray!

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by Chuck Beach

Now back to the original 2 speed power glides in those chebbies.

I'm OK with that. Let's ALSO get 727s back in all of those early BB and 340 cars. And I'm not talkin' about "pro-flites".

Hey, I'm OK with going back to the "valve spring" rule or at least a 150# seat rule.
That'll will fix things in a REAL hurry!

[Paul Wong]

Originally Posted by Billy Nees

I'm OK with that. Let's ALSO get 727s back in all of those early BB and 340 cars. And I'm not talkin' about "pro-flites".

Hey, I'm OK with going back to the "valve spring" rule or at least a 150# seat rule.
That'll will fix things in a REAL hurry!

This battle can go on and on.

Better strip all the Metric 200s C-4s, solid rear axles in corvettes, aftermarket heads for everyone and all the other super ceded intake manifolds (which there are plenty besides the mopars).

Valve springs too while you are at it cant agree more.

[Chuck Beach]

Originally Posted by Paul Wong

This battle can go on and on.

Better strip all the Metric 200s C-4s, solid rear axles in corvettes, aftermarket heads for everyone and all the other super ceded intake manifolds (which there are plenty besides the mopars).

Valve springs too while you are at it cant agree more.

While we are at it, lets go back to the 'stock' duration & overlap on cam shafts.

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by Paul Wong

This battle can go on and on.

Better strip all the Metric 200s C-4s, solid rear axles in corvettes, aftermarket heads for everyone and all the other super ceded intake manifolds (which there are plenty besides the mopars).

Valve springs too while you are at it cant agree more.

While we're dreaming about everything else being sorted out, a valve spring rule would go a long way in making all of the other stuff irrelevant.
(Paul, lets not forget ALL of the Buick V6 cams too!)

[Race Clean]

Originally Posted by Billy Nees

I'm OK with that. Let's ALSO get 727s back in all of those early BB and 340 cars.!

Absolutley,All makes transmission back to orignial what came with the car,then this ridiculous new trans shield rule would actually start to make sense.
I never seen a Pro Trans,Rossler etc expire in such way!

p.s. by the way, does anyone have the full story why the 390 Ford ended up like it did,NHRA's first crate engine!

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by Race Clean

p.s. by the way, does anyone have the full story why the 390 Ford ended up like it did,NHRA's first crate engine!

Somebody on here will probably know the story better that I do and correct it but the way I understand it, in 67 Mercury Comet convertibles were the Indy Pace Cars and in order to make enough power to pace the race, a couple of cars were given big cams, Edelbrock intakes and bigger Holleys. And it got manipulated into being a "Police Interceptor Package".

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by Billy Nees

I'm OK with that. Let's ALSO get 727s back in all of those early BB and 340 cars. And I'm not talkin' about "pro-flites".

Hey, I'm OK with going back to the "valve spring" rule or at least a 150# seat rule.
That'll will fix things in a REAL hurry!

I agree Billy......I tried to get NHRA to do that 150# on the seat spring deal back in around 1986. It fell on deaf ears ! Now look at what we have. Expensive cams, expensive lifters, and solid lifters where hydraulics should be. The higher RPM's call for more expensive everything else. Like I said before. NHRA STOCK Elim. DIED back in 1985 ! Its a Jr. Super Stock today.

[Michael K]

Originally Posted by X-TECH MAN

I agree Billy......I tried to get NHRA to do that 150# on the seat spring deal back in around 1986. It fell on deaf ears ! Now look at what we have. Expensive cams, expensive lifters, and solid lifters where hydraulics should be. The higher RPM's call for more expensive everything else. Like I said before. NHRA STOCK Elim. DIED back in 1985 ! Its a Jr. Super Stock today.

Just curious......how many combos would a return to pressed in rocker studs affect, and when was that exception allowed?

[rick winchester]

Chuck, along with the 3spd. allowed in the Drag Packs. lol Rick.

[Race Clean]

Originally Posted by Billy Nees

http://www.nhraracer.com/content/gen...687&zoneid=132

now fix the 273s!

And then the 283/327 deal, continue with the FE's,alot of finds there and then all no needed improved parts for GM's and so on.