Engine diapers on S/SS?

[rboyle]

I never tried to fit one. Anyone have any experience trying to fit one and if so which one actually fits a Stock type chassis?

[Pat6868]

Compared to other classes, what percentage of stockers have oiled down tracks this year? Who is bouncing this one around?

[Mike Pearson]

I have been racing my super stock car for over 40 years and have only oiled the track once in that length of time. I don't think it is necessary in my humble opinion

[Billy Nees]

Yeah......... I want to see just how they determine just what will be legal when they ( the NHRA BOD) start requiring S/SS Racers to put a diaper/tray under a car with a (relatively) stock frame and engine location.

[jmcarter]

Suggest racers make a list of concise impacts such a change would make and feed that to your SRAC representatives. Not a tirade, but a detailed impact statement to what changes would be required to your particular car(s) to mount a blanket or belly pan. For some (FE fords come to mind) it would almost require fender exit headers, wow, wouldn’t that look great and then we’d crank up the dB police. In my case with a tie rod spanning the engine bay it would almost require a dry sump system be designed fabricated and tested. In other words I’d no longer compete at NHRA events. While that may be dandy with NHRA since we’re basically a nuisance to them anyway I really don’t think they want to kill the cash cow sportsman racers.

[Eman]

I only bracket race and it's a 3rd gen F body stock frame. Diaper is tight but it fits and I've got it on there. Mine is a DRE and it's a nice piece. Most full body stock type drag cars today are antiques, and in many cases so are the drivers. I don't want to crash and get hurt or crash and have to fix my car or my opponents. Oiling the track is a concern but down the list from the others.

[Pat6868]

Originally Posted by rboyle

I never tried to fit one. Anyone have any experience trying to fit one and if so which one actually fits a Stock type chassis?

I don't see the "bouncing around" part of your post anymore. Again, who's bouncing this around.

[Pat6868]

Originally Posted by rboyle

I never tried to fit one. Anyone have any experience trying to fit one and if so which one actually fits a Stock type chassis?

I don't want it mandatory on my stocker, period.

[stocker396]

After seeing multiple incidents of oil downs over the years, I made the decision to put a diaper on both my bracket car AND my stocker. For me it’s about my own safety. I have personally had an occasion where I wished I had one( popped an oil line and got oil under the tires , saved the car but scary all the same).
I use the generic fit ones from summit/jegs. They don’t interfere with anything and only take minutes to install. I would have to pull my engine for a rod/ piston pull any way.
My friends use the DRE brand on some of their cars. Excellent product.
Safer is not sorry in my opinion. No downside to this accessory for me.

[jmcarter]

Originally Posted by stocker396

After seeing multiple incidents of oil downs over the years, I made the decision to put a diaper on both my bracket car AND my stocker. For me it’s about my own safety. I have personally had an occasion where I wished I had one( popped an oil line and got oil under the tires , saved the car but scary all the same).
I use the generic fit ones from summit/jegs. They don’t interfere with anything and only take minutes to install. I would have to pull my engine for a rod/ piston pull any way.
My friends use the DRE brand on some of their cars. Excellent product.
Safer is not sorry in my opinion. No downside to this accessory for me.

Your tune might change and if you couldn’t fit one. I’d install one of DRE’s without question but unfortunately all chassis/pans/headers are not the same. I’ve even had diapers enable me to make a final when I had a water pump gasket start leaking.