Cost of new NHRA Pro Mod vs TAFC?
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Litefoot
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Way too much money is my guess, but I would spend it if I had it
winr
Nitro Member
Best way to run a drag operation is to Hate $$$Way too much money is my guess, but I would spend it if I had it
Yeah pretty much any race operation.
Brand new, turnkey TAFC is over 200K, PM would be over 250 if not 300. A PM roller just costs a lot more, it's a more complex car because of the suspension front and rear, among other things. But, building them is the easy part. Now you gotta feed 'em!
Isn't the between rounds maintenance, and weekly refresh similar between the two?
I guess with Promod you have a lot more options as to where to run. Similar to the 70-80's of BB/FC
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Yeah, I know there are other costs. Was curious about the all-in cost for the race car, and why there are more pro mods than tafc.
Unless NHRA or the few IHRA National races, the opportunities to race TAFC seem more limited. Aren't there more places an NHRA-legal pro mod can run besides NHRA and IHRA?
Unless NHRA or the few IHRA National races, the opportunities to race TAFC seem more limited. Aren't there more places an NHRA-legal pro mod can run besides NHRA and IHRA?
Litefoot
Nitro Member
My guess is that it would cost to the same per car ready to race, I would think that the difference might be limits on how hard you are allowed to run the car and also the availability of races and levels of competition that are available to pro mods, 1/8 mile tracks cost a lot less on maintenance
A brand new PM with a screw blown Hemi costs more than a new TAFC with the same powertrain. They're both expensive. Like I said, a PM roller is just more expensive than a FC roller. Costs to race these cars is another conversation, lots of variables.
Rocket Man
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Hi. New guy here. I'm pretty sure an outlaw style Pro Mod (not necessarily NHRA legal) is much closer to 500K, at least for a competitive one.
Chili
Nitro Member
I talked to Brandon Pesz at the WSOPM race at Bandimere in 2018. The cost at that time to build a NHRA legal pro mod was $300,000. The electronics alone was over $100,000K. More expensive to build a pro mod than a nitro car. Even though they run similar engine combinations, I don’t think the TAFC has nearly as many electronics. You see the crew chiefs with the laptop hooked in the staging lanes on the pro mods. I don’t think you see it in TAFC at all but I could be wrong.
drag racer
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Stevie Fast gets this question regularly on the Shake N Bake show, and did so again on the most recent show last week... IIRC, he said $500k for a brand new, top notch Pro Mod car, ready to light the pre-stage bulb. Trailer, truck, parts, crew, etc. on top of that.
Rocket Man
Nitro Member
Pro Mod roller 320. Proline Hemi 100. Screw blower 50. MM trans 50. Paint, wiring, misc 20.
500K won't quite get it done. Unbelieveable isn't it?
500K won't quite get it done. Unbelieveable isn't it?
Sure is!
Rocket Man
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Add a toter home and nice trailer and spares and you are looking at 2M to get started if you want to run a season.
