Cost of new NHRA Pro Mod vs TAFC? (9 Viewers)

[Mike]

What is the all-in cost of a new NHRA Pro Mod car vs the cost of a new TAFC? For the closest comparison, let's say both run screw blowers.
Any good ballpark guesses?

 

[Litefoot]

What is the all-in cost of a new NHRA Pro Mod car vs the cost of a new TAFC? For the closest comparison, let's say both run screw blowers.
Any good ballpark guesses?

Way too much money is my guess, but I would spend it if I had it

 

[Nunz]

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!

 

[winr]

Way too much money is my guess, but I would spend it if I had it

Best way to run a drag operation is to Hate $$$

 

[Nunz]

Best way to run a drag operation is to Hate $$$

Yeah pretty much any race operation.

 

[Cliff]

Thinking of the Slow Roller stock elim car. Cost to build & run are very low, but the over the road costs will be the most expensive. OTR is the biggest expense for any car, T/F on down.

 

[Butch]

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

 

[Mike]

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?

 

[Litefoot]

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?

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

 

[Nunz]

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]

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.