Factory Stock getting quicker (1 Viewer)
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SoCal Racer
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So now that the Fords and Chevys are all caught up, can the Mopars have the weight penalty removed?
SoCal Racer
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You're not suggesting some may be running a little light..... we've never seen anyone do THAT in testing
And, if anybody believes that would ever happen, I’ve got some beautiful swamp land for sale.
SoCal Racer
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I'll reserve further comment on the weight penalty for now pending some testing results from the Mopars. But if they are mired in the 7.90s while GM & Ford are running 70s & 80s I'll be writing NHRA a strongly worded letter
Right, they all have the Whipple now.
nedannouncer
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Ummmm, the new COPOs come with a Magnuson.
Except for the COPO Electric, which has a couple of boxes under the hood with some cables coming out of it and all that. BTW the on line edition of Motor Trend has an article on the Lectric. Was suprised to see it in Motor Trend.
https://www.motortrend.com/news/chevrolet-ecopo-camaro-pops-electric-wheelie-first-pass/
BTW the on line edition of Motor Trend has an article on the Lectric. Was suprised to see it in Motor Trend.https://www.motortrend.com/news/chevrolet-ecopo-camaro-pops-electric-wheelie-first-pass/
Good summary of the various combos
http://nhraracer.com/content/general.asp?articleid=71360&zoneid=132
http://nhraracer.com/content/general.asp?articleid=71360&zoneid=132
stitcherbob
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"Note: NHRA may make adjustments to (minimum weights, supercharger pulley ratios, etc.) at any time to control performance and maintain parity within the category. "
Instead of parity let's have something that creates heros again...mandate manual transmissions and bring the driver back into the equation....there's your racing right there. Who will become "Mr. 5 Speed"?
Remembering Ronnie Sox :
"But perhaps the best measuring stick for Sox's shifting talents came in 1973, the year that everybody switched to the clutchless Lenco transmissions. Many teams cited the reduced breakage as the primary reason for the move, but just about every driver went quicker with a Lenco, some picking up as much as a tenth of a second. Sox, by contrast, was the only driver whose car slowed down with a Lenco, losing a very measurable .04-second.
The science of power shifting, which is the act of changing gears with a manual transmission with the engine at wide-open throttle, is a lost art in today's world of air-shifted two-speed Powerglides. Power shifting requires the hand-foot coordination of a tap-dancing juggler because the timing of the hard yank of the shift lever must be carefully synchronized with the minimal application of the clutch pedal to prevent the over-revving of the engine. During the 1960s and early 1970s, there were a number of excellent four-speed drivers on the scene, including Don Nicholson, Butch Leal, Herb McCandless, Arlen Vanke, Bill Jenkins, and many others, but none could boast that they were better than Sox.
Said Martin, "Ronnie's skills as a driver were a gift. He was very coordinated with the hand and foot. In addition to his shifting, his reaction times were outstanding. Everybody drove four-speed cars at that time, and other drivers would miss gears left and right. That never happened with Ronnie. Everybody had an excuse, but Ronnie could get into anyone else's car and have no problems whatsoever."
Instead of parity let's have something that creates heros again...mandate manual transmissions and bring the driver back into the equation....there's your racing right there. Who will become "Mr. 5 Speed"?
Remembering Ronnie Sox :
"But perhaps the best measuring stick for Sox's shifting talents came in 1973, the year that everybody switched to the clutchless Lenco transmissions. Many teams cited the reduced breakage as the primary reason for the move, but just about every driver went quicker with a Lenco, some picking up as much as a tenth of a second. Sox, by contrast, was the only driver whose car slowed down with a Lenco, losing a very measurable .04-second.
FABMAN
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Ford 9"
