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Re: NHRA inspection
[Re: maxie]
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04/05/14 05:39 PM
04/05/14 05:39 PM
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Is there pro's and con's to getting the car certified?
Yeah.... $150 out of your pocket if its not needed
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Re: NHRA inspection
[Re: maxie]
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04/05/14 05:43 PM
04/05/14 05:43 PM
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Is there pro's and con's to getting the car certified?
Pro's; it allows you to run the car for 3 yesrs with a NHRA licensed driver, aftermarket axles, certified harmonic balancer, trans shield ,heather tethers, and window net.
Cons: It's $150 you don't need to spend if you go 10.0 or slower. You also don't need to spend the $350-$400 to get a NHRA license (every 2 years) either.
Doug
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Re: NHRA inspection
[Re: CMcAllister]
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04/05/14 08:10 PM
04/05/14 08:10 PM
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South Jersey, NJ
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If the cage fails:
Do they tag it as failed or mark it in any other way
70 Dart Swinger, 2850 lbs
SB 408, Bullet roller 264/268 @50 .636 SSDS stage 2 Edelbrock heads, 1 7/8 Headmans, 1050 dominator by Dom, 9.867 @ 133
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Re: NHRA inspection
[Re: DragDart360]
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04/05/14 09:17 PM
04/05/14 09:17 PM
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Indiana
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If the cage fails:
Do they tag it as failed or mark it in any other way
Thats a good point
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Re: NHRA inspection
[Re: Blucuda413]
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04/06/14 02:39 AM
04/06/14 02:39 AM
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Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana
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Just to be clear, the car has a full cage with halo and front a-pillar bars? They are not evident in the photo and most mail order kits do not fit that perfect.
A roll bar is required at 11.49 and faster in the 1/4 mile. A roll cage is required at 9.99 and faster.
A car with a roll bar does not get a certification.
The chassis inspection is JUST for the roll cage, and is only a certification that the cage meets SFI specification. It is NOT a tech inspection for safety and class requirements.
A car with a roll cage that has swing-out side bars can be certified to run from 9.99 to 8.50.
Of course to drive the car at 9.99 (6.40 1/8 mile) or faster, the driver must have an NHRA license as well.
The advantage of having a certified roll cage in a car that runs slower than 10.00 would be mostly for re-sale, as the car could than be marketed as having a cage that is NHRA legal to run down to 8.50.
If you have additional questions, feel free to contact me (PM or phone (in profile) is fine) as I am an NHRA tech inspector.
Scott Spies
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