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Re: Any stock or stock eliminator racers here?????
[Re: maxie]
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11/23/14 10:53 PM
11/23/14 10:53 PM
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las vegas
70AARcuda
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las vegas
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UPHOLSTERY (Jan. 15, 2013)
Must have full factory-type upholstery for year/model claimed,
including factory-type floor mats or carpet, door panels and
headliner, and front and rear seats. Interior gutting prohibited.
Driver’s seat tracks may be bolted down. Sun visors optional. Rear
seat may be removed when roll bar is installed; area must be
carpeted or upholstered equivalent to factory specifications (no
bare paneling). Full-size aftermarket or corporate OEM front seats
permitted; must be upholstered and supported. Driver and
passenger-side seats must be identical in appearance.
Tony
70 AARCuda Vitamin C
71 Dart Swinger 360 10.318 @ 128.22(10-04-14 Bakersfield)
71 Demon 360 10.666 @122.41 (01-29-17 @ Las Vegas)
71 Duster 408 (10.29 @ 127.86 3/16/19 Las Vegas)
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Re: Any stock or stock eliminator racers here?????
[Re: maxie]
#1702437
11/23/14 11:17 PM
11/23/14 11:17 PM
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85086
moparpollack
Lil Herman
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Lil Herman
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They don't say if it has to sustain weight of a passenger do they? 
56 Plaza 63 D100 step side 67 Coronet, 68 Roadrunner, 69 Super Bees, 69 Coronet 500 convertible, 70 Roadrunner Post, 79 D150 360, and a severe case of Mopar a,d,d
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Re: Any stock or stock eliminator racers here?????
[Re: 70AARcuda]
#1702441
11/24/14 01:37 AM
11/24/14 01:37 AM
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Park Forest, IL
slantzilla
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If you stay out of the top classes and don't try to outrun all the big dogs, stock can still be relatively cheap to run. My buddy Mike Jeffrey holds the national record in V/SA and finished 2nd in Div. 5 in a car you could pretty easily duplicate for less than $10K. In a land of $100K+ A/SA cars that is dirt cheap fun. The only time the motor has been apart in the last 2 years was for teardowns.
"Everybody funny, now you funny too."
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Re: Any stock or stock eliminator racers here?????
[Re: maxie]
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11/24/14 02:05 AM
11/24/14 02:05 AM
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St. Paul , Mn.
tubtar
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I had read where guys were buying many sets of connecting rods to find 8 perfect ones to do. had one motor for national events and another motor for other events. using 5.13 or higher gears spinning the crap out of the motors.
And stage them with three quarts of oil so that there is no oil pump drag for the last couple hundred feet.
I heard that one from a guy who had an Olds wagon he raced........I forget the letter , but it was up there.
He told me that it was a late round or record chasing move.
I just shook my head. 
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Re: Any stock or stock eliminator racers here?????
[Re: maxie]
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11/24/14 05:06 AM
11/24/14 05:06 AM
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Florida
Locomotion
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I currently race in IHRA with a crate motor combo that is IHRA-only. There is also Pure Stock for IHRA only and "regular" Stock for NHRA and IHRA. You are now allowed aftermarket seats in Stock like they have for SS, like Kirkey. As far as "best" combo, I like the idea of figuring out a class that doesn't have a lot of fast cars in it to minimize the potential heads-up runs. Finding an obscure combo that isn't heavily factored is also good, but difficult to find. It seems that the faster the car/class, the more consistent/predictable it is. That's why there are so many cars in the top half of the group.
I'm working on a Dodge Aspen wagon NHRA combo, but it's slow going due to money and time. Lot's of strict rules to go by. Lack of knowledge about Thermoquads have kept me away so far. But a friend will be helping me out in that area.
Last edited by Locomotion; 11/24/14 05:08 AM.
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Re: Any stock or stock eliminator racers here?????
[Re: slantzilla]
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11/24/14 10:51 AM
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Florida
mack
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The best way to learn about stock racing is to get a rule book.. It took me several readings just to figure out how to determine what class I could run... But, its much easier once you figure a couple... But the rule book will tell you what you can and can not do... You will quickly learn that there is more you can not do than do.... Especially in the engine... There are a lot of racers that are very passionate about this class and live to race in it...
Mack Reeves
SST 2377
FS/D 2377
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Re: Any stock or stock eliminator racers here?????
[Re: maxie]
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11/24/14 02:40 PM
11/24/14 02:40 PM
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Florida
Locomotion
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Maxie,
If you should be fortunate enough to have the resources, find a fast combo and be able to set a record, or be a top qualifier, you should also be ready to go to "the barn"!
It's mandatory when setting a record and it's possible to be "chosen" at any other time, but you need to be prepared to tear the engine down to verify that everything is legal and within the rules!
It's also usually cheaper to buy a proven combo than spend a lot of time & money figuring out exactly what it likes and needs to go fast. That also applies to the obscure, under-factored combos that you might find. You need to have a good combo to start out with because the classes all have a respective "index" which is a minimum performance standard that needs to be met. You can run faster than the index, and many fast cars can run and dial-in more than one second under. But if you can't run the index, you are dialed in at the index anyway and you start out at a disadvantage.
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Re: Any stock or stock eliminator racers here?????
[Re: theraif]
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11/24/14 03:37 PM
11/24/14 03:37 PM
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Riverside, Ca
G_bob
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Riverside, Ca
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yes thats what i did when looking into it a 73 fury wagon with a 360 running in r/s or a fwd omni/daytona
vido of tear down ,, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4VbSskDZx0
and i bet o`mally dose not have a lot of $$ in the little brown car
From that video, sure seems like a disproportionate number of Mopars in (and outside of) "the barn".
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Re: Any stock or stock eliminator racers here?????
[Re: G_bob]
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11/24/14 03:51 PM
11/24/14 03:51 PM
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CT
GTX MATT
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What are you allowed to modify/change?
Now I need to pin those needles, got to feel that heat
Hear my motor screamin while I'm tearin up the street
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