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Re: Is Normal Aspiration 'dead' in terms of Excitment?
[Re: 340B5]
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600hp in the 60's is the same as 600hp today on the streets! Only so much you can do on the street without blowing the tires off!
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Re: Is Normal Aspiration 'dead' in terms of Excitment?
[Re: Thumperdart]
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01/23/10 11:08 PM
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so where are the fans in the stands when you go down the track? 
Who are you refering to?
any1.trying to   is N/A going away in the public eye?  i guess it depends on what race you go to.
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Re: Is Normal Aspiration 'dead' in terms of Excitment?
[Re: 340B5]
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01/23/10 11:08 PM
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I've been pretty happy with my measly N/A engine... I've got a pair of turbos that I will put on a engine for the street runner that I plan on and I also have a blower sitting here that I might put on my 38 Ply street rod. For the turbo project I would love to put EFI on it but its pretty pricey.... for me if its metal I can pretty much make it but when it comes to the high tech electronics it mostly over my head so that is a item that I would have to buy or get help to make... so I could go carb and do it myself... I really do like things that are simple 
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Re: Is Normal Aspiration 'dead' in terms of Excitment?
[Re: Thumperdart]
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01/23/10 11:26 PM
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On my 9-second pass there was $50,000+ pos supercharged mustang in the other lane and if you saw the video, he was never in sight.........now THAT`S exciting. 
what it was exciting him not giving u a run for the $$?now if you and i were to get matchedup,well  J/K 
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Re: Is Normal Aspiration 'dead' in terms of Excitment?
[Re: dulcich]
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01/23/10 11:40 PM
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Wise, the way I see it any chimp can make big power with the power adder; it comes down to nothing more than a durability contest and the amount of boost or spray. You can hear it all day long from the import guys. N/A is where the real talent of engine building rules.
-dulcich
who you calling a chimp?
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Re: Is Normal Aspiration 'dead' in terms of Excitment?
[Re: blownzoom440]
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01/23/10 11:52 PM
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Wise, the way I see it any chimp can make big power with the power adder; it comes down to nothing more than a durability contest and the amount of boost or spray. You can hear it all day long from the import guys. N/A is where the real talent of engine building rules.
-dulcich
who you calling a chimp?
Well, thinking about it, chimp - no problem; and maybe a well trained orangutan can get the job done with good rods and enough boost on hand, but I'd say it would take a smarter primate than a gorilla.
-dulcich
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Re: Is Normal Aspiration 'dead' in terms of Excitment?
[Re: blownzoom440]
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01/24/10 12:14 AM
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so where are the fans in the stands when you go down the track?
Fans....I have two of them, one I use to keep the air circulating in my living quarters and the other I use on the tranny when it gets ugly down here.....Oh yeah got one on the radiator too 
Fans....If your referring to "Spectators" I know the only person I try to please at the race track is myself 
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Re: Is Normal Aspiration 'dead' in terms of Excitment?
[Re: dulcich]
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01/24/10 12:20 AM
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Wise, the way I see it any chimp can make big power with the power adder; it comes down to nothing more than a durability contest and the amount of boost or spray. You can hear it all day long from the import guys. N/A is where the real talent of engine building rules.
-dulcich
that's what i'm talking about! i [we] take pride in taking very little and going very fast!!!!!! even the fastest form of drag racing has their motors thrown together between rounds while depending on the boost and fuel for power, hoping it will stay in one piece for a single round.
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Re: Is Normal Aspiration 'dead' in terms of Excitment?
[Re: dulcich]
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01/24/10 01:06 AM
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Wise, the way I see it any chimp can make big power with the power adder; it comes down to nothing more than a durability contest and the amount of boost or spray. You can hear it all day long from the import guys. N/A is where the real talent of engine building rules.
-dulcich
There's also talent in making big HP live. I understand your point but making it to the top of the heap means one needs to do more than toss on a blower and hit the pedal. Our team does not have unlimited funds. We only have one complete motor and we have to make 2500 horsepower to be competitive. We won Outlaw 10.5 championships in the PSCA and the WCHRA and set records in both of them with our Procharged SBF. As far as the original question? The spectators like big power and low ET's. Nuff said.
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Re: Is Normal Aspiration 'dead' in terms of Excitment?
[Re: BobR]
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01/24/10 01:24 AM
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Nope...more impressive than the power adders.However folks always want more (racers and fans) so it's no surprise that turbos,blowers and juice are so popular.It's all good.
Leave the gun.......take the Cannoli's....Mike
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Re: Is Normal Aspiration 'dead' in terms of Excitment?
[Re: dodgeboy11]
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01/24/10 02:51 AM
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Here's an example of boost on an import. It's a 3.4 liter motor. Ported head and a fair sized turbo. It runs a T400 transmission and it also has nitrous. Now I was told the launch technique is as follows. Bring it up to the line, get the lights to come on. Get it up in the revs a bit, wait for the first amber and then hit the nitrous so the motor will stall the converter because it doesn't make enough power off the nitrous to flash the converter and the converter keeps the engine below the rpm needed to get the turbo spooled up. Wonder what that does to their "consistent" reaction time. But look at that mph!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJN7AYH2Huw
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Those guys don't much care about R/T's. It's all about performance and this video is exactly why fans love these cars. He ran in the 7's on 200 cubes and some pretty small tires.
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Re: Is Normal Aspiration 'dead' in terms of Excitment?
[Re: dulcich]
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01/24/10 04:05 AM
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Wise, the way I see it any chimp can make big power with the power adder; it comes down to nothing more than a durability contest and the amount of boost or spray. You can hear it all day long from the import guys. N/A is where the real talent of engine building rules.
-dulcich
EXACTLY.
Things have changed havent they..........and power has gotten cheaper to bolt on.
I used to tell the other street racer guys " turn up your nitrous! "
that was in 1994...........
Way different now. 
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