street heat vs. GT-40?

[HeadDoctor]

Tom
My biggest problem with these forums is the fact the those that give input hardly ever give the reasons for the advice, recomendation, or suggestion. As you know in order to make any engine function as intended there are a maze of compromizes to wade through and there is no real pat answer for any of them. I have a thread on here - "How to choose the best head for your engine" (Or something like that Has facts & figures) in it I describe some of these variables in a logical order.

I wonder sometimes how these guys ever get their cars going as fast as they do with the little amount of basic info available to them. The magazines don't print factual info any more, because they are too concerned with being politically correct. While some of the info in these threads is worthwhile much of it is just heresay with no real evidence to back it up except - "I have it on my car and it runs fine" - runs fine compared to what?

There has to be something to compare whatever it is to something that could be considered to be an absolute.

Example: A guy tells me his car runs 6.0 in the 1/8th (So what a lot of cars do that) How much does it weigh - how big is the engine etc etc etc "But it runs 114 MPH" he says (so what a lot of cars do that to) is it on the gas? YES?

OK! If it weighs 3000 LBS on 10.5 tires and has an all steel small block @ 350 CID or under - I might say thats an accomplishment great for you. Because it only takes 500 BHP & a 200 shot to get that done. Maybe less N2O if the guy really knows what he is doing with the chassis and the gear.

Basically I'm not impressed very much lately - so I'm looking for guys that really want to "GO FAST" What I really want is to go 10.5W Outlaw racing with a blown alcohol car - know anyone that wants to do that, and has the money? I so here's my contact info Dennyschmidt19@comcast.net

It's always great to talk to someone that is trying to help the next generation of racers.

Denny@JDS Induction Products