2000 Rule Changes - Up-Dates

George Klass · 10-22-1999, 07:14 PM

The reason for allowing larger nitrous engines than the 360" blower motors is this. The supercharged Outlaw motor, just like in the Pro 5.0 class is usually a 347-360" engine. An engine like Murillo's probably makes about 1300 HP. This is about the same as a motor like Jim Summers engine. The nitrous Pro 5.0 engines usually are around 400". They too probably make about 1300 HP. What we are trying to do is to make sure that the nitrous Outlaw racers have the same HP opportunities as the blower/turbo racers. What is so hard to understand about this. As it is now, we have Outlaw blower cars running 8.60 and nitrous Outlaw cars running 9.0's. How much HP do you think a 360" nitrous engine makes? I'm guessing about 1000 HP. If the extra 50" permitted in the new rules make about 3 HP per cubic inch more, the nitrous cars will still be behind the curve, but at least it should narrow the gap. In a nutshell, the blower Outlaw guys are running a Pro 5.0 engine in an Outlaw car, and the nitrous guys can't. We are just trying to fix that a little. It's not going to make tha Outlaw class faster, just bring the nitrous guys up to the level of the blower guys. Why would anyone be angry about that? I understand that some nitrous guys will have the opportunity to change their combination and some will choose not to. Thats up to the racers.

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10-22-1999, 07:14 PM	#20
George Klass Registered Member Join Date: Dec 1998 Location: Torrance, California, USA Posts: 104	The reason for allowing larger nitrous engines than the 360" blower motors is this. The supercharged Outlaw motor, just like in the Pro 5.0 class is usually a 347-360" engine. An engine like Murillo's probably makes about 1300 HP. This is about the same as a motor like Jim Summers engine. The nitrous Pro 5.0 engines usually are around 400". They too probably make about 1300 HP. What we are trying to do is to make sure that the nitrous Outlaw racers have the same HP opportunities as the blower/turbo racers. What is so hard to understand about this. As it is now, we have Outlaw blower cars running 8.60 and nitrous Outlaw cars running 9.0's. How much HP do you think a 360" nitrous engine makes? I'm guessing about 1000 HP. If the extra 50" permitted in the new rules make about 3 HP per cubic inch more, the nitrous cars will still be behind the curve, but at least it should narrow the gap. In a nutshell, the blower Outlaw guys are running a Pro 5.0 engine in an Outlaw car, and the nitrous guys can't. We are just trying to fix that a little. It's not going to make tha Outlaw class faster, just bring the nitrous guys up to the level of the blower guys. Why would anyone be angry about that? I understand that some nitrous guys will have the opportunity to change their combination and some will choose not to. Thats up to the racers.