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I think a gator must a licked my phone. The sun was was too bright for proof reading. . I was busy feeling bad for my friends still in Iowa dealing with snow. I,ve got more excuses if you’d like.
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You are on to one of the things that shoild have never been allowed and that has not yet been fully exploited. I know some pretty good fabricators have poo Ted put the the BOD that this is a something that could lead to some serious unintended consequences.
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JDChristianson replied to wvumtnbkr's topic in General Discussion and ChampCar Info
I don’t know from what was said above you can get incredible gains with a piece of sand paper and a screw driver. (Using up my 2020 allotment of sarcasm before it expires next week). -
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JDChristianson replied to wvumtnbkr's topic in General Discussion and ChampCar Info
seems like your making a good argument that the swap calculator should have a 1.5x multiplier for the hp of any 70's or 80's v8. And the vpi on all the cars carrying those engines from the factory should go up. -
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JDChristianson replied to wvumtnbkr's topic in General Discussion and ChampCar Info
Not advocating for pwr to weight based rules....but those two things are sorta important in racing. -
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JDChristianson replied to wvumtnbkr's topic in General Discussion and ChampCar Info
There seems to be a fair amount of "ball busting" on swap cars. The swaps, in my mind, are a pretty necessary part of the series as it has evolved. There is a need to bring newer cars into the series to stay healthy going forward, there is also a need to keep the old stuff competitive. There have been so many barn doors left open over the years that there is no way to compete with out swapping engines to get at least some hp in some of these old cars. That being said, the lid has to be kept on the swaps that are available in some of the cars. Allowing some changes to fit a swap makes -
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JDChristianson replied to wvumtnbkr's topic in General Discussion and ChampCar Info
Yep. -
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JDChristianson replied to wvumtnbkr's topic in General Discussion and ChampCar Info
to be fair, we really don't want it on any on the BMW's -
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JDChristianson replied to wvumtnbkr's topic in General Discussion and ChampCar Info
I would sure think turning the manifold around is ok....just not on rx7's definitely points on an rx7