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First ETs with the Roushcharger 2.3TVS + VMP tune
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<blockquote data-quote="kevinp" data-source="post: 10513241" data-attributes="member: 106826"><p>Like I said I'm all for safety, especially when what you do impacts the car in the other lane or the one that running behind you. I can bet more people have been hurt by crappy radiator hoses with loose clamps and rubber fuel line hoses then no roll bar on a 11.30 car. Hell I've seen more cars damaged by burning down on the starting and in trailers because of a badly wired relocated battery and cutoff switch then anything else <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>I have had a couple clutches let go, I'm all for the scattershield/SFI flywheel thing. But what do you do if they dont produce a belhousing?</p><p></p><p>Like anything else common sense should rule, the rules need to be there of course but they are slow to evolve. I have been racing for over 30 years and I have seen some pretty nasty stuff, from a person in a RED getting killed by a deer running across the track to top name built cars disintegrate on a moderate crash. I even hit a deer going about 110mph slowing down after a pass about 15 years ago, you never know whats going to get you..</p><p></p><p>I feel a lot safer going 10.80 in this car, with stock tires, suspension, airbags then in a 67 nova at 4x4 height with a backyard roll bar, cheap fiberglass seats bolted to the floor and enough sharp metal edges to keep a prison in shivs for 25 years. </p><p></p><p>But on the other hand if my stock balancer comes off and l hurt someone its a mess, same with a clutch exploding on the line. Hurting yourself or yoy car is one thing, but hurting someone else is a nightmare. Biggest laugh I ever had was when I hit a local 'street car' event at a NHRA track and theat car pictured above wasnt 'legal' to run it because it HAD a roll bar. A fox mustang with no roll bar running 5.40s in the 1/8 won it and I had to race in 'race car' class with 4 second cars.</p><p></p><p>I'll get off the subject, but its something NHRA really needs to look at and update some. When you can take a completely stock ZR1 corvette (tires and all) and run 10.90s @ 130mph things have changed a bit..</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kevinp, post: 10513241, member: 106826"] Like I said I'm all for safety, especially when what you do impacts the car in the other lane or the one that running behind you. I can bet more people have been hurt by crappy radiator hoses with loose clamps and rubber fuel line hoses then no roll bar on a 11.30 car. Hell I've seen more cars damaged by burning down on the starting and in trailers because of a badly wired relocated battery and cutoff switch then anything else :) I have had a couple clutches let go, I'm all for the scattershield/SFI flywheel thing. But what do you do if they dont produce a belhousing? Like anything else common sense should rule, the rules need to be there of course but they are slow to evolve. I have been racing for over 30 years and I have seen some pretty nasty stuff, from a person in a RED getting killed by a deer running across the track to top name built cars disintegrate on a moderate crash. I even hit a deer going about 110mph slowing down after a pass about 15 years ago, you never know whats going to get you.. I feel a lot safer going 10.80 in this car, with stock tires, suspension, airbags then in a 67 nova at 4x4 height with a backyard roll bar, cheap fiberglass seats bolted to the floor and enough sharp metal edges to keep a prison in shivs for 25 years. But on the other hand if my stock balancer comes off and l hurt someone its a mess, same with a clutch exploding on the line. Hurting yourself or yoy car is one thing, but hurting someone else is a nightmare. Biggest laugh I ever had was when I hit a local 'street car' event at a NHRA track and theat car pictured above wasnt 'legal' to run it because it HAD a roll bar. A fox mustang with no roll bar running 5.40s in the 1/8 won it and I had to race in 'race car' class with 4 second cars. I'll get off the subject, but its something NHRA really needs to look at and update some. When you can take a completely stock ZR1 corvette (tires and all) and run 10.90s @ 130mph things have changed a bit.. [/QUOTE]
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