Any Idea on how much $$
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Race Director
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From: Somers NY
Any Idea on how much $$
I was thinking of making my 05 into a NHRA legal Stock car.. it would run in AA/A or A/A or B/A depending on the weight...
I understand I CAN move the tranny to right behind the bell-housing (like the old C4s) I can also put in a solid rear axel...
Then there would be the motor work, I can use a cam, but the lift must be the same as stock, I CAN have longer durarion...
I'm told if I get the engine done right it will be an easy 10 sec LEGAL STOCK car...for NHRA..
I am waiting for some more info from NHRA rules, and will talk to Bob Ingles (he is close & builds Pro Stock motors... Or maybe someone can suggest a place that builds NHRA LEGAL STOCK motors..
Of course the whole deal depends on how much it would cost....
I understand I CAN move the tranny to right behind the bell-housing (like the old C4s) I can also put in a solid rear axel...
Then there would be the motor work, I can use a cam, but the lift must be the same as stock, I CAN have longer durarion...
I'm told if I get the engine done right it will be an easy 10 sec LEGAL STOCK car...for NHRA..
I am waiting for some more info from NHRA rules, and will talk to Bob Ingles (he is close & builds Pro Stock motors... Or maybe someone can suggest a place that builds NHRA LEGAL STOCK motors..
Of course the whole deal depends on how much it would cost....
Le Mans Master
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From: Chandler Arizona
I was thinking of making my 05 into a NHRA legal Stock car.. it would run in AA/A or A/A or B/A depending on the weight...
I understand I CAN move the tranny to right behind the bell-housing (like the old C4s) I can also put in a solid rear axel...
Then there would be the motor work, I can use a cam, but the lift must be the same as stock, I CAN have longer durarion...
I'm told if I get the engine done right it will be an easy 10 sec LEGAL STOCK car...for NHRA..
I am waiting for some more info from NHRA rules, and will talk to Bob Ingles (he is close & builds Pro Stock motors... Or maybe someone can suggest a place that builds NHRA LEGAL STOCK motors..
Of course the whole deal depends on how much it would cost....
I understand I CAN move the tranny to right behind the bell-housing (like the old C4s) I can also put in a solid rear axel...
Then there would be the motor work, I can use a cam, but the lift must be the same as stock, I CAN have longer durarion...
I'm told if I get the engine done right it will be an easy 10 sec LEGAL STOCK car...for NHRA..
I am waiting for some more info from NHRA rules, and will talk to Bob Ingles (he is close & builds Pro Stock motors... Or maybe someone can suggest a place that builds NHRA LEGAL STOCK motors..
Of course the whole deal depends on how much it would cost....
Another interesting part is that all classes run a dial-in, but if you run somebody in your class it's a straight up race. So you want to pick a class that not many people run in. That's why a few people run manual transmissions just so they are the only car in their class and therefore always get to run a dial-in.
As far as running in the 10's, the quick guys are running 1 second under their classes dial-in. So I'd be interested what the dial-ins are for the classes you mentioned. There is a guy from Seattle that runs a C4 and he's in the 10's!!! It is absolutely amazing.
If you want to contact the guy at work, just PM me and I'll give you his email.
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In order to build a truly competitive car? A lot I would imagine. 
John, I'm thinking that one of the people you might want to talk about this with is Al Corda. I remember reading about his stock class Firebird LS1 quite a few years back and being utterly baffled by how it was able to dip into the 9s
with (what appeared to be) so little work done to it. Being an LS1 F-body guy myself, none of it made any sense to me...and still being a fan of 'doing more with less' (ie: maximizing basic/bolt on performance) in both my Z28 and my Corvette to this day I am still quite intrigued by what this guy has done with stock cubic inches, stock heads and a tiny cam. I know a very high stall converter, dialed in suspension and big gears play a huge role but still.
He later switched to a C5 and it too ran very well so this guy knows LSx Corvettes as well.
John, I'm thinking that one of the people you might want to talk about this with is Al Corda. I remember reading about his stock class Firebird LS1 quite a few years back and being utterly baffled by how it was able to dip into the 9s
with (what appeared to be) so little work done to it. Being an LS1 F-body guy myself, none of it made any sense to me...and still being a fan of 'doing more with less' (ie: maximizing basic/bolt on performance) in both my Z28 and my Corvette to this day I am still quite intrigued by what this guy has done with stock cubic inches, stock heads and a tiny cam. I know a very high stall converter, dialed in suspension and big gears play a huge role but still.He later switched to a C5 and it too ran very well so this guy knows LSx Corvettes as well.
