New NHRA Rule?
01-05-2007, 09:03 AM
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New NHRA Rule? My local track is now requiring cars running 11.99 or faster to have a 20lb radiator cap. Where can we get these that are properly vented for our cars? I want to take my new combo to the track next week but need a 20lb cap!Any ideas?
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01-06-2007, 09:51 AM
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the rules suck! they want me to put a roll cage in my STREET car just because i ran 10.2's 
i keep telling them it's not a rece car it's a street car i don't need a cage 
i think they'll like my new 402ci better this year. one trip and i'm gone like always. rules suck!
i keep telling them it's not a rece car it's a street car i don't need a cage i think they'll like my new 402ci better this year. one trip and i'm gone like always. rules suck!
01-07-2007, 12:12 AM
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That's a crazy *** rule. Why a 20 lb cap? just plain weird. I can't think of any good reason for that rule. The only thing a higher psi cap does is raise the boiling point, but a car is suppose to have an overflow tank anyway.
I've ran a 7-9 lb cap for the last 6 years. I switched to it one year when I had a head stud leaking problem and just never switched back. The lower psi cap helped stop the seeping coolant and I finished the season without having to pull the heads.
I've ran a 7-9 lb cap for the last 6 years. I switched to it one year when I had a head stud leaking problem and just never switched back. The lower psi cap helped stop the seeping coolant and I finished the season without having to pull the heads.
01-07-2007, 12:30 AM
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Originally Posted by mike c.
the rules suck! they want me to put a roll cage in my STREET car just because i ran 10.2's i keep telling them it's not a rece car it's a street car i don't need a cage i think they'll like my new 402ci better this year. one trip and i'm gone like always. rules suck!
i keep telling them it's not a rece car it's a street car i don't need a cage i think they'll like my new 402ci better this year. one trip and i'm gone like always. rules suck!
01-07-2007, 07:31 PM
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He's either trying to show off, make a joke or he's got a screw loose. 
As for the cap, we've been running the bigger caps for years. It helps keep the track dry, and if your motor is done right, nothing will leak. I think I have a 26lb on both my cars. Never had any problems.
As for the cap, we've been running the bigger caps for years. It helps keep the track dry, and if your motor is done right, nothing will leak. I think I have a 26lb on both my cars. Never had any problems.
01-08-2007, 03:46 PM
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wntstogo100- whats the difference between the new z06 that will do 190+mph,thay don't have a factory roll cage. thats worse then me,i can't go that fast. fact is you crash on the e-way or track your messed up cage or not. just so you know.....if i were dead....just like all dead people....THEY CANT SAY ANYTHING. or are you trying to say you're like the boy from that movie....are you seeing dead people???
01-08-2007, 10:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Luis Castellanos
bah.. that's nothing.. I recieved the local track rules for the 2007...
Rollbar for 13.00 or faster.. now... WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!???????
Rollbar for 13.00 or faster.. now... WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!???????
01-11-2007, 06:20 PM
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Originally Posted by kp
After a few guys blow their upper radiator hose off those shitty chrome SBC thermostat housings and spray down the entire track a few times they may change their minds about that 20lb cap thing..
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