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Link to info on NHRA Pro stock engine tech
Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 9:27 pm
by FASTFATBOY
Got a buddy who is just learning how engines work, I want to show him some elite info and boggle his brain. I read an article a few years back about no 2 Pro Stock engines are the same, pretty much hand crafted all the way up.
Any one got any info, Google aint helping me.
Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 9:41 pm
by airflowdevelop
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_q ... i_n9432281
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pro_Stock
these are pretty simple articles... and way out of date.
Last "almost verified rumor" put a top 5 capable engine in the ~$230K range. A good lease program is 1-1.2m/Yr...
Darin Morgan would have the most current info on the board. I know for a fact a good set of heads alone can cost more than a good 410 outlaw motor.
Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 9:46 pm
by Ron C.
When Bob Glidden retired his Ford from Pro Stock competition and few years back he put his motor and log book up for sale for like $1.4 or so million dollars. You missed your chance to see what a non competitive engine was like
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Seriously an't gonna happen. In the older days we used to say it wasn't rocket science, well today NASA doesn't have anything on them.
Blessings.......Ron.
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 11:04 am
by mach9
Wasn't when he retired. It was around '89 or '90 when he was still pretty much wearing them out. There was a lot of complaining going on about the intake manifold and such. So he offered to tow it back to the trailer after a run, pull the motor and it was yours, for $1.7 million. Offered to throw in the whole shop for another $300K I believe. Although there were no takers, rumour has is there were some pretty seriously considering it.
I'm pretty sure this was around the same time as the deal with IHRA happened. I think it was in Milan. That was his, and I think Reher/Morrison's last IHRA race. MJ
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 12:06 pm
by trmnatr
If memory is correct wasnt Bob Glidden using NOS in Pro Stock ?
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 1:42 pm
by Unkl Ian
trmnatr wrote:If memory is correct wasnt Bob Glidden using NOS in Pro Stock ?
He wasn't the only one.
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 2:45 pm
by lance flake
i think he was the only one not using it that is why he couldn't keep pace. lol. who really knows the real truth though.
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 3:59 pm
by Mario428
trmnatr wrote:If memory is correct wasnt Bob Glidden using NOS in Pro Stock ?
It was his son Billy who publicly admitted to used NOS. Way the story goes he did it to prove to the old man it could be done without being caught.
With some backing from Harold Stout, Bob's 3 year old cars and engines he was going faster than Bob was at the time.
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 4:44 pm
by lance flake
i do believe that after passing tech and qualifing with nos installed on the car billy went to tech and showed them how he done it and withdrew his entry just to prove a point.
NO
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 5:54 pm
by Gary Blair
trmnatr wrote:If memory is correct wasnt Bob Glidden using NOS in Pro Stock ?
NO
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 6:35 pm
by af2
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 7:04 pm
by 3V Performance
Great reading.
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 7:48 pm
by Malvn
Thanks Af2 I found that it was great reading and it was also exciting to read that INFO
Malvin
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 9:06 pm
by nhrastocker
Let's not forget the Mopar Team that was going fast and won a championship. There were rumors of cheating and then suddenly, someone broke in their shop; stole everything and then suddenly the following year they were no longer competitive...
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 9:16 pm
by rfl28
Gents,
If you want to read a great Pro Stock article, go the Larry Widmer"s site " The Old One" and go to articles, and click on 'Building a Pro Stock Engine'' ...EXCELLENT ARTICLE.
