I find this so amusing
Ok... stock SC? NOS, boring and strokers are cheating?
Some observations....
- Coy Miller has provided very very limited info about what's in his motor. Aside from what can be seen on the outside, no one outside his shop knows what's in it. For all we know it could be 200 CID or it could be 260 CID..
- Jim has provided even less detail about what's in his. "Bob Johnson short block" and "Jim Demmit Sr. heads". Ya, that really tells me what's in it. Most guys have a .020" or .030" overbore (.020" makes 234 CID or a 3.83 ish liter) so that the cylinders could be straightened and done with a torque plate. That promotes better ring seal and thus more power. If BJ rebuilt a block with stock size pistons... nevermind... not worth mud slinging.
- Chris Wise and Dave Neibert have provided every detail and each step to those interested in there cars. A little different approach than some others trying to go fast.
- Neil Frisbee made his runs long before any of the rest in the top 10 and, in my opinion, deserves at least 5 times the respect since he had little to no help from aftermarket companies. We don't have much now, but there's been a lot more info shared on the web since Neil ran in '97.
So, until I see some detailed specs of some of these other cars, I put little to no stock in anything they say. Some of us in the low 13 - 12 sec range will provide every detail about what's in our cars. Want to know what's in my motor? Check the PN listing on this site. I offered up quite a few of them for everyone else to learn from. The only thing I've ever held back was the exact cam profile I have now, but I still give that to people that ask directly. Wouldn't it be nice to see a PN list of some of these other cars to learn from? Wouldn't it be nice if the need for attention or 'power' of being better was set aside and info was shared for the better of the community?
Oh well... I usually ignore these kinda posts but just felt like causing trouble today. Maybe it's the lack of sleep and 12 hours I spent assembling my circletrack 355's shortblock afterwork yesterday (continuing today with some additional head work and hopefully assembling the heads before I quit) . Can't wait for the season to start, nothing like the smell of race fuel and a small block at 6500 through open exhaust !!!!