[Shotimes] OT - IRL Gen 4 Chevy, NOT!

[Carl Prochilo]

As has been pointed out, these high-end racing leagues are way past small
block Chevy motors and the engines in these cars have bypassed any production
type use in normal cars.  The Champ car motors are now doing 12,000 RPMs, F1
engines are past 19,000 RPMs and even NASCAR engines are past 9000 RPMs.  As
an interesting point of comparison, the NASCAR motors are almost on par with
F1 engines based on HP ratings alone.  This is all specialized "stuff".

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "dean james" <djshov8@hotmail.com>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 6:07 PM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] OT - IRL Gen 4 Chevy, NOT!


> The way I look at it, it isn't that far off.  Nascar and other racing series
> started with the plain old Chevy small block.  You blueprint it, port the
> heads, swap in a few different parts, but it started with the same block
> that is in your old pickup.  You could pull that motor out of your pickup,
> add similar modifications, and build yourself a screamer.  It might or might
> not be close to the nascar motor, depending on your budget, skill, access to
> certain parts, and development time.  You can probably do the same thing
> with Fud motors and parts.  They used to do it with Pontiac but can't do it
> anymore.
>
> As for the FWD Monte Carlo, I think if the Monte Carlo came with a V6 and
> FWD, then it should have to race with a V6 and FWD.  Just see what THAT does
> to your new car lines.  :-)
>
> >Yes, people realize that they can't get a 700 HP pushrod V8 in their FWD
> >Monte Carlo, but they root for and buy Chevy products, based on this
> >loyalty
> >and to some extent how Chevy does in the various forms of racing.
>
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