I still get the "Put a 350 Chevy in there and you will go faster" thing. Yeah sure its lighter than a 400 with E heads, 4.25" eagle crank, 6.8 Eagle rods, and Ross pistons. Thats why it will go faster. I just show them the front of the car, since they wont be seeing it during the race.
We do need younger guys to get into Pontiacs, we also need older people to keep the Pontiac engine in there instead of dropping in a 350 or whatever. Why? That way we will still have parts for the engines we know are a better design, even if it is a bit more expensive to produce or build. For what you get from the factory in a Pontiac, you have to pay extra to get race stuff in a Chevy.
I guess the bigget thing is to not come off as a jerk, or a know it all. Be supportive not combative. Once you beat the kid with the 454 in his TA or GTO, you can then show him the nearly stock looking engine that doesnt look like his, then he will get the idea.
Im tired of the Car mags thinking we are a bunch of resto freaks who think it has to have the correct year and month exhaust manifolds. I race everything I build own and drive, I dont care what the date code is. Just give me CFM, CI, and RPM and I am happy. 36 btw...
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