Thread: Anymore engine combos?

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Originally Posted by tango

That's fine If you want to tow you car to the track to drive it . But I am happy with a Street / Strip car . In the 80s we did the point's racing thing . We were #2 in are class . I did not Like it . I find a street car much more fun . How many of the car's on this forum drop in the 10s . Yes I can build a 9 sec car and I have help my friend with his high 9s 468 BB Chevy . Maybe we can do a poll on what kind of cars we build ? This may give you a better idea about what I am trying to tell you .

Ya know what???? I don't care what you or anyone else on this forum or any other forum runs... I run what suits me best (for now) and constantly strive to improve our performance level. Don't talk to me about building cars, I do it all day, ever day and have for the last 30 years!!!! Point is I know what I want and I do what I have to do to get there. Street strip cars are nothing but a comprimise and I hate comprimises. Given the right circumstances and the right backing, I'll sell everything and move up a class or two someday. Point is, I'm willing to do what it takes to get there and not use money or the lack of it as an excuse for not doing it!!!! Or as they say, "If you can't run with the big dogs, stay on the porch". Yeah, I know that's not nice. Big deal. Tired of folks putting me down because I have worked my ass off the last 40 years and I'm proud of what I have, but it's still not all I want!!!! I want to go faster, run nicer stuff, and hire a crew chief.... and this makes me less of a racer then you porting heads in your basement, using stock rods, and trying to convince me and others that you are totally content with a 12 second car???? My question is this.... Is that all you want, or is at all the harder you are willing to work to get what you want???? Excuse me, but I will not apologize for being good at what I do and wanting to be better!!!

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

Ya know what???? I don't care what you or anyone else on this forum or any other forum runs... I run what suits me best (for now) and constantly strive to improve our performance level. Don't talk to me about building cars, I do it all day, ever day and have for the last 30 years!!!! Point is I know what I want and I do what I have to do to get there. Street strip cars are nothing but a comprimise and I hate comprimises. Given the right circumstances and the right backing, I'll sell everything and move up a class or two someday. Point is, I'm willing to do what it takes to get there and not use money or the lack of it as an excuse for not doing it!!!! Or as they say, "If you can't run with the big dogs, stay on the porch". Yeah, I know that's not nice. Big deal. Tired of folks putting me down because I have worked my ass off the last 40 years and I'm proud of what I have, but it's still not all I want!!!! I want to go faster, run nicer stuff, and hire a crew chief.... and this makes me less of a racer then you porting heads in your basement, using stock rods, and trying to convince me and others that you are totally content with a 12 second car???? My question is this.... Is that all you want, or is at all the harder you are willing to work to get what you want???? Excuse me, but I will not apologize for being good at what I do and wanting to be better!!!

WOW REAL NICE

Originally Posted by tango

WOW REAL NICE

then GET OFF MY CASE and don't bore me by challenging me with what heads to use on a sbc... Don't know, don't care, don't have the time to learn. But I do have the phone number of an expert who knows!!!! I can pay him to do it while I'm working on other things. That's called time management, it's one of the things you learn to do when you have to work smarter instead of just harder!!!!! I'm an "expert" on automatic transmissions and drag carbs, too.... Want the phone numbers of the shops I use???? If you do it all yourself, you can only do one thing at a time..... If you defer to the experts, you can accomplish multiple tasks simultaneously.....

Originally Posted by DennyW

Dave, Not trying to butt in here, but it looks to me like Tango was trying to say that the biggest part of people coming in here, are not in that 9-10 sec class. A lot of guys are just starting out, and are trying to learn the basic build of things. As in, if they had the money, they would just pay someone to build it for them. But, instead, they come here to the club to learn how, starting with the basics. Theres a lot of guys and gals that just want something they built on their own, and want to learn how to peal a little rubber.

Well, then quit defending him and tell him to get off my case!!!!! I've been there done that....My point is that you don't have to settle for that if you are willing to do what it takes to go faster!!!!!!! We should all run 12's and never want to go faster???????? I don't think so!!!!!!

And I hope you get it ! I am very Happy with my 12 sec street car's . There great fun COOL