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<blockquote data-quote="pciscott" data-source="post: 13374" data-attributes="member: 108"><p>ORI the c-4 transmision did come in some ford mini pickups, also the mounts on a radius arm are a bushing. A heim joint or spherical bearing is also a bushing. The 7s rules allow you to add material and reinforce therefore the way I read the rules heim joints are legal. The motor rules are not an issue I'm up on, but we spent over $10,000 dollars on our 2.9 Ford motor for our 7s and Yorks $30,000 Ed Pink motor would walk all over us. What in the end made our truck more competitive was a billet under drive transfer case. 8.5 to 1 final drive made our truck fast off the line and able to jump on top of the whoops. Top speed was only 85 miles per hour, but what is the average speed of a 7s? Dave Hadley in fallbrook builds these units for two and 4 wheel drive trucks and they pay for themselves within a year. Before we got this we ran 6.5 Gears that would crack almost every race, then we went to 4.11 gears and the underdrive and the rear end would go all year and the transfer case takes all the load. This was a bullet proof setup. In all classes people with more money have an advantage Yorks motor was a 2.5 liter with over 300 horsepower and gobs of torque. Huge advantage over all 2.8 and 2.9 motors because of the torque difference. Another trick would be to go to a 5 speed transmision this puts more power to the ground. The motor displacement rule is not an issue I want to take sides on, but can you even get a truck with that small of an engine anymore? The only way to make everyone 100% equal would be with a chasi dyno, have a maximum horsepower and put restrictor plates on the trucks that are over powered, but who has a mobile dyno or the money? No matter what size motor is chosen someone will always have a dominant truck, whether more money or more desire to win. Good luck to everyone and when you do beat S+S the victory will be much sweater. These guys used to race a Toyota and Fords kicked there Ass for years. Now some of you Ford guys have your work cut out, go get them! I believe that Fords are faster than Chevys period. Good luck to everyone in 2002 and remember testing, testing, and more testing is what wins races.</p><p></p><p>God Bless America</p><p></p><p>Scott Steinberger Trophy Truck #7</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pciscott, post: 13374, member: 108"] ORI the c-4 transmision did come in some ford mini pickups, also the mounts on a radius arm are a bushing. A heim joint or spherical bearing is also a bushing. The 7s rules allow you to add material and reinforce therefore the way I read the rules heim joints are legal. The motor rules are not an issue I'm up on, but we spent over $10,000 dollars on our 2.9 Ford motor for our 7s and Yorks $30,000 Ed Pink motor would walk all over us. What in the end made our truck more competitive was a billet under drive transfer case. 8.5 to 1 final drive made our truck fast off the line and able to jump on top of the whoops. Top speed was only 85 miles per hour, but what is the average speed of a 7s? Dave Hadley in fallbrook builds these units for two and 4 wheel drive trucks and they pay for themselves within a year. Before we got this we ran 6.5 Gears that would crack almost every race, then we went to 4.11 gears and the underdrive and the rear end would go all year and the transfer case takes all the load. This was a bullet proof setup. In all classes people with more money have an advantage Yorks motor was a 2.5 liter with over 300 horsepower and gobs of torque. Huge advantage over all 2.8 and 2.9 motors because of the torque difference. Another trick would be to go to a 5 speed transmision this puts more power to the ground. The motor displacement rule is not an issue I want to take sides on, but can you even get a truck with that small of an engine anymore? The only way to make everyone 100% equal would be with a chasi dyno, have a maximum horsepower and put restrictor plates on the trucks that are over powered, but who has a mobile dyno or the money? No matter what size motor is chosen someone will always have a dominant truck, whether more money or more desire to win. Good luck to everyone and when you do beat S+S the victory will be much sweater. These guys used to race a Toyota and Fords kicked there Ass for years. Now some of you Ford guys have your work cut out, go get them! I believe that Fords are faster than Chevys period. Good luck to everyone in 2002 and remember testing, testing, and more testing is what wins races. God Bless America Scott Steinberger Trophy Truck #7 [/QUOTE]
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