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Originally Posted by Dlampe  John, some of the fastest cars at the event were 4 and six cylinder. Here is a link to all the times Run 'N Gun |
Dean, I'm thrilled to see you mention this. I am active on a number of automotive forums, some Cobra related, and I must admit that it amazes me to see potential builders drooling over mega-CID engines. I frequently refer them to the Run 'N' Gun race results, in which it was a surprise at first to find the fastest cars were most often the SBF engined sort, not the 514 CID megamotors.
I attribute this to two factors--first, the lower torque output of the SBF compared to the monster motors allows the power to be "put to the ground" more effectively, thereby allowing for faster 60' times, and IMHO that's where most of the 1/4 mile events are won or lost; second , on the road course, the lower weight of the SBF engines equates (again, IMHO) to increased handling. Sure, the megamotors can drive by the 4 and 6 cyllinder vehicles on the long straight, but those lighter, less powerful vehicles often pass the megamotored megaliths on the twisties (again, IMHO, where the road course races are won or lost).
Huge power/CID numbers are great for bragging rights, but when the Run 'N' Gun event is over, it's often the competitors with the lower numbers who are actually doing the bragging.
Doug