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According to Jay Payne:
Interesting.Jay Payne said:
Turbos aren't a "real" Pro Mod
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I don't give a phuck what Jay Payne says about Pro Mod. He's alcohol funny. Scotty Cannon is OG Pro Mod. Jay didn't make it work. Drag racing evolves. Don't put down new technology.
Something like that. He also never ran anything other than NHRA pro mod events. He probably thinks Pro Mod racing doesn't or never existed elsewhere Like the Old IHRA, and Super Chevy.
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when and where did Jay say this? Kinda hard to believe becuase he's a pretty successful businessman. Sometimes people are reluctant to change due to lack of knowledge. Coughlin did the same thing 3-4 years ago and look what he's driving now.
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i watched them at atco years ago 2 days in a row.
He'd ask steve petty what he thought.
Petty would put a tune in, than some other guy would go and touch shit.
I remeber they launched, blew the tires off and backed it up (common practice in testing) petty pulls out the lap top and goes....
"what the fuck is this shit, i didnt put this in here"
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Correct answer!
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change is coming nitrous guys didnt like cannon when he won all the time its just a matter of time before some one gets a handle on a turbo pm then they will be madd again
crew cheif 41 willys turbo promod
crew cheif 41 willys turbo promod
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I think what he means is the blower cars look and sound like pro mod... Turbo cars are bad ass everyone knows that, but just to sit at an NHRA race when the fans hear more blower cars start up they go running back to there seats.. You can't even hear a turbo car start..
I also agree blower cars just fit the stereo type of Pro Mod..
I also agree blower cars just fit the stereo type of Pro Mod..
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Alot of people don't consider anything but N/a to be "real" horsepower. Some people are just stuck on what they know, which is fine, but don't put down other ways of doing it.
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I agree with this. I am sure that is being taken out of context.
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I don't think he means it doesn't make "REAL" HP.. I mean clearly going 250mph at 2700lbs it makes some steam.
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Power is Power, no matter how you make it!
Sometimes you just have to be smarter than the engine components you work with!
Sometimes you just have to be smarter than the engine components you work with!
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This is normal. When someone tries somthing new out and it doesnt work for them it sucks lol Technology evolves and some people just cant move on with it. Its really shocks me more people havnt went to turbo. Considering after 3-5 passes with a blower car your tearing that bi#@ apart fixing everything. Dont get me wrong they make a shit load of power and are resticted alot, but there is alot more maintence with them over a turbo car.
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Tearing it apart after 3-5 passes? Have you ever worked on one? I will check the bearings on ours every couple runs but apart from that, unless something comes apart theres no tearing everything apart. I've worked on both turbo cars and blower cars and enjoy them both, but the Screw Blown BAE motors have taken my top spot. We run the valves after every run and might have to change a belt every 2-3 passes but thats simple shit. As for what Jay said, sounds like they just couldnt get the turbo deal figured out so they are doing the logical thing and going back to what they know. Just wish someone could get ahold of that car/combo with Brad backing it that knows what they are doing.
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