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9/11/08, 11:21 PM   #39
Re: 410 ci engines???????????
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Originally Posted by spd 37 View Post
question? What would be wrong with 360 non wing sprint cars? Didn't jesse hockett come from the back of the pack at eldora this year with a 360 motor? Some owners claim they would save money and some claim it would cost about the same....but with the condition of eldora and most tracks in the mid-west why have a 410 motor with 850 hp....because on a good day you might only use about 1/2 of the total horsepower. I have attended the short track nationals at i-30 in little rock, (a high paying 360 winged race) arkansas for several years and the competition is great...the average sprint car fan can't tell the difference between a 410 sprint car and a 360 sprint car during a race.

Does it make sense?? Bigger motors, cost more, about 1/2 hp actually used for $1,300 to win or less...would a 360 sprint car motor actually save the owners money??
yes with a compression rule like 11 to 1!