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DMBlack
11-26-2014, 05:46 PM
Extreme Street N/A

Qualifying, Ladder, and Tree Information
Limited to quickest 16 qualifiers. Sportsman Ladder. .400 Pro Tree

Vehicle/Body Rules
Open to all year, make, and model vehicles. All vehicles must be stock bodied and stock appearing. Aftermarket panels limited to hood.
OEM dash required. Carpet and interior panels forward of package shelf required. Radio and HVAC controls may be replaced with delete panel. Two front seats are required and must be securely mounted. After market seats are allowed. Rear seats may be removed. Windows must be factory style safety glass and operational. Lexan windows prohibited. All mirrors for body style claimed required.
Minimum race weight including driver 3350lbs.

Engine & Drivetrain Rules
Must have LT1 based engine (Factory LT1 Block). Cylinder heads must retain the factory 23 degree valve angle and spacing, Trick Flow 21 degree heads permitted (TFS-30400008-M54). Aftermarket heads and converted small block Chevrolet heads will be permitted if they follow the above guidelines.
Stock or stock ported intake manifold required. LT1/4 specific Edlebrock intake manifold permitted. No cutting or welding of intake manifold allowed.
Hydraulic roller camshafts only. Solid lifters prohibited.
Exhaust must exit behind front seats.
Factory PCM required. Engine must have fully functional opti-spark distributor. Stock style aftermarket opti is allowed. LS1 PCM/24X conversion allowed with a 200lbs weight penalty (opti-spark not required with 24x conversion). Aftermarket EFI PCMs are not allowed. Aftermarket ignition boxes allowed. Two-steps only allowed for manual transmission vehicles. Gasoline or E85 only. Rear mounted batteries must be mounted and vented per NHRA specifications and have a functional disconnect switch.
The following transmissions are allowed without weight penalty: 700R4, 4L60, 4L60e, and T56. GM TH350, TH400, and 4L80e are allowed with a 200lbs weight penalty. Torque converters not permitted with manual transmissions and clutch activated automatic transmissions are prohibited. No trans-brakes allowed.
Any automotive rear axle permitted.
Nitrous bottles must be removed and feed line capped.

Chassis & Suspension
Vehicles must have stock style suspension for year, make, model claimed. Four links and ladder bars not permitted. Solid engine mounts allowed. Motor plates are prohibited. Factory style tubular replacement components allowed. Rear sway bar must be mounted to rear differential with rubber/poly bushings but may have solid end links.

Wheels & Tires
Any automotive wheel permitted. Tires have a maximum height of 28” and a maximum tread width of 10” for DOT bias-ply and DOT radial tires. Non DOT slicks are not permitted.

Street Equipment
All entries must have functional lights, horn, turn signals, and wipers at minimum. Cruise control, fog lights, air conditioning, heat, radio, and ABS may be removed. Vehicles may undergo a basic road safety inspection as part of the tech-in process.

Class Safety Requirements
Vehicle and driver must meet NHRA certifications for time and speed the vehicle is running.

Badhawk
12-17-2014, 10:07 PM
Looks good except for the brakes part. I run my drag brakes on the street and had them when I ran this class before so why the change now ? It would be pretty funny to get bumped to Mod for brakes.

firebird_1995
12-17-2014, 10:54 PM
Looking it over now jeff. Just a question on my behalf, what constitutes a "race brake" and what would it's advantage be over a standard braking system?

Badhawk
12-17-2014, 10:59 PM
Race brakes are extremely light less rotating mass. I chose to lose weight by buying lightweight parts rather than cutting up the car.

shownomercy
12-18-2014, 08:25 AM
Race brakes are extremely light less rotating mass. I chose to lose weight by buying lightweight parts rather than cutting up the car.

I have no dog in this fight but aren't all "race brakes" advertised as not for street use? Which, kinda goes against the "Street" class... and all..

Badhawk
12-18-2014, 08:27 AM
Drag radial say the same thing but that doesn't stop people from driving them the street.

shownomercy
12-18-2014, 08:44 AM
Drag radial say the same thing but that doesn't stop people from driving them the street.

Touche, but, I think radials have a DOT approval, whereas drag brakes do not?

Just making convo here.

Badhawk
12-18-2014, 08:56 AM
The class is also called extreme street. Nothing wrong with a little friendly debate

96LT1355Z28
12-18-2014, 02:39 PM
To my knowledge there's not criteria for brakes as far as DOT is concerned like there is with tires. Street brakes have vented rotors where drag brakes generally are a solid rotor. Because of this they're easy to warp and aren't recommended for street use by the manufacturer.
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Chopstix
12-18-2014, 05:28 PM
Looks good except for the brakes part. I run my drag brakes on the street and had them when I ran this class before so why the change now ? It would be pretty funny to get bumped to Mod for brakes.


let me see what answers I can get

firebird_1995
12-18-2014, 05:33 PM
I sent Jeff a PM this morning asking him to describe his setup, because I could see where there is a grey area on the selection such as Wilwood offers with their setups. I believe the intention for the ruling was with the weight of the components in mind. But this is my personal interpretation of the rules, not of us as a whole.

Badhawk
12-18-2014, 05:48 PM
Been responding with my phone I will check the pm when I get home.

Tony Shepherd
12-18-2014, 11:36 PM
Looks good except for the brakes part. I run my drag brakes on the street and had them when I ran this class before so why the change now ? It would be pretty funny to get bumped to Mod for brakes.

Guys I agree with Jeff on this. Brake upgrades should not matter in any class. It is just a bolt-on. I have never seen any racing series have restrictions on brakes. Just my .02

DMBlack
12-19-2014, 12:07 AM
The rule concerning "race brakes" was copied over from Street Stock. While we thought it was a rule that worked well in this class, upon further discussion with others, we have decided to remove the rule concerning brakes.