spec motor

Date: Tue Dec 18 18:22:05 2007

spec motor

bowatcher · Car Owner

how about exact rules pertaining to that modified of tomorrow ??? The tech lines ought to be real fun now!!!!

Date: Tue Dec 18 22:45:54 2007

are the bush east motor spec. the same as mod,even tho they both had 18* motor they were very different inside.something is fishey

bowatcher · Car Owner

Who does everyone think is gonna get one first??? my guess 09 team car!!!

Date: Sat Dec 22 07:39:52 2007

Ryan Preece

Date: Wed Jan 2 21:41:56 2008

both teams have tons of $ 09-40

Date: Thu Jan 3 07:38:25 2008

I know for a fact that Ryan Preece's father has contacted engine builders about a spec motor.
None of them so far will build him one.

afohlin · Car Owner

Preece won't be the first with a spec motor. They have 2 fresh TEC motors, one with maybe 3 races on it.

yankeeracer · YankeeRacer.com

Why does it matter who is the first with the spec engine? The purpose is to be more cost effective with engines. If the engine is comparable/competitive to the overpriced built motors, what's the shame/harm in utilizing this option that NASCAR is giving you?

Date: Thu Jan 3 13:35:27 2008

afohlin wrote:

Preece won't be the first with a spec motor. They have 2 fresh TEC motors, one with maybe 3 races on it.

And Daddy's got more money than he knows what to do with

yankeeracer · YankeeRacer.com

Anon, what difference does it make if Preece's family has money to burn or operate on a low budget? The driver just completed his rookie season on the WMT. Give him some time to mature and learn some of these tracks.

P.S. If you're not willing to sign up to a screen name here, could you at least sign your name to your posts towards some accountability.

bowatcher · Car Owner

Do you guys think a spec motor can win a wmt race this year? I say after about 3-4 races after all the cry babies get thre ways with the rules. JMO

Date: Thu Jan 3 23:02:28 2008

any motor builder can build these motors,kits 24,000 from carl wegner

afohlin · Car Owner

bowatcher wrote:

Do you guys think a spec motor can win a wmt race this year? I say after about 3-4 races after all the cry babies get thre ways with the rules. JMO

IMO, a spec motor would win multiple races in its inagural season. Its something where even if they aren't as competetative as those 50-60k motors, NASCAR would give spec cars weight breaks much like crate motor cars in other divisions.

Date: Mon Jan 7 07:27:47 2008

afohlin wrote:

bowatcher wrote:

Do you guys think a spec motor can win a wmt race this year? I say after about 3-4 races after all the cry babies get thre ways with the rules. JMO

IMO, a spec motor would win multiple races in its inagural season. Its something where even if they aren't as competetative as those 50-60k motors, NASCAR would give spec cars weight breaks much like crate motor cars in other divisions.

I think it would depend on who's in the seat pushin the gas

WhelenModifiedTour · WMT Moderator

I do not not usually jump into subjects of opinion, but this one I wanted to.

I think we need to look at the Camping World East Series to see if a "Spec Motor" can compete with the outrageously priced motors... the answer is a BIG YES, at half the cost.

As for drivers having families with big money, well unfortunately we all know the sayings. Jus remember that without these so called "spoiled rich kids" there would be two cars at each race.

afohlin · Car Owner

Not only can it compete, its the perfered motor

bowatcher · Car Owner

Quite frankly guys I believe comparing bgn east to mod tour is a big step what I'm getting at is do you really think all the top east teams especially the primadonnas down south use the same crate engine every week I seriously doubt it. Kobyluck has 5 spec engines in rotation. Where is the savings?

WhelenModifiedTour · WMT Moderator

I will try top clarify the savings a little. While 5 motors sounds like alot, at less than half the cost of a regular engine the money spent is more like 3 engines. So while it may sound crazy, teams do actually save money. And not all teams are buying 5 engines, but can have a main and spare for less than the price of one no-spec engine.

Ben Althen · Moderator

To me all this seems is another way for NASCAR to pad their pockets, while trying to seem like they are trying to help the teams. You have a 26K engine that you can't rebuild, and I can almost guarantee that the price will go up. When Wegner first built this engine it cost around 15 grand, and now its close to 30? That's NASCAR at work for you. So you will have 2 options, a Spec engine for roughly 10 grand less then a built engine that is basically junk when you need a refresh, or a built engine that might cost 10 grand more (less if you do some hunting, I've seen top notch tour engines sell for under 25 grand near new). And to boot you can freshen your built engine, so you can keep running it year after year with maintenance. While that build ups over years, it is better then spending close to 30 grand a year on buying a new engine.

Date: Sat Mar 8 14:41:32 2008

so who has them ,for 08