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Yup. I don't know how many times I've said it, either. I've lost count. Ed was one of the first to argue the point. I figured since he builds super stock cars for a livin, the Mopar Suspension manual would be something he would know front to back, since most of that stuff came from the super stock program.
It amazes me how many learned people haven't cracked those books. Ever. Or how many insist on NOT buying a factory service manual for the car they have. Heck, I've read both the engine and suspension manuals many times cover to cover, yet, sometimes I just go get one to flip through again to keep me fresh on it.
They may be 40 plus year old technology, but the stuff WORKS. Engine recipes and all. Why argue back and forth on forums about how to run 10s, when you got complete instructions on how to do it already printed out, part numbers and all? Maybe I'm stupid like that. People have pounded on me for bringing them up before, saying they are obsolete, or dated. I say hogwash. I just love readin through those recipes. Maybe one day I will get to build another one.
I've seen and heard people say stuff like "oh, Mopar is just trying to sell all their stuff". Well duhhh. They're in business to make money. You can argue about the hundreds of ways to do something, but in the end, ain't you doin it? So, what difference does it make how you got there? In my mind's eye, Mopar had a genius plan. Make it easy for the racer to build race cars, and we'll sell stuff. Really, why have to call this cam maker and that, hang out on forums trying to glean info from people that might have it wrong and end up going nowhere?
Yeah, I know you don't NEED a Six Pack to run in the 12 second bracket. But if you use it like they say, the **** WILL run 12s. And it's kinda cool seein the chebbie boys wonder how you got six barrels to work so well, ain't it? Yeah, you can do it with one carb, but who wants to do that? Can you say boring? I always thought they threw that in there to sorta keep the Six Pack package alive and kickin for a long time. I'm glad they did it, but I've seen where people (especially on forums) said it was the stupidest thing ever. Really? A Six Pack stupid? I think they are six barrels of wide open awesomeness.
I always looked at those manuals and recipes like this. Say I build an 11 second car following the recipes in those books. I race it several seasons. Just have a good old time with it. I sell it. Maybe to somebody that doesn't even know Mopars. I recommend he go out and buy those manuals. He does. Even though he's all the way across the country, now he has an instruction manual on a car he's never seen before and a brand he's not even familiar with. It's sheer genius, I tell you. But you gotta buy the books and read them, not leave um at the store or on the shelf. Same with the factory service manual for your car.
NO other automobile manufacturer EVER supported racing with as much comprehensive information as Mopar, yet no other information was so widely ignored. The chebbie guys never had it that good.