Guest Tom Scala Posted July 29, 2002 Share Posted July 29, 2002 I just saw in Hot Rod where the yellow 280ZX that entered the $2000 challenge ran some 11 sec ET's. For those who don't know what I'm talking about Grass Roots Motorsports has a competition for cars built for or under $2000. A Vortec headed SBC 280ZX entered only to have the T350 trans blow on the starting line at the drag strip test. Hot Rod magazine editors saw the article made a crack about how if the trans didn't blow the diff or something else would have. The owners of the car,I don't know who they are,wrote HRM and told them of their new times after the trans fix and added they did it on the stock diff with no problems. In your face HR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted July 29, 2002 Share Posted July 29, 2002 That was a G-E-N-R-A-L M-O-T-O-R-S transmission that blew not a R200. The sanctimonious staff at Hot Rod is nourished by Geritol and Viagra with protein fuel by beans. I have not wasted my time with their rag in years.I doubt if they will offer an update since it may offend their advertisers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LIghtningZ Posted July 30, 2002 Share Posted July 30, 2002 Tom you should check out my original post on this subject I Emailed and got on David frieburgers (EDITOR IN CHIEF AT HOT ROD )A$$ about the COMMENT that was made the second i read that when i first got my issue he immedietly replied and told me the out come (11 sec. run)after the trans R&R. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavyZ Posted July 31, 2002 Share Posted July 31, 2002 I have that issue and did read that, while rolling my eyes. I almost replied, but decided it wouldn't be worth the time; besides, you beat me to it! In defense of David Freiburger, I have to say that he is about the best editor that magazine ever had. He is also a great writer too. After reading his articles for years, I think he is a fairly open minded guy, although he is biased to American iron for obvious reasons. Was his reply polite? I bet it was. BTW, even though I subscribe to Car Craft, I have to say that it is Hot Rod that has carried articles of offbeat car like Hybrids and such, not Car Craft. Jim Biondo's car comes to mind. Davy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LIghtningZ Posted July 31, 2002 Share Posted July 31, 2002 Nope your right on there Davy i think he's worked out pretty good and i do like him, though i still miss the editorials that Roe Mconegal used to do i would love to meet Steve Magnante!! he seems like my kind of guy... like Hot rods version of our very own Lone!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fl327 Posted July 31, 2002 Share Posted July 31, 2002 i quit reading hotrod, i think that if you can find an issue that is exactly ten years older than the current one, it will have almost the same articles. its a great mag though. yeah i read that thing about the 280zx and thought that it was lame that they were bagging on the car when yes it was a GM trans that blew as the weak link thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pparaska Posted July 31, 2002 Share Posted July 31, 2002 HotRod, Car Craft, Chevy High Performance, GM Hi Tech Performance, Popular Hotrodding. I subscribe to all of them. Heck, they're cheap if you shop around, you shouldn't be paying more than $10/year for each of them. Hotrod annoys me with the incessant Chevelle-based mind set for everything. Chevelles are cool, but the world does not revolve around them. All of their advice is based (even though they don't come out and say it) on a heavy car like the Chevelle. Jeff Smith was "Chevelle or nothing". Car craft is much the same. Cases in point: "Vacuum secondary carbs are the only way to go in the street." That's the sentiment anyway. Well, if you have a 350 in a chevelle with 3.08:1 gears, I agree. But some of us TRUE hotrodders (the ones that take a light car - much like a fenderless 31 Ford and put a bigger more powerful engine in it!) don't only have big heavy American cars that we hotrod. And therefore, the Vac Sec 4 barrel is NOT the only way to go. A 2700 lb car with a V8 and decent gearing can use and probably SHOULD use a double pumper. I listened to their bull for years and started out with Vac sec carbs that limited my performance (the punch anyway). Cams. For YEARS all I heard was "Don't go over 225 deg .050" duration on the street!" B.S. Once again, a light car with mid-short gearing can live with more. Just not a heavy Chevelle. My 236/240 @ .050 pulls cleanly from 1500 rpm. It rumps and romps at idle and keeps pulling past 6000 too. Oh, don't even get me started on the hydraulic vs solid lifter thing. For years the mags and cam manufacturers have pushed hydraulic cams only for the street. This is just not beginnng to turn around. Yeah, that BS about the differential not being up to the task was pretty stupid. It WAS the GM tranny that barfed on the track, not the diff. You guys should try Popular Hotrodding. Those guys ACTUALLY own and race fast cars, and they're quite open minded. They seem to go after the alternative cars as well. No doubt they all bow to their advertisers. GRM, on the otherhand, is a bit more above board, from what I can tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted August 1, 2002 Share Posted August 1, 2002 I started subscribing to this cyber publication called Hybrid Z and also considering letting the paper publications subscriptions lapse. Feature articles,fully engaged grass roots editors,pictures of all persuasions,humor, how to do it articles,indepth discussions and all of it is usually about my favorite car and no advertising and my questions get answered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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