I'm pretty sure the following: flexplate, harmonic balancer, transmission blanket, 5 point roll cage, drive shaft loop, closed face helmet, 5 point harness.

What other things? fuel cell, ground clearance, does the drive shaft loop have to go frame to frame, nitrous solenoids mounted on firewall, window tint?etc.

 

On/Off external electric?

Herre ya go ....

http://www.nhrasportcompact.com/2002/rules/GenReg.pdf

 

Is that only for those who have relocated the battery?

 

http://www.nhra.com/tech_specs/ETQuickRef.html

 

I guess JDM, PSP and JL all have aftermarket rear axles.

 

I'd suggest buying an NHRA rulebook. If you become an NHRA member you get a new rulebook each year.

 

Yep, buying a rulebook does wonders for learning the rules.

You only need the flexplate/flywheel for a standard transmission, or an automatic vehicle NOT originally equipped with a supercharger.

You only need a power cut off if the battery has been relocated from it's OEM spot.

As for the axles, yes, we are really supposed to have them. But nobody makes SFI replacements yet. I am currently working on them. However, our factory axles are beefy, 34 spline units, so most track officials are allowing them.

 

I was just mainly curious. I thought that since there are so many racers here someone would list all the rules which apply to Lightnings. It would be a sad event where someone ran a 10.90 and was disqualified from a race because he/she didn't have approved aftermarket axles, or maybe an aftermarket harmonic balancer.

 

That is what I am talking about. Someone could be disqualified or not allowed to race because he/she doesn't have the proper equipment. You never know who will say something or when they will say it.

Isn't the flexplate for our truck the same as one for a regular F150? So why would a regular 5.4 automatic with a blozilla be disqualified for using the same flexplate as a Lightning?

 

I doubt I'll make it to the 10.99 club in the next couple of years. When I do and there is some money up for grabs, if my competitor doesn't have the equipment required by the rules then he will be disqualified.

 

Maybe I'll add a list of required parts per ET on my site, that would be a nice reference. There are "other" trucks out there right now that are missing some of the "required" parts to meet NHRA rules. But I myself held back on protesting anything this year, because in all honesty, these trucks reaching these ETs are breaking new ground, and the parts were just not there to support them. Next year however, I will gladly protest any truck in my racing class that does not meet the rules. It's just part of racing. There is no reason somebody else should be allowed to cut corners and get away with it. We all have to abide by the same rules.

 

Actually no, it's different. The non-blown 5.4 uses a 4 bolt converter as opposed to the Lightnings 6 bolt. It's not the flexplate that makes that rule though, it's the bellhousing. NHRA looks at it like this- if a vehicle comes from the manufacturer with a supercharger, then they assume the transmission case and internals are improved to handle the extra power, and therefore less likely to fail.

 

Off topic, but it's about d@mn time FFW etc. added a heads up Lightning class. Maybe a street tire class and a slick class. With some type of provision to make Gen1 and Gen2 trucks level in terms of performance they would have huge fields. Maybe we should petition them!

 

Exactly.
I think people would appreciate a list of parts they would need for certain speeds and et's. Tuners would probably sell more parts if customers were more aware also.

 

Here is an off topic question also. Since NHRA has different classes such as stock and super stock and there is no listing for a 2001 what would the 2001 be classified as and why don't they list anything other than eagle or manley pistons for those classes? Does this mean at an NHRA track someone with a built engine using other than those brand of pistons could be disqualified?