Then...10 in terms of the people and interesting tech stuff.
Now... 1-2 maybe. I spend a lot more time just reading and searching old corral and hardcore50 threads.
The tech just isn't "tech enough" anymore.
Snoozer, not picking a fight, but just to clarify... there is still no thumper heads in the 12's (its not that it isn't possible, but the arguments were that it wasn't a proven bolt them on and go 12 second combo like thumper always made it out to be), you and dark pony are some of the VERY few to have run 12's on the stock heads (though you two helped proved it was possible when a lot of people, including myself were highly doubtful it could be done in something other than a drag car).
The Gt40P head has been noted for years as being one hell of a bang for the buck head and there have been 11 second combos in foxes with them for years now. I think its great guys are going fast with a relatively cheap and abundant head. I was going to go this route with my '90, but I was worried about header problems with the eventual turbo setup I planned for it.
As for cam grinders, there are a lot of competent cam grinders out there... Buddy, etc. The reason Ed has been brought up so much is because of his R&D work he has done with AFR, and the results that members here have had with him, myself included. Why is it a bad thing when people go with what works when they are shelling out thousands of dollars? As for Jay Allen, I have nothing good or bad to say because I have no personal experience with him, and I'd like to see how his theories play out, but I haven't seen a car yet on hardcore, the corral, etc to prove his big head, small cam theories yet. There have been a few LONG topics recently on this subject and the reading is good if you can decifer the BS from the good info. It made me think a lot I'll tell you that!
Honestly, I miss the debates (even thought they were usually heated) on heads, etc. I think more knowledge was gained by everyone here when they occured. Despite if people dislike the AFR/FTI pro discussions here, I feel a LOT of people learned more than just what gears and cat back to buy? Don't you agree? If we all did the same thing we won't learn much and better ALL of our knowledge. Despite what everyone says, there are still more NON AFR/FTI customers on here than there are with. I love reading about you and others progress with the GT40P setups, I 'm watching a few other's combos on here too to see how they play out. I TOTALLY agree that its great that more and more people here are turning up the wick and getting faster. I just hope a few of the guys that are trapping 108+ would do a little more work on getting the power to the ground and see how many 11 second NA cars we can get on here.
Anyone want to start a heated debate on piston speed and cylinder head flow?!?!?