Protrusion was the result of everyone collectively deciding as a group to try and reign in power and keep the competition close. It wasn't a single turbo shop or vendor, it was the end result of the group discussion by pullers, vendors, tech officials, etc.... No one is saying that you have to buy brand "X" turbo - you can buy from whatever turbo dealer you would like as long as it fits the rules - now if you actually want to compete.... then you might be quickly narrowing down the turbo shops on your list to those that have proven themselves to make more power than others - but no one is forcing you to buy from anyone in particular.
Do I agree with the protrusion rules? Not really, but it doesn't matter - that is the rules that everyone in that class is judged by. If everyone plays by the rules (and they should) - then its fair - even if it is more money out of pocket. If you want more options for purchasing legal turbos - then you need to get more shops willing to build turbos to those rules. I do wish a box stock charger would meet the rules (and technically I don't know of any because of the length of bore rule in front of the wheel, but there might be some).
You basically stated it, there are only a few shops who are able to be competitive. If the goal was to keep things cheap, simple, and limit power....why were vendors included?
Edit: Were there turbos READILY available by SEVERAL vendors, that met the protrusion rules out of the box and already in use?
What are the two groups of people you don't want making rules.......Vendors and Pullers.
You are probably thinking WTF right now. Hear me out. Most vendors want to sell product (only makes sense) and most puller want more power. Pullers also don't like to see products they bought or modifications they've made be revoked. Some even have hidden agenda's (they have an idea they want to try and move ahead of the competition with), so they lobby for certain rules that will move towards what they want (only human nature). The big problem with this (was more prevalent years ago before the internet), is that there become localized agendas. Local vendors, machine shops, etc. find a way to "advance" ahead of the others and each group becomes different than the next.
A national organization (who does not have a hand it the pot) who CONSULT with pullers and vendors should be making the rules. That helps keep bias, agendas, and localizations to a minimum. The biggest ***** (except for guys who get to pull every week in the Mecca LOL), is that they can't go from one area to the next because of the different rules. Why is it that different areas have different rules.......different agendas.
The best thing for pulling would be an independent national body (with consultation from pullers and vendors) creating classes/rules that would be universally adopted. Everyone would have to pull the same set of rules. The problem is Billy Bob can't beat Bobby Joe, so he creates his own rules for his own club. Then in the next county Billy Ray has a turbo he doesn't want to get rid of, so he makes a class to allow his special turbo, etc. etc. Everyone says quit whining but they would be the first to *****/complain/whine if a set of fair national rules were implemented.......
thoughts?
WHY IS EVERYONE AFRAID OF FAIR NATIONAL STANDARDS/RULES THAT EVERYONE WOULD PULL BY?
ANSWER: People are scared of pulling with fair competition (they won't have a leg up on their competition), and specialized vendors don't make money.
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