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Originally Posted by Ken Miele
My thoughts on this are mixed, yeah I want there to be a fair playing field, but in the middle of the season and right before Indy (the only real place you get torn down) the game has changed. The racers I feel for, and I guess I am included and it probably includes most racers running a 2008 and newer combos, is we don't do our own engines and rely on the engine builder. With that said we are responsible for our combos and have to deal with the consequences
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Here is my take on this if you are buying a "stock" engine where very little modifications are allowed and paying $25000 you know very well they are doing something extra. You want a engine that will pass tech (in its current form) not necessarily a legal to the letter of the law engine.
Good news is since modifying the head and intake is not allowed. all you need to do is pick up a set of original heads and intake and bolt them on since modifications were never allowed it shouldn't slow down much.
FYI the term "you" means all people buying there power not just Ken.
I applaud NHRA for doing this it should have been done long ago the technology has been there. The price has probably just came down. It may take time for them to get to some of the hard to find odd combinations. But I would bet they have the popular combinations scanned already.