So I just ran the class final at Indy.......
 

The other Racer is running the exact combo as I am (I know pretty far fetched but stick with me). We both go fast. We both get an invite to the barn. Tech inspector first checks both carbs. His carb checks OK for throttle bore and venturi as per the guide. My carb checks too small but is the correct # carb for the combo as per the guide.
His carb is way too big for the # of the carb that is listed in the guide. My carb is way too small for the numbers listed in the guide (plus .005 or minus .015) but it has the correct PN as listed.
Who gets tossed? Why?

Re: So I just ran the class final at Indy.......
 

Way to easy Billy. If both carbs do not meet the specs... both get bounced.. if valves are to small you would get bounced. if dish cc's are to small you get bounced. not in specs... not legal

Re: So I just ran the class final at Indy.......
 

Billy, being from the carolina's an also run there. The answer 's
is,,the guy with the biggest gun.....(just kidding)...

Correct answer is the spec. Size of the carb. That's specified, but not "bigger". If the guy with the smaller carb. Is faster, better look
for a vacuum leat above the throttle blades or some mods. To the booster cluster.... (old trick)

Re: So I just ran the class final at Indy.......
 

Billy, you would never be in that situation because you would have known in advance that the specs were wrong and had them corrected. If this actually did happen you probably would get bounced. His carb is legal and yours is not.

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Billy would never have the wrong size carb, but why would a carb larger be OK?

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The larger carb checks OK per NHRA specs.

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But Bob, the guide is contradicting itself. Why should a competitor be tossed for using the correct, OEM carb?

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You definitely should not be tossed, but I'm guessing that you would be. Both can not be right and his is correct according to NHRA specs. I may be wrong. I usually am. Maybe they would not disqualify either of you.

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He has more $ than you and Regularly takes the tech officials out for dinner and drinks sorry Billy your tossed

Re: So I just ran the class final at Indy.......
 

so is this a actual situation that happened or just a hypothetical ?