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Evan Smith · 01-05-2010, 07:10 PM

Steve,

The NHRA does allow superseded replacement parts on many applications. You can run aluminum heads on your 428 and you can run aluminum heads and a new aluminum intake on a Chevy 396. I am a huge fan of early muscle cars and don't want to see them go away, but finding heads, cranks and intakes, etc., is part of the challenge when you run a car that is 40 years old. It is a huge challenge to run any Class car and in some cases finding parts is part of that challenge. This might sound like a crude answer, but if you want the easy route then build a newer car.

My combo is 17 years old and was only built for three years in small quantaties. Finding heads is hard, finding intakes is nearly impossible. Because of this I've stock-piled intakes and heads for future use and I'm sure many Stock racers have done the same.

01-05-2010, 07:10 PM	#4
Evan Smith Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Tampa Posts: 400 Likes: 7 Liked 115 Times in 5 Posts	Re: For todays "Brain Fart" Steve, The NHRA does allow superseded replacement parts on many applications. You can run aluminum heads on your 428 and you can run aluminum heads and a new aluminum intake on a Chevy 396. I am a huge fan of early muscle cars and don't want to see them go away, but finding heads, cranks and intakes, etc., is part of the challenge when you run a car that is 40 years old. It is a huge challenge to run any Class car and in some cases finding parts is part of that challenge. This might sound like a crude answer, but if you want the easy route then build a newer car. My combo is 17 years old and was only built for three years in small quantaties. Finding heads is hard, finding intakes is nearly impossible. Because of this I've stock-piled intakes and heads for future use and I'm sure many Stock racers have done the same. __________________ Evan Smith 1798 STK