Question for the old guys

Mark Lewis · 07-16-2025, 05:09 PM

Don't remember how many times, but Years AGO, 1987 to be exact I was #1 qualifier at Atlanta Southern Nats just edging Al Provost out. D2 tech Bill Holt decide to tear down after first rd . Went the next morning to Chevy dealer and tore down. Everything was good until they decided to pour the heads, 1st year of having intake and exhaust runner volumes. Don't remember exact numbers but heads poured big. Mind you I didn't freshen motor up over winter and wasn't worried because heads hadn't been enhanced at the time.
Got home and took 5 sets of heads over to Fultons on Monday night, side job at the time.
None of them poured anywhere close. Called tech line on Tuesday night and discussed findings with Bill Holt, Asked where they got specs for 882 heads at that time and he said he would get back with me.
Two weeks later he called and said the specs had been adjusted and they were more than what I had at the time. I was good to go and asked if I got a free entry to another National since it was their mistake, You know that answer.
They figured since the heads looked so stock they would give me 15hp . Only good thing was John Fowbower won race after he got the bye 2nd rd

07-16-2025, 05:09 PM	#16
Mark Lewis Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 345 Likes: 63 Liked 207 Times in 44 Posts	Re: Question for the old guys Don't remember how many times, but Years AGO, 1987 to be exact I was #1 qualifier at Atlanta Southern Nats just edging Al Provost out. D2 tech Bill Holt decide to tear down after first rd . Went the next morning to Chevy dealer and tore down. Everything was good until they decided to pour the heads, 1st year of having intake and exhaust runner volumes. Don't remember exact numbers but heads poured big. Mind you I didn't freshen motor up over winter and wasn't worried because heads hadn't been enhanced at the time. Got home and took 5 sets of heads over to Fultons on Monday night, side job at the time. None of them poured anywhere close. Called tech line on Tuesday night and discussed findings with Bill Holt, Asked where they got specs for 882 heads at that time and he said he would get back with me. Two weeks later he called and said the specs had been adjusted and they were more than what I had at the time. I was good to go and asked if I got a free entry to another National since it was their mistake, You know that answer. They figured since the heads looked so stock they would give me 15hp . Only good thing was John Fowbower won race after he got the bye 2nd rd