Blanket policies on HP Factors

[TERRY HEMBREE]

I questioned Pat C last year why the 68 and 69 350/396 Camaros had different hp ratings because the 68 only had been reduced to 330. He said the reason was because of the intakes and if I wanted him to consider lowering the 69 to 330 then I had to send him both year intakes so he could scan them to see if they were equal. I had no interest in doing that so I left it at that. So now for some reason the Chevelles and the 68 Camaro are at 330 the 69 Camaro is still 340.

[Chipper Chapman]

Originally Posted by TERRY HEMBREE

I questioned Pat C last year why the 68 and 69 350/396 Camaros had different hp ratings because the 68 only had been reduced to 330. He said the reason was because of the intakes and if I wanted him to consider lowering the 69 to 330 then I had to send him both year intakes so he could scan them to see if they were equal. I had no interest in doing that so I left it at that. So now for some reason the Chevelles and the 68 Camaro are at 330 the 69 Camaro is still 340.

Yep, makes no sense at all, and when questioned you'd swear you were talking to a politician.

[1347]

Originally Posted by Chipper Chapman

Yep, makes no sense at all, and when questioned you'd swear you were talking to a politician.

Have you not taken note the phrase thats been said over and over on here " One of the problems is we have too many combos"?

This starts to fix that problem, but like everything else when it comes to class racers, nothing makes everyone happy. Including myself.

[Chipper Chapman]

Originally Posted by 1347

Have you not taken note the phrase thats been said over and over on here " One of the problems is we have too many combos"?

This starts to fix that problem, but like everything else when it comes to class racers, nothing makes everyone happy. Including myself.

Well I geuss we should all be running one and only one approved combo, you know, to make it easier on everyone involved.

[pmrphil]

Originally Posted by Chipper Chapman

Well I geuss we should all be running one and only one approved combo, you know, to make it easier on everyone involved.

Would that be 10.90, 9.90, or 8.90? Nope, still too many classes.

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by 1347

" One of the problems is we have too many combos"?

Soooooooooooo, how do "they" fix the problem? Go back to the "good-old-days" of not factoring body styles?

[Jim Kaekel]

Personally, I think that much of the issues with the AHFS could be fixed by using a common sense approach. For example, If a 396/325 is rated 325 in a '68 Camaro, I can understand why it's rated slightly less, say 318, in a larger, heavier Chevelle. On the other hand, when there is a 20, 30, or 40 horsepower difference on the same engine in two different bodies styles, that shows no common sense at all.