runner volumes??

[junior barns]

Is there anybody out there that has the old runner volumes for Stock??

Has anyone compared there combo's cc#s based on old volumes to the SS #s??

If they're different why cant they use the old records?

Maybe the SS volume #s are bigger than the old stock #'s and that is why NHRA decided to go with them?

[gmonde]

i am a amc guy and i will be checking my combo before going to battle and i will let you how the numbers play out gmonde

[Dave Layer]

Junior

The current S/Stk runner volumes basically ARE the old Stock numbers. For years the NHRA runner volumes were listed as "Cylinder Head Volumes" and were used for both Stock and Super Stock. Several years ago NHRA quit ccing Stock heads and the new title for the same runner volume list was (and still is) titled "Super Stock Cylinder Head Volumes". NHRA's tech dept.reasoning for no longer ccing stocker heads, at that time, was your not allowed to modify them so why should we have to check them? And we all know what has happened since.

I don't believe that there are that many Stocker heads in use that are larger than the S/Stock volumes. We have been (and still are) doing alot of good running Stocker heads that will pass the cc rules. HP and Torque come from air flow and air speed not big holes.

Dave Layer

[SS Engine Guy]

Originally Posted by Dave Layer

I don't believe that there are that many Stocker heads in use that are larger than the S/Stock volumes. We have been (and still are) doing alot of good running Stocker heads that will pass the cc rules. HP and Torque come from air flow and air speed not big holes.

Dave Layer

From Greg Hill's post awhile back: 1/5/09
In teardowns over the first part of last year on stock eliminator heads, 59 heads were poured and 48 of them were found to bigger that the super stock volumes. Of that number only three racers were disqualified. If you think your heads are okay you might be surprised. One set of heads that was poured was 17 cc's larger on the intake runner and was passed. If any of you are thinking about going to National events this year I suggest you take your heads off and pour them to see where you are.

Greg

48 out of 59 sounds like a high percentage to me. I agree hp comes from air flow/speed/lack of drop out and large ports don't always equal performance. Maybe the srac wasn't given the correct numbers? I don't know..........sounds like a mess to me seeing that the SS runner specs were gathered quite a few years ago on mostly already modified heads.

[Greg Hill]

That number came from a reliable source.

Greg

[SS Engine Guy]

Thank you Greg. As I stated, there seems to be quite a lot of stock cylinder heads that are larger. Of course I don't have as high of a data base as a sanctioning body, the numbers that I have poured in house seems to back up the 48 out of 59 numbers.