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[CrateCamaro]

SSENGINEGUY

I totally agree with you that you can make the 300hp combo work. But really at the end of the day it don't matter what casting number head you have...041/441/624...ect they are all the same when they get back from being transformed into an epoxy masterpiece. Ports are the same, chambers are close to being the same (041 a tad smaller) so really the engine is basically the same. Now days a good 255 will run circles around a 300. Ya they might make a little less torque because they are down 1 point in compress (big deal) but the engines are exactly the same but rated less. And the 400...a good one has to make 650hp and its rated less than a 300/327hp combo that will make 625hp. Ya im sure that guys are making more hp now but they are probably sacrificing tork for hp numbers and they slow down like crazy in the heat of the summer. Just my 2 cents..

[SS Engine Guy]

Originally Posted by CrateCamaro

Ports are the same, chambers are close to being the same (041 a tad smaller) so really the engine is basically the same.

Exactly! And that is the reason they should be rated very close, if not the same. That is one of the reasons for the dumping and worrying about saving hp. Trying to save an already too low hp rating. Not just these particular 350 combos but many others like the 400 which is still a very competitive piece after adding quite a few hp. and dropping a class or two. There are quite a few other combos out there that could add 25 hp too and they would still run over 1.1 under. When these are brought into line (where they should have been in the first place) the "dash to hit the brakes" will come to an end. Until then: May the best bunny hop.