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Originally Posted by stage1scott
1976? or maybe 75-Freddie Kress (rip) driving an A/S 69 Chevelle,division 1 car out of Pgh, Pa. Kress&Kunsak on the doors-A/S CLASS WINNER-tossed because ONE cylinder on the side the head was pulled measured .0355-iirc, .035 was the largest overbore allowed, it was obviously wear and not a performance advantage-didn't matter. Too big was too big in those days.
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From the NHRA rulebook...."Bores are measured at the top of the cylinder where ring wear is not evident."
This rule was first put into the NHRA rulebook in 1968 and has been in there every year since.
Travis Miller
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