wrong spec submitted by MOPAR

[Andys dad]

Not unusual for the newest cars

Our V10 was the same deal - that is why I dislike someone accusing the engine builder of being stupid or us not doing what we should have

The engine builders did the best they could and so did we

BTW so did the factories and NHRA

Now all of the jealous haters can jump on that but I will say "Elvis has left the building" - LMFAO

[Alan Roehrich]

Originally Posted by Andys dad

Not unusual for the newest cars

Our V10 was the same deal - that is why I dislike someone accusing the engine builder of being stupid or us not doing what we should have

The engine builders did the best they could and so did we

BTW so did the factories and NHRA

Now all of the jealous haters can jump on that but I will say "Elvis has left the building" - LMFAO

No, the OEM and NHRA did not do the best they could. That's a cop out.

I've been through the approval process for various approved Stock Eliminator parts. Never once did NHRA offer to let me run a part that either had no spec, or had no published spec, or did not have the required approval number on it. In fact, I had two new sets of approved pistons with the correct part number, in my hands and ready to go into the engines, when NHRA rescinded their approval over 0.005" of dome height, when the piston did in fact have 0.001" less dome height than the maximum allowed. NHRA came back and told us the pistons were not approved, had to be remade, and resubmitted. I waited 6 months to get my pistons the first time, then 3 more months. Both times NHRA had my parts in their possession for an extended period of time.

So no, Ron, I do not buy the idea that NHRA and the OEM did the best they could. They held me and my piston supplier to a far higher standard. I never got to race a part that wasn't listed and did not have a spec in the guide. No, they best they could do is for everyone to go through the same process and be held to the same standard.