IHRA SS Production??

Karl Owens · 06-27-2014, 06:29 AM

Common sense is not part of the classification guidelines I guess. Even in Stock, Edelbrock and World Products heads can legally replace an OE casting. Then in the top classes in Stock/SS an exact copy of an OE head which accepts all the same parts as the OE heads and this same casting a legal stock head.

The OE heads that are legal are complete departures from any OE heads, Chevy heads would be the canted valve and SBx heads and Ford has the C302, C3, D3 heads and Mopar with the W and P series heads. None of these heads were originally designed as NHRA heads, all were mostly NASCAR and road racing.

The last time Pontiac was involved in NASCAR was in the early seventies at least engine wise with the 366 Ram Air V program.

My heads even have an NHRA logo engraved on the ends, but there is no way I could even get Chevrolet Performance(formerly GM Performance) to put a GM part number on them like they do with the BBC Edelbrock heads which initially opened the door for NHRA legal Edelbrock heads. Ford even puts a part number on a Alan Johnson billet head for the 300 inline 6!

I have a car that is 100% legal common sense wise, its not going to set records but be a .4-.6 under player. I guess 3 or 4 AM cars are too much?

I like Super Stock, I like Pontiacs, I don't like Quadrajets and internal engine restrictions and tear downs.

06-27-2014, 06:29 AM	#7
Karl Owens Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 69 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: IHRA SS Production?? Common sense is not part of the classification guidelines I guess. Even in Stock, Edelbrock and World Products heads can legally replace an OE casting. Then in the top classes in Stock/SS an exact copy of an OE head which accepts all the same parts as the OE heads and this same casting a legal stock head. The OE heads that are legal are complete departures from any OE heads, Chevy heads would be the canted valve and SBx heads and Ford has the C302, C3, D3 heads and Mopar with the W and P series heads. None of these heads were originally designed as NHRA heads, all were mostly NASCAR and road racing. The last time Pontiac was involved in NASCAR was in the early seventies at least engine wise with the 366 Ram Air V program. My heads even have an NHRA logo engraved on the ends, but there is no way I could even get Chevrolet Performance(formerly GM Performance) to put a GM part number on them like they do with the BBC Edelbrock heads which initially opened the door for NHRA legal Edelbrock heads. Ford even puts a part number on a Alan Johnson billet head for the 300 inline 6! I have a car that is 100% legal common sense wise, its not going to set records but be a .4-.6 under player. I guess 3 or 4 AM cars are too much? I like Super Stock, I like Pontiacs, I don't like Quadrajets and internal engine restrictions and tear downs.