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Pat is on Christmas break.
But he is not the final arbitrator. All adjustments are at NHRA discretion and not guaranteed even if you meet all criteria.
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Yes, the manifolds were the official explanation but the word I always got was that the real reason was internal politics. There was a time when the suits decided that Corvettes would always have the highest HP outputs. I had 2 L78 Corvettes and one L78 Nova - never saw any difference whatsoever. Sort of the same thing, but I remember a conversation with retired Chevrolet engineer Paul Pryor at Gainesville one year where I mentioned that the 70 Buick Stage 1 had the highest torque of any of the engines at 510 (the LS6 was 500). He immediately got a bit agitated about the games the different divisions were playing back then. |
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Different body and different wheelbase.
My 360 Aspen wagon(112WB) used to be 19 HP more than the same 360 combo in a sedan(108WB). About 12/15 years ago. 289 vs 270 (Small lift cam 360) Now they are finally the same HP(289) last number of years after I quit trying to compete with them and installed a 318.
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With the AHFS if all of the criteria is met to receive horsepower the power is added. But if all of the criteria is met to receive a reduction in power it is up to the discretion of NHRA. How and why is that fair to the racers?
Maybe Uncle Al was correct “The Rule Book is just a suggestion manual.” |
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