Did You Get Screwed?

Jim Wahl · 11-10-2019, 10:53 PM

It has come to my attention that there was at least one, maybe more competitors who ran the 1976 360 (Volare, Aspen) combo at Indy this year who were DQed for having a smaller primary (1 3/8) Thermo Quad than tech said they should have. In previous tech info printed on the NHRA Tech site it stated you could run either the 1 3/8' or the 1.50' primary TQ carbs as both carbs numbers were listed as original equipment. Apparently these tech sheets have been re done and the small primary carb was left off the list but the Carburetor OEM numbers are still there.

I have been building these TQ carbs for Stock and Super Stockers for more than 40 years and Both carbs are and have been listed in several 360 combos and are both listed as OEM for those combos.

If you were one of those who were DQed for this reason please contact me so I can verify this with NHRA Tech. I plan on following up this mistake with NHRA and will keep you informed on how this turns out. If this has happened, I'm not sure what can be done to compensate those affected but either way, this needs to be addressed. Jim

jimwahl@embarqmail.com

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11-10-2019, 10:53 PM	#1
Jim Wahl Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Central Florida Posts: 5,844 Likes: 667 Liked 683 Times in 129 Posts	Did You Get Screwed? It has come to my attention that there was at least one, maybe more competitors who ran the 1976 360 (Volare, Aspen) combo at Indy this year who were DQed for having a smaller primary (1 3/8) Thermo Quad than tech said they should have. In previous tech info printed on the NHRA Tech site it stated you could run either the 1 3/8' or the 1.50' primary TQ carbs as both carbs numbers were listed as original equipment. Apparently these tech sheets have been re done and the small primary carb was left off the list but the Carburetor OEM numbers are still there. I have been building these TQ carbs for Stock and Super Stockers for more than 40 years and Both carbs are and have been listed in several 360 combos and are both listed as OEM for those combos. If you were one of those who were DQed for this reason please contact me so I can verify this with NHRA Tech. I plan on following up this mistake with NHRA and will keep you informed on how this turns out. If this has happened, I'm not sure what can be done to compensate those affected but either way, this needs to be addressed. Jim jimwahl@embarqmail.com . __________________ Jim Wahl....NHRA #2239 S/SS - IHRA # 8 Stock, D2 Stock Champion (forever I guess) 2019 Baby Gators Stock Champion 2009 NHRA D2 National Open Stock Champion 1982 NHRA D2 West Palm Beach LDRS SS Runner Up Past President, Southern Stock / Super Stock Association.