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Originally Posted by vic guilmino
legal wt. for the torino was 3775
hp ithink was 425
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Thanks Vic that makes sense. The current NHRA file says 3834 for the 70 Cobra, but those weights sometimes vary over time.
The 429 SCJ wasnt the greatest engine ever, mainly because the exhaust ports were so awful compared to the (too big) intakes. But it was still pretty underrated at 375hp so I've long wondered why so few show up in NHRA.
With headers, it Gonkulates to about 425hp gross so maybe that's how NHRA got that number. Not fair though, because that method would have factored a whole lot of other engines up higher too.
If it was factored to 425hp, taking the Torino / Cobra up THREE CLASSES, from 10.00 to 8.50 W/P class, that would explain why few ran it.
Vic,
PS, if the Holley 429/375SCJ was factored to 425hp, do you happen to recall what the Q-jet 429/370CJ was factored to?
When did they get factored so high? 1971-up?