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All 77 302 heads are the same in every way cc valves combustion chamber runners are the same only difference is head bolt size is 7/16 for 302 and 1/2 inch on 351

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My heads are d7oe-dc

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Those Fords are confusing. Are all the intakes and carbs the same or is it better to run different manifolds or carbs? I have seen some mustang 2s for sale down south for sale as parts cars

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Gary, I just looked in the guide in 1977 and I don’t see the head number you have. Do you have something from NHRA that says that is a legal head. I don’t have any doubt about all the heads being the same, just was wondering why you chose that casting number.

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Super Stocks still in the barn.....

Ernie Neal SS/PA '96 Caprice
Mike Town 5002 '84 Regal
A.H. Adkins 3002 '69 AMX
Gary Howe 6322 '55 Chevrolet

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All ford heads and intake manifolds are junk back in the smog days

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Just announced - No Stock Eliminations today!


No time set for the morning - YET!!

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I’m not sure that they made that casting but you know they don’t make mistakes. If you look at specs for 77 they say show piston as .0235 in hole but it’s .00235 but those as@@/holes don’t make mistakes it’s allways us

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Gary,
I'm new to stock racing this year. Per the guide it only shows the D7OE-DA head. With that being said did you question why the D7OE-DC heads was not there? I see they just changed the casting on a head that is legal for my combination so was curious how that happens.

D7OE-DA – 1977-1979, 302, Windsor small-block, 1.78/1.45 valves, 69cc chamber
D7OE-DC – 1977-1978, 351, Windsor small-block, 1.78/1.45 valves, 69cc chamber
D7OE-DC – 1977-1979, 302, Windsor small-block, 1.78/1.45 valves, 69cc chamber

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The schedule has been revised, the last sportsman class after the pros will be the Factory Stock Showdown, everyone else is done. No word on tomorrows schedule.

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Just announced Stock first out at 0745 followed by Super Stock

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Congratulations to Mike Wagner. FSS/D class winner.

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Any news from the SS barn visits?

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Looks like there was one DQ in SS according to the final Q sheet. David Janak. One alternate was added at the bottom.

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I have a hard copy of the NHRA Tech Bulletin from 1998... it's the only head listed for his combo. They recently changed the casting # -DC to -DA. It took nearly 40 years to figure out there was a typo? Really?

I cannot seem to get it to upload it here. I can email it to someone who might be able to.

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I see that the field in FSS is getting tighter,with all 3 brands represented in the top 10.Mark Pawuk is #1 in a Mopar. gsa612

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Almost half the field is in the 7's.

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Congrats Wag!!!

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Did anyone notice that the two oldest SS cars on the property were tore down? When was the last time you saw 2 SS/O 55's being tore down? But how many late model cars were there? Were any SS/JA cars tore down, wide variety and way under? Just interesting.

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I saw that, and thinking maybe.. what better opportunity to compare two very similar engines?

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Here is the link to the schedule as posted on DRC. Stock has only 3 rounds tomorrow as does Super Stock.... https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...UMMIT#indextop


Photos of Factory Stock Showdown cars qualifying from the last two days.

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Next....

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Last batch...

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I don't see how they thought they were going to be all sportsman finals on Monday some haven't even starred 1st round

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You didn't really expect NHRA.TV to bend with the schedule change - did you?

I did not but I am up at 4:30am just in case.


Ron

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Good morning all, they just called Stock to the lanes. Its cloudy and there is a good chance of rain this morning although it is supposed clear out later. Its going one hectic day.

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Radar map shows a mean storm coming ...

It is going to rain some today for sure



Ron

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Good luck today Kenny, and thank you for the reports.

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Back to back 128 car classes at the scales to start your morning off right - maybe they will only weigh heads up races

Today - I would Eliminate these non-standard classes -

Street Car Showdown
Gassers
Pro Mod T


Ron

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Someone forgot to tell NHRA.TV about schedule change.

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Too much coffee or lot's of people very anxious. Lot's of red lights.

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and rain in forecast,they should go all nite if they can

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The rain came back about midway through Super Stock round 1.

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It’s d7oe dc

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Sorry for my ignorance, but what is Pro Mod-T?

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T is for Test.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2019#indextop

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The rains are back, we were about halfway through Super Stock when it started to rain again. Looks like this will be a long one.

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As for SS/JA we did go thru tear down on Friday we hurt engine and asked if we could pull apart early to see if was fixable. It was not fixable and YES we’re are legal with the magical cylinder heads that we have NHRA took pics of head and quoted “as per Rule book these heads are legal”. Thanks to #M/T, #VP, #John Holt Race cars, #ATI, # Sepanek transmissions, #John Gulius, #Royal Purple,

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A lot of really, really, red lights. Hmmmm......

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This issue is really something for the racer and nhra to work out. But I will tell you that the guide you have is pretty much useless in this situation. I bought the Chevrolet section of the guide back in 1996 and attempted to use it to make a point with the nhra staff in the early 2000's and was told to pound sand. They made it very clear that we are to run by the current guide unless and untill nhra decides to change it. You can use an old guide to help prove a point about a combination and they may work with you but you can't apply it retroactively to reverse a penalty.