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Originally Posted by bill dedman
Curious minds want to know... and, as an "ex-tech man," myself, so do ~I~.... I'll bet Jared Jordan would like to know, too...
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To be honest, I thought some of the "innuendo" was pretty funny.
No way a Hemi block gets to 9.980" (383/400 Deck Height)...at least not if you want any deck surface left over. The 383/400 blocks won't hold 900+ HP reliably anyway. No one is running titanium crankshafts. What's the point? The overall weight of the crankshaft might be lighter but the engine still has to be balanced, so there wouldn't be a gain in rotating mass to be had to justify the expense. True you could run a titanium rod, but then you run into the problem of NHRA inspecting the bottom end during teardown. They do have approved rods we can use and none are titanium.
Last rumor I heard regarding Mopar and the Shootouts were that Indy and Vegas (MATS) are a sure thing but there won't be any others. Again....just a rumor.
As far as racing plans go, the plan is to be out more this year than we were a year ago but I couldn't tell you where or when exactly that will be. Not my decision to make.