[Bruce Noland]

I have nearly five years and money I can't metion tied up in a 71 Corvette (AA,A,B) car that will race in just a few weeks. Hopefully Acto or Maple Grove. Even though you own a SS Mustang you still have no dog in this little match; but you are entitled to your opinion. This site is available to everyone and they may offer a fair comment at any time. But it is important for those of us who read these threads to know who really is involved and who isn't. Just my .02.

It goes with out saying that all these motors are rated on a curve. Lets' say my motor is rated at 420 and it makes 590 HP. Let's look at a really well prepped 427 that is rated at 425 and it is making 620 Horsepower. From these two examples, a reasonable person might expext to see a 700+ horsepower motor rated at 475 - 490 Horsepower. It's not difficult or complicated to fairly rate a combination, if you are at least in the right ball park on the power.That is why it is important to determine a fair Horsepower value for the CJ motor. Right now nhra is not in the right ball park with the CJ because they didn't care enough about Stock to do their homework.