[Billy Nees]

[QUOTE=Ed OBrien; Did you ever think a 390 ford would be a player or a 383 ? Have a nice day[/QUOTE]

Ed O, I've always called that the "Ebb and Flow" of Stock racing. Rules change just the slightest bit and it affects one combo different than another. The 390 and 383 are players for different reasons. The 390 got a bigger carb and better heads. The 383 got defactored. Either way, they both became good. Just as a point of reference, (I'm NOT whining!) 10 years ago I could go to a race and pretty well know that I would be a top 10 qualifier. The last year I raced the car I couldn't make the top half of the field! The specs are the same, the HP factor is the same and the ETs are a bit faster. BUT nothing that changed in the rules benefitted my combo. So what do I do? Ask for HP back? I don't deserve HP back. I want to think that the AHFS will "fix" the combos that the rules benefit. Now all of the talk is about "whacking" the indexes. Go ahead and "whack" them. If the AHFS doesn't do it's job the indexes are a moot point. Maybe my little 6 cylinder should become some kind of a "standard" to base everybodys combo off of! (he said tongue in cheek!)