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Originally Posted by Wade_Owens
All of you guys are confirming my original post. There is so much confusion on the cylinder head topic, it's unbelievable. Some of you say NHRA wants it this way. I don't think so. It takes posts and comments for them to realize it is a problem. Those tech guys don't like judgement calls either. They want a rule book they can stand on, too.
Weve had quite a few changes to the rule book in the last few years. We need more clarification on this topic.
Wade
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Wade, I can understand your concern and totally agree with you. But I don't think things are going to get any better.
While the tech guys don't like judgement calls, I'd bet their bosses do. If you leave the rulebook vague you don't have to have highly skilled workers spending a lot of time in precision measurement. You'd get the the environment we have today where not many cars get torn down and those that do have management saying "I know his stuff, he's ok" or "I don't trust that guy". Note that I am NOT talking about the tech guys in the trenches - I'm talking about the brass that so often seem to overrule them.
Then there's the problem of qualified people administering the program. I can remember that it took the better part of a year to get the plug gauge for measuring carb throats changed. The one I saw was made of aluminum, painted (or anodized) black and was often laying on a table in the sun. I guess it might have saved some people but it sure wasn't much good at keeping the carbs in spec.
Even if the rules did get re-written to be meaningful they couldn't be policed under the present system. First, there aren't enough people to handle the tear down, and more importantly there isn't the time as the events are presently structured.