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Originally Posted by Ian Hill
i agree totally, which is why the IHRA crate motor deal should be looked at by NHRA. they just need to factor them better (or worse). I run crate motor classes - i think there should be no way a $5500 350/330 crate should run as far under as a $12,000 350/295 when put in the same 69 Camaro. And yet crate motors cars seem to out run natural stockers (on average). If they made it so it was just as hard to run 1 under as it is with a natural stocker engine, then maybe NHRA would have less issues with this?
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It's not (just) the factors. The indexes are .10 slower than the traditional Stocker index of the same weight break. Indexes should be lowered at least .10. HP factors should be adjusted just like any other. They're factored better than the 'new' cars. My 5.9L DragPak is factored 50HP less than my 360 Magnum crate motor, despite better specs all the way around.