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Originally Posted by Stan Weiss
Doesn't NHRA like other engine specs use the Chamber Volume supplied by Pontiac?
Stan
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No !
Here's just one good example. It has long been published & is commonly accepted that the '68 400 D-ports had aprox 72cc chambers. Some say that many actually measured a little bigger. NHRA allows 65cc chambers. So, that's roughly a 10% reduction that NHRA allows. Obviously, that will increase compression & power.
http://www.classracerinfo.com/Engine...9&MAKE=Pontiac
Obviously, they didn't do that for the '75-'76 Pontiac 455.
Compression is obviously a factor that must be considered in determining the power potential & thus the competitive possibilities of a Stock/SS engine. The power potential must then be weighed against the current NHRA hp factor of the engine, to decide if it might be a good engine to use, or not.