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Old 02-10-2022, 01:44 PM   #145
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Default Re: Access to AMA Shipping Weights?

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Originally Posted by Billy Nees View Post
Now that this "bad policy decision" (.527 cam) has been allowed to happen and for decades, how would you "right the ship"? In the case of shipping weights, nothing much changes. Maybe the class and index but not the engine's ability to make power. How would/could they "fix" the HP factor? Would you agree that the combo should get a HP reduction? It's not like changing out one cold-air hood for another.
In the early days of Super Stock, lots of stuff took place between NHRA and the factories via a phone call or a letter.

My understanding is that a version of the 427, C8AX-6250-C hydraulic camshaft, with the adjustable 1.76 rocker arms with 0.527" lift was approved by NHRA in 1968 for use on the Stock Eliminator 428 CJ Mustangs by a letter issued by Ford.

There was a lot that took place behind the scenes, including the so-called, Canadian, SK cylinder heads, developed by Bruce Sizemore and as shared on the following link:

https://www.428cobrajet.org/straight...canadian-heads
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