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Originally Posted by Evan Smith
Alan and Dick, I never said it couldn't be improved. I said it will never be perfect. The reason I'm on the SRAC is to try and continue to improve the system and to rectify other issues. I just tire of people who bash without facts (not saying that either of you did that).
It just amazes me to see some of the stuff on here. There was something about no Mustangs getting hp, when with a little research, anyone can see that the '67 428 did get hp. Yes, NHRA loves Mustang drivers in Stock so much that they will never get hp again and can run flat out at will. People actually believe crap like this.
Evan
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Evan,
The problem is that the AHFS is
so flawed in its present state that people get pretty damned aggravated with it. And then NHRA flat out refuses to fix it. At all.
That is why people rail against it so much. Take a look at your example. Go look at the blueprint specifications for that engine, and then go look at the specifications for the 396 and 427 Chevy, just as an example. Compared to the 396/375 with aluminum heads, the 428 you use as an example carries
33 LESS HP, or in A/SA,
264 POUNDS LESS. Now that's not the
ONLY example, maybe not even the worst. But it is pretty bad. Yes, the guys who run it are smart in choosing it, and smart in protecting it. But a car that is already slower has gotten
more HP in 6 months than it has gotten
in two years. The AHFS doesn't have a few minor flaws, it has holes you could damned near drive a Comp car through.