Another HP Factor for 67-69 Camaro's?

[cbohannon]

Could someone tell me why it appears that there is now another change in HP for these cars, and is this actually the way it is?

67 295/317
68 295/313
69 295/313 (flat hood?)
69 295 /315 (cowl hood?)

As a guy with a 67 Camaro...I have to ask why? Is it so hard to see that these are all the same car.

If these cars are not considered to be the same, then why are later model Camaro's and Firebird's factored the same in stock and superstock?

[Mike Pearson]

Rob Carpenter ran fast in the Gaffney's 67 last year at the gators. I don't think there is any fast 68 cars right now

[farmco r/sa]

Originally Posted by Mike Pearson

Rob Carpenter ran fast in the Gaffney's 67 last year at the gators. I don't think there is any fast 68 cars right now

that's kinda sad no fast 68 cars these days.
assume it is because has been factored so hard
no longer attracive combo... love 68 camaros.....

[Mike Pearson]

Originally Posted by farmco r/sa

that's kinda sad no fast 68 cars these days.
assume it is because has been factored so hard
no longer attracive combo... love 68 camaros.....

There are still some 68 Camaros running in super stock. Mine being one of them. The combo with the 295/350 took a few HP hits in the recent years and now due to competitor requests we have gotten some of that back. The 67 car is a bit lighter and that makes that year a bit more attractive as a stock or super stock car. I don't think there is enough advantage between the 67 and 68 to warrant the HP difference though. NHRA will probably correct this next time the HP is reviewed.

[cbohannon]

I just can't understand how they can factor these three cars differently...they are the exact same car with a few subtle cosmetic changes. They should all be factored the same regardless of what it is.
I can remember when the AHFS came out and I thought it was going to be the greatest thing ever...we were at Alex's US Class Nat's and Kevin Helms told me it was going to be horrible. At the time he was driving Phil Cocuzza's old vette and we were both running SS/CA. I argued that it would level the playing field eventually and make everything better for all of us...going on 15 years later I can say that I was WRONG and Kevin was right.

The AFHS sucks and I wish it would have never came to be...good tech guys and common sense was better than this mess.

[Ed Wright]

I agree about AHFS. Too many guys have found too many ways to manipulate it. It's a game.