Yet another bogu horsepower factor

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Originally Posted by art leong

Ron how should they decide what HP? What criteria? By Compression? By Camshaft? By Carb/Throttle body? Different engines respond to different things.
My camshaft is only .492 lift. And I can run anything I want. Bigger cams have been tried but they don't seem to work. If my motor had .580 lift or so it wouldn't get out of it's own way.
It will take some time but it will work itself out.
The Hemi stocker guys had fits when the street hemi E body got hit a few years ago.
Well back in the "good old days" that motor was 440 hp. NHRA decided that 425 (factory number) was to low So they made it 440 in stock and 480 in superstock. Before a car ever went down the track.
Is this what you want to return to?

Some very valid points to consider Art. Bigger is always not better in certain engine builds. This whole thread was based on how bogus the 5.7 Hemi was rated. Maybe we should all get back on track since this topic just turned into another, "bash the NHRA" thread. To those who don't like what NHRA is doing, past or present?...Go throw your keg's of tea into the Boston Harbor and have yourselves a party.

Anyways, There are at least 4, maybe 5 DP cars with this particular package. None of which have even hit the 1320 as of yet. Our 5.7 DP is still on the chassis jig and has already been bench raced and factored to death. lol Do I particular like the options on the 5.7 engine package that Mopar gave us? No... Could have made more power with less.