ahfs question

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by Pvt Parts

Wait a minute. It seems that everyone is getting caught up in the emotional part of this discussion and speculation. The answer is right there in front of you. Strip away all of the B.S. and political nonsense and read the words.

The decision to adjust horsepower or to reduce the index will be at the discretion of the NHRA Tech Department


End of story. Everything else is secondary and irrelevant. Plead your case but in the end it's their decision.

That sentence alludes to an either/ or situation, not some arbitrary decision.
No wonder you're still a Private. Get back in line, soldier

[JRyan]

Mark,

I don't think it's an either/or situation applicable to all classes. NHRA was just stating that adjusting HP (for Stockers/Superstockers) --- OR --- Index (for Comp style cars and Hemis) would be at their descretion. In other words, the 1.25 under barrier may not be anchored in concrete.

Jerry

[Mark Yacavone]

Jerry, I can't think of a past example where they have done anything other that the 1.40 hits or the AH index reduction because of the exclusivity of the combo.
Can you?

[JRyan]

Mark,

No, I can't. But since the inception of AHFS, NHRA has never intimated that changes could be made "at the discretion of the NHRA Tech Department". Now they have. Which might mean that a 1.25 under run at Boise in the Spring in mineshaft air may not get HP or Index.

Jerry

[art leong]

Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone

Jerry, I can't think of a past example where they have done anything other that the 1.40 hits or the AH index reduction because of the exclusivity of the combo.
Can you?

Yes I can.
They gave me 13 horsepower at once The car was rated at 152 they raised it to 165 (in one hit). And at the time, I never went fast at a national event.
Do the math how does 3.25% of 152 equal 13 . By my non fuzzy math it comes out to 8%.
Thats were there discretion comes in. You have to play by the rules, THEY DON"T

[JRyan]

Art, they multiplied the 3.25% times 2.5 atmospheres for the amount of boost you were running at the time, and it comes about to around 8%. As good a guess as any, huh?

Jerry

[art leong]

Originally Posted by JRyan

Art, they multiplied the 3.25% times 2.5 atmospheres for the amount of boost you were running at the time, and it comes about to around 8%. As good a guess as any, huh?

Jerry

You guessed wrong.
You guys with this boost stuff should really read a bit before you post about the evils of boost. How much boost do any of you think I was running? Do you honestly think you can put unlimited boost into an engine? Remember this was a stocker You can't run huge water to air intercoolers. I couldn't run any intercooler at all. The only adjustment I had was fuel pressure. 95% of the stockers out there flow a lot more air then a stock head would flow. But if you add a few pounds of boost people think you have this huge advantage, and anybody could go just as fast.
The car I run now has no intercooler either. I have to ice the intake manifold to go fast
Just like everybody else.

[JRyan]

Art,

It was supposed to be a light-hearted way of explaining how NHRA got there. It just so happens that 3.25% times 2.5 comes out to 8.125%. Pretty close to the 8% you mentioned. Sorry!

Jerry