Hope I do not regret this post and I hope it is taken as just an honest question.

[Andys dad]

Suppose NHRA took 100 horsepower off of the '69 427 Camaro by mistake.

Would all of the guys with that combination feel satisfied?

Would the blown Ford guys or the Drag Pak guys complain?

Or

Should the Camaro guys ask NHRA to make it correct?

[treessavoy]

Originally Posted by Andys dad

Suppose NHRA took 100 horsepower off of the '69 427 Camaro by mistake.

Would all of the guys with that combination feel satisfied?

Would the blown Ford guys or the Drag Pak guys complain?

Or

Should the Camaro guys ask NHRA to make it correct?

If I understand this explanation you're asking me as a competitor to go and complain to the NHRA that they took too much HP off the camaro......and the answer is "yes". Actually I would ask them if it was a misprint then lay out reasons why the HP should be added back to the 427.

If you're trying to compare this situation to the new Fords and Dodges then you're comparing apples to oranges. The 427 Camaro is a well known entity while the "new" cars are just that....new, therefore there are no proven performance statistics to measure the the new cars against.

Just like the Chevy/Pontiac FI cars the HP will catch up to the Fords and Dodges someday, it's just going to be rough for a while.

JimR