Ford First "Stocker" Into The Eights

[Greg Hill]

I have one question for you guys that think these new cars are so dandy. Why don't the manufacturers race what they sell to the public like they did for the previous 50 years? Why do they have to have crate engines or put together motors out of aftermarket parts? And finally why do they need such bogus horsepower ratings? You all let me have a set of dart or brodix heads, a victor manifold, a roller cam, and rate my motor at 285 and I'll show you how to run 2 seconds under.

The 5.7 hemi is a prime example of how bogus the original hp ratings are. It came out at 305 and now is 404.