wrong spec submitted by MOPAR

[Ed Wright]

Originally Posted by Greg Hill

A professional stock eliminator engine builder would have measured the valve the right way and in Irvin's case with no number on top of the piston would have called California for clarification. You can't assume these motors are going to be right when you get them.

And Salty Dog said: Who are their engine builders?

That is who I would be blaming, not MOPAR. Who takes an OEM engine and just runs it? Do that and you deserve what you get. Ever hear of production tolerances? The "engine builder" had to have access to NHRA's specs. Why was everything not measured?