wrong spec submitted by MOPAR

[BlueOval Ralph]

This is a pretty lame excuse about the converting from Metric. There are computer programs and calcs to do this if this was problem it's just sloppy work by the people doing the work. Look at the Ford problems 3 years in a row at US Nationals, now Mopar.
Since they are built to Metric measurement that's what should be submitted and let NHRA do conversion, better yet NHRA should do measuring in metric problem solved.

Originally Posted by dwydendorf

I was involved with the teardown of the Fords last year and in their case, part of the problem involves the way the specs are sent to NHRA in the 21st century. Now all the automakers have converted to metric (remember that?) and all the specs have to be converted to Inches. Stop and think about how much effort has to go into sending in the tech specs now, as opposed to how it used to be. It is not hard to understand why the car manufacturers don't send in all the specs for every car they make. Sometimes conversions are miscalculated and the problems begin. Most of the racers with the new cars are not doing their own engine work, so it is easy to understand how problems can compound.. How about giving everyone involved a little slack. It is not as simple nowadays to just send NHRA the specs as it used to be. Maybe it is time for NHRA tech to get in the 21st century and use the new metric specs. How many would like to see this?