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[mat H/SA]

Originally Posted by Joe DeMarzo

Joe, there will be alot of changeing of the hoods going on. LOts of 350/255 camaro's with cowl hoods. I think an official announcement would be order or is this a D-1 rule?????
Glad I have a nova....

You got that right Joe !

[Jason]

After many many years being okay, suddenly '69 Camaros with the 350/255 and a cowl hood is now wrong and MUST be changed but the fiberglass AFX hood on a '64 Comet SS/M is allowed to slide through tech with nothing said. Why?

Come on NHRA....get your act together!!!!!

[keith ohanesian]

Originally Posted by Joe DeMarzo

Joe, there will be alot of changeing of the hoods going on. LOts of 350/255 camaro's with cowl hoods. I think an official announcement would be order or is this a D-1 rule?????
Glad I have a nova....

Joe, there is also a car that runs as an 85 Camaro that you once drove. It has been claimed as an "85 camaro" It has a flat hood. No louvers but it does have ground effects. It has also has given the combo horsepower over the years. You know the car. It really is a 90 body style. They let it go. AS usually d1.

Can someone just give Rick Campbell some sort of badge so he feels part of it. Move him up in life instead of the mall cop status .

Who cares dude about a hood. RELAX rick.

[james schaechter]

If NHRA is going to focus on hoods, there is a lot to look at out there.
Maybe they should study the HP ratings this much, LOL.

[SS/GSI]

FYI, a cowl hood came standard on all 1969 302/Z28, Convertable Pace Cars, and 427/ZL1 Camaro's; however it was an option on the build sheet for every model in '69. You would have had to special order it but it was "available". The question then becomes does NHRA look at standard or optional trim on all cars for the HP guidelines, personally I dont care; however make your decision NHRA and stick with it.

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by SS/GSI

FYI, a cowl hood came standard on all 1969 302/Z28, Convertable Pace Cars, and 427/ZL1 Camaro's; however it was an option on the build sheet for every model in '69. You would have had to special order it but it was "available". The question then becomes does NHRA look at standard or optional trim on all cars for the HP guidelines, personally I dont care; however make your decision NHRA and stick with it.

Well, at least you're right about the 427/ZL-1s.

[Dan Fletcher]

I received my first ever letter from the tech dept after the World Finals regarding this matter. The quintesential SS/JA car is a '69 Camaro with a 255/350, and they've ALWAYS had cowl hoods. That, however, does not make it right.

I told Bruce I was sure one could "have" a cowl hood with that combo, but I'd research it. Turns out, not so much. The cowl hood (ZL2 option) was AVAILABLE on the Z/28 and SS models, and came included on the COPO and Pace Car. Well, you could not get the LM1 255/350 in any of those, so therefore, you could not pair a 255 with a cowl hood. Period. 300/350, yes, in both an SS and a Pace Car.

So, right is right, wrong is wrong, and the facts are the facts...

[Mark Callanan]

Originally Posted by SS/GSI

FYI, a cowl hood came standard on all 1969 302/Z28, Convertable Pace Cars, and 427/ZL1 Camaro's; however it was an option on the build sheet for every model in '69. You would have had to special order it but it was "available". The question then becomes does NHRA look at standard or optional trim on all cars for the HP guidelines, personally I dont care; however make your decision NHRA and stick with it.

Do you have any proof of this?
If you do it would really help me out?
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