NHRA 2020 Rule Amendment SS Intakes???

Erik Jones · 12-12-2019, 02:15 PM

Everyone needs to read this closely and if you don't understand it read it again.

I have been prepping cylinders heads like this a long time before anyone thought of doing it...as time goes on other guys figure it out and do the same, this has always been within the written rules. Only within the last 2 years has anyone started complaining about it as Ron stated..... So here we are with guys complaining about a certain group of people with bogus cylinder heads. The fact of the matter is Rons were cut this way and Zavalas weren't and both cars ran within .01 of each other....big F%#King deal. Its not the "Bogus heads" that make these 2 cars fast its the fact the we started at the front bumper and went to the back bumper looking for everything we could find to help....HARD WORK.

The original rule i submitted for is as follows (Proposed verbiage)

"External modifications prohibited, intake side of head may not be cut into any part of valve cover bolt holes (Except SS/AH). Valve cover bolt holes must remain unaltered in their original location . Intake manifold bolt holes must remain unaltered in their original location(Except SS/AH).

I submitted this to stop the guys that think they know what we were doing and taking it way past what it should be.... plain and simple. Well guess what that didn't fit some peoples ideas of being correct so they went over board and pitched their idea to NHRA about angles and plates...

NHRA made the correct call yesterday by implementing the logical fix to this problem. Plain and simple if you cut the heads far enough to remove the bolt holes then you are out.... if you didn't you are good. The bolt holes are what contains the OEM working envelope....

Merry Christmas to everyone! Time to get to work.

12-12-2019, 02:15 PM	#11
Erik Jones Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 61 Likes: 1 Liked 47 Times in 6 Posts	Re: NHRA 2020 Rule Amendment SS Intakes??? Everyone needs to read this closely and if you don't understand it read it again. I have been prepping cylinders heads like this a long time before anyone thought of doing it...as time goes on other guys figure it out and do the same, this has always been within the written rules. Only within the last 2 years has anyone started complaining about it as Ron stated..... So here we are with guys complaining about a certain group of people with bogus cylinder heads. The fact of the matter is Rons were cut this way and Zavalas weren't and both cars ran within .01 of each other....big F%#King deal. Its not the "Bogus heads" that make these 2 cars fast its the fact the we started at the front bumper and went to the back bumper looking for everything we could find to help....HARD WORK. The original rule i submitted for is as follows (Proposed verbiage) "External modifications prohibited, intake side of head may not be cut into any part of valve cover bolt holes (Except SS/AH). Valve cover bolt holes must remain unaltered in their original location . Intake manifold bolt holes must remain unaltered in their original location(Except SS/AH). I submitted this to stop the guys that think they know what we were doing and taking it way past what it should be.... plain and simple. Well guess what that didn't fit some peoples ideas of being correct so they went over board and pitched their idea to NHRA about angles and plates... NHRA made the correct call yesterday by implementing the logical fix to this problem. Plain and simple if you cut the heads far enough to remove the bolt holes then you are out.... if you didn't you are good. The bolt holes are what contains the OEM working envelope.... Merry Christmas to everyone! Time to get to work. __________________ Erik Jones