Is the 307 combination as Terrible as what Ive read ?

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by greatinspirational

Thanks gentlemen

Im actually talking about the

1973 - 307 Nova

They have it at 195 HP

That has it falling in P/SA which has a 13.45 index and this ex Jim McDonald Nova hasnt even made a 13 second pass even with good parts in it. When he ran it it was a T/SA. I asked NHRA if the 195 is a misprint because its ludicrous to have this car factored to 195

Apparently it happened on 9/27/01

Does anyone know who it was that got the combo hit that hard ?

Not exactly the way it all went down..
The original 307 was at 200 hp
The 73 is actually showing the de-factored (SS) rating of 195 ,only .
All other years have S and SS split ,with lower ratings for Stock, in most cases
The 73 supposedly has a tad less compression but I don't see it as correct, in actuality.
The case could be made for the 73 to be a few hp less than Billy's 165 rating
But good luck .There are entities involved are going to make this a lot more difficult than it should be.
Are you an NHRA member with a Stock permanent number? You might be able to clear this up somewhat, by next year.
Meanwhile, I wouldn't spend a dime on that combo.