Part of the problem was and is was they are running out of legal head castings. They ain't making that stuff new any more.

As with everything, as the cams for Stock evolved, the rockers were no longer even serviceable. Guide life was next to nothing.

Blocks have the same issue. I forget the number of sleeves you can run but it isn't all 8. They didn't make that many 340's and the price of those is going up. Why make a guy spend a ton of money on a used junkyard core (that may be .030, .040 or even .060 over already) when you can get a block that can start at a standard bore size? GM gets to do it, why not the Chrysler guys?


The sanctioning bodies have crapped on the Chrysler guys for decades. They have factored once competitive packages right out of competition. They have so hobbled other classes that you have a zero realistic shot of winning if you have to run class.

So if the retarded sanctioning body finally threw the mopar guys a bone so be it. Think about all the guys jumping ship to the newer cars just because they don't have to recycle junkyard blocks and heads.

Also, I'm relatively sure the computer controlled cars are playing with traction control and NHRA just can't (or won't) catch them.