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Just because the SS/AH guys do it doesn't mean it's right for everyone.

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It would have been right for Dominic, is my point! His car seemed like it was set up adhering to pro stock rules. So cubic inch was limited. But to make hp, running up the RPM’s is the answer. The problem is with mostly stock valve train geometry, running above 8000 I bet he had all sorts of deflection he didn’t know about… pushrods, rocker arms, cam, etc. He could have had a huge roller in it (and I’m sure he did) but with the pushrods bending all over the place at that RPM he isn’t going to get advertised lift. I doubt excess overlap was why he wasn’t getting numbers past 8000.

SS/AH cars have addressed deflection issues and that’s why they run above 9000 RPM making 1000 hp. If Dominic did what SS/AH guys do today back then, I bet he would have given WJ a run for his money on the dyno! And it would have been neat, too! Although I agree doing that for just a bracket car makes no sense!