Production of this small block stuff stopped for two reasons.
1.) NHRA killed Pro Stock Truck 2.) Chrysler got out of asscar.
Those are the FACTS.
I understand Chrysler leaving asscar, but I will never ever understand why NHRA killed PST. I know, from personal conversations with people who were involved, that Chrysler could track sales of trucks DIRECTLY to how the Dodges did in PST. So much so in point of fact, that Dodge refused to even change the most minute detail in body work, even though said body was hurting ET and MPH. It was the visual Dodge needed and a good day at the track produced sold trucks.
PST Dakota did have a body style disadvantage to the Ranger and S-10 due to their larger size. It wasn't that they refused to do anything to them, rules didn't allow them to until the final PST year. That's when they were allowed to shrink the Dakota to 7/8 size.
That was a while ago but it seems to me there was discussion before the rules change. IIRC Chrysler wasn't going to alter anything if the rules changed or not.
I wasn't there . But I did get it from one of the guys that was there. Otherwise, I'd have no idea there was even a question about scaling them down.
Just because you think it won't make it true. Horsepower is KING. To dispute this is stupid. C. Alston
