You mean like the Jenkins 396 in Super Stock that was really 488?
I too would like to hear more about the 488
That was in one of the magazines years ago. They had built a legal 68 Camaro SS396 and Jenkins swabbed the deck with them. They protested and he had a 480+ ci motor. The good old days......
I have read many stories of Ma Mopar and ringer cars too.
Same as the old days in Na$crap. The way it was supposed to happen, a tech inspector would tell you which spark plug to pull, at least for most teams it was that way. Some teams already had a plug pulled to check volume... and surprise, the engine was in spec/tolerance. That was the only cylinder that was in spec!
Most of the time the 396 chevies need deep gearing to run well.