Valley Automotive Machine and Performance

Oh for the love! NHRA. You need to just quit doing stupid s**t.... 15 years ago we planned for the switch to EFI and converted, built and tested intakes with two 4 barrel TB's only to be told that Holley will be supplying the forward facing mono blade unit and "spec" HP ECU. Now we are going back to hood scoops and top mount throttle bodies? Oh and in the interest of parity and cost savings......
But let me guess. It will be 8 injectors in the runners only and a spec throttle body that is supplied by a key sponsor.
News flash! Pro Stock is expensive. They like technology and so do the teams that race them. Give them a rule package that goes hand in hand with the class.

A decade after transitioning from two carburetors and hood scoops to electronic fuel injection (EFI), NHRA officials announced today that hood scoops will return to Pro Stock bodies beginning in the 2027 season, along with removing the single forward-facing throttle body and replacing it with two top-mounted 4-barrel style throttle bodies.

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https://dragillustrated.com/hood-scoops-set-to-return-to-nhra-pro-stock-category-in-2027/

So this is one of a set of 8 604 crate rods. Directly out of the box. As you can see the rod has a huge shadow on the top side. The suppler didn’t even QC that finished part. Upon further inspection of the other rods, 4 more were out of round and two had .001” taper. This is the world of crate racing. You are forced to buy an extremely expensive engine that you will have to have “blueprinted” before you ever put it on track. You can do it yourself, you can’t use better/more reliable parts. There is no point fund for your loyalty. Just take it or leave it. It’s crazy to think that grace roots circle track racing has come to this. The racers have slowed this to happen. You have all the keys to the castle. You are the show. They come to see you, not the promoter. You’re being forced to spend crazy money on s**t engines that don’t belong in a delivery truck. But yet you still do it. I would really love to know why. A logical explanation of why.

Private Equity has absolutely ruined our industry. Nothing screams "I hate my job" more than the sales guy that can't wait to just bang away at his computer with the part number you provide. Have a question, "I'm not your guy"......