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Old 01-24-2012, 11:05 AM   #55
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Re: Engine?

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Originally Posted by Bad70sbchevy View Post
The reason they run rat motors in Pro Stock is because the motors have to be NA, thus a need for bigger cubic inches to make power and I'm pretty sure they don't run turbo 4 cylinder motors in NHRA Pro Stock last time I checked but I can be wrong. You can make a lot more power with a turbo big block than a 4 cylinder, but trying to hook up all that power is another story...
You are correct, i miss spoke about the Prostock class. However, there are many 4cylinders in other NHRA classes making well over 1500hp.
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