I realize that. As the carbs are praticaly identical, if they're looking for a correct tag, you can use one. As the carbs are so nearly the same it won't make any difference to the performance if you have a 73 carb and a 72 tag. How would one tell a 73 carb from a 72 without the tag? Fer instance. :) Ken Ames Quoting Guynn <amx69@xxxxxxxxxx>: > Ken, > > Have you ever taken a car to a Divisional or National event for NHRA?? > To run a peticular calss?? If not then you don't understand. Just > because you know, and I know that most all the Ford 2 bbl carbs are the > exact same thing except for jets and air bleeds, that is not what AMC > turned into NHRA for what is a Legal Stock part. Every year that NHRA > has classes available in NHRA the AMC Factory supplied them with part > numbers. Your car isd only legal with THOSE part numbers on them. > > Yes, it may be silly, but it applies to Everyone. So, some automakers > may well use different sized CFM wise carbs. To be Legal ion NHRA, the > H.P. engine claimed MUST have the Correct part number carb on it, even > if the very next year carb was EXACTLY the same, but carried a different > part number. This is done so guys cannot cherat by rigging something > else than what parts really do apply to That Year, That engine size, > With that transmission, ratted at That horsepower for the class the > vehicle fits. > > Basically you need that carb because the rules say so. You want to play > their game, you must pl;ay by the rules. You don't want to be the only > person playing by the rules, so, you welcome the rules it keeps everyone > honest. > > You can rejet the carb and resize airholes all you want, you just have > to have an unmolested stock piece to run the calss. > > Hope this explains things. > > Regards, > > Randy Guynn > > > ------------------------------------------------- This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/