The NHRA Technical Department released Horsepower changes July 10, 2012 after review and evaluation of written requests from Lucas Oil Sportsman Series competitors. All changes are effective July 10, 2012. Only those requests received by May 31, 2012 were considered during this scheduled evaluation. Any requests received after May 31, 2012 will be reviewed during the next scheduled evaluation of 2012.

Letter review is part of NHRA's commitment to evaluating input from the Sportsman racing community and is an important element of NHRA's Automatic Horsepower Factoring System.  “No Change” combinations are listed so that competitors may see that requests were reviewed by the Technical Department, even though the request resulted in no change.

          Requests for horsepower changes or reviews can be sent in writing to: National Hot Rod Association; Technical Department; attn: AHFS; P.O. Box 5555, Glendora, CA 91740; or e-mail, AHFS@nhra.com or bbachelder@nhra.com.  Requests for reviews must be received no later than November 13, 2012 to be included in the next scheduled horsepower and index review.

                 Stock Horsepower Changes

 

                                 OEM       NHRA     New 

Make            CID        HP          HP          HP      Years Affected

 

 

Buick             252       125       173       170         83-84 Regal

 

Buick             350       155       240       237         76-79 Regal

 

Chev             283       220       223       220         65-66 Biscayne

 

Chev             350       165-185 287       283         78-81 Nova/Camar

 

Chev             454       365       360       355         1971 Chevelle

 

Mopar            426       365       300       296         1964 Belvedere

 

Mopar            440       385       417       411         1971 Charger

 

Mopar            440       375       350       345         1967 GTX

 

 

  

                   Stock Horsepower No Changes

 

                                    OEM       NHRA

Make             CID          HP          HP        Years Affected

AMC             390           325        310           1970 AMX

 

Buick            350           175        262           73-74 Apollo

 

Chev            262           155        189           1986 Truck

 

Chev            262           165        180           1995 S-10

 

Chev            265           180-205  205           55-56 Bel Air

 

Chev            302           290        309           67-69 Camaro

 

Chev            305           180        235           1980 Corvette

 

Chev            327           275        274           66-68 Nova/Camaro

 

Chev            327           300        260           1966 Corvette

 

Chev            327           325        300           1968 Nova

 

Chev            350           165-190  275           78-80 Nova/Camaro

 

Chev            402           375        ???            1970 Camaro

 

Chev            427           430        445           1969 Camaro

 

Chev            454           270        360           1972 Corvette

 

Mopar           318           230-250  185           1969 Dart

 

Mopar           426           425        440           70-71 Cuda

 

Mopar           440           390        395           1969 Roadrunner

 

Mopar           440           390        417           1970 GTX

 

Ford             302           225        215           88-89 Mustang

 

Ford             351           330        355           1971 Mustang

 

Ford             390           320        319           1967 Fairlane

 

Ford             428           335        383           1969 Fairlane

 

Pont             364           400        391           2005 GTO

 

Pont             400           325        352           1967 Firebird

 

 

                  Super Stock Horsepower Changes

 

 

                                OEM       NHRA     New

Make           CID        HP          HP          HP            Years Affected

                                     

Chev             283       220       227       224         64-66 Chevelle

 

Chev             283       220       235       232         65-66 Bel Air

 

Chev             350       200-270 285       281         71-72 Nova

 

Chev             402       300       330       325         1971 GT

 

Ford              289       225       215       212         1965 Mustang

 

Ford              351       266       305       301         1972 Mustang

 

Ford              289       210       215       212         1964 GT

 

 

  

 

                  Super Stock Horsepower No Changes

 

                                   OEM      NHRA

Make          CID            HP         HP           Years Affected

 

 

Chev            327           275        307           16-67 Nova

 

Chev            396           375        400           68-69 Nova/Camaro

 

Chev            400           175        324           74-76 GT

 

Ford             289           306        306           65-67 Shelby