Hood scoops are back in Pro Stock! (11 Viewers)

[CS]

Glad to see this! https://www.nhra.com/news/2026/hood-scoops-set-return-nhra-pro-stock-category-2027-season

 

[Ugly Duckling race team]

Unless we see other manufacturer participation Pro Camaro will always be a dead class in my eyes

 

[stitcherbob]

Whatever will our illustrious moderators do now that the silhouettes for PTW will look the same for PS and Pro Mod?

 

[TSK]

The most hilarious, head-scratching line in that article is saying the change is to "increase parity." They want to increase parity in a class that is, for all intents and purposes, exclusively GM powered? Tell me how that makes sense.

 

[mick]

scoops back on. kinda' like a racer leaving his nhra scoopless factory-x car in lieu of ihra big scoop mmps this weekend.

 

[SoCal Racer]

Because engine builders and intake manifold designers need to make more dyno pulls.

I actually welcome the change. Now the cars will look more like a car with a scoop instead of cars with a "flat" hood that bulges up half the height of the windshield.

 

[ironpony]

Amazing, getting excited over hood scoops...................have we fell that far.??

 

[ironpony]

Amazing, getting excited over hood scoops...................have we fell that far.??

 

[CS]

Amazing, getting excited over hood scoops...................have we fell that far.??

YEP, because the front inlet throttle body position creates a mixing of cylinders (lean/rich) that only the well funded teams could figure out. Returning to Hood scoops with the throttle bodies on top of a sheet metal tunnel ram will/should level the playing field and should tighten up the class making it more competitive.

 

[Litefoot]

YEP, because the front inlet throttle body position creates a mixing of cylinders (lean/rich) that only the well funded teams could figure out. Returning to Hood scoops with the throttle bodies on top of a sheet metal tunnel ram will/should level the playing field and should tighten up the class making it more competitive.

Now let’s bring FORD and DODGE competitively back and then you will have something to watch again

 

[stitcherbob]

How about making fuel injection optional? If a builder is a wizard with carbs he may have an advantage.....

 

[mgty3whlr]

How about making fuel injection optional? If a builder is a wizard with carbs he may have an advantage.....

If that's the case, Might want to get Mike Edwards on the phone.

 

[J. S.]

Now let’s bring FORD and DODGE competitively back and then you will have something to watch again

Why would anyone think this is going to revive fan interest in this class? We already have several other classes with cars that have hood scoops that look too much like Pro Stock cars. I agree with Mark's comment above, that they need to get other brands like Ford and Dodge back in, but we know that is very unlikely.

 

[ch streetcars]

I'm repeating myself, but even my street Camaro or Cuda have no factory engine parts, just aftermarket drag race parts. You aren't going to get Mopar or Ford to invest in a costly Pro-stock engine program-But- it means a great deal to the casual fan if the bodies are different on a Pro-stocker ! Make an incentive to run a mustang or Mopar body if you have to. That to me is the way you build interest in Pro-stock. All fuel funny cars (and TF) run a Mopar designed Hemi, so what's the big deal ? The outward appearance of a drag car is what the average fan on TV sees, and cares about , not the cylinder head design.

 

[RebilasPhoto]

Adding hood scoops is an ABSOLUTE GAME CHANGER! For the last ten years I CONSTANTLY heard from fans that the lack of hood scoops was the ONLY reason fans left the stands after nitro!

 

[stitcherbob]

If that's the case, Might want to get Mike Edwards on the phone.

Or WJ... but Frank Iaconio is only 25 minutes from me......

 

[Funnycarfanatic]

Now let’s bring FORD and DODGE competitively back and then you will have something to watch again

Or maybe we should be grateful for Chevy's presence in the class instead of complaining. If teams wanted to run those bodies they could it's a choice not to. Week in and week out pro stock has some of the closest racing. You people need to get a life

 

[Steve Wayne]

Or maybe we should be grateful for Chevy's presence in the class instead of complaining. If teams wanted to run those bodies they could it's a choice not to. Week in and week out pro stock has some of the closest racing. You people need to get a life

But is Chevys presence because Chevy is involved, or because the Camaro body is supposedly the most aerodynamic? I’ve heard from several people that the Mustang body is just as aerodynamic if not better, but I’ve also been told there isn’t enough proof with those cars to justify a switch when the Camaro is more than proven. In a class that is as close as Pro Stock and Pro Mod, you don’t want to give yourself any disadvantage by running a body that’s less aerodynamic. And as far as the get a life comment, everyone is entitled to their opinion. If you have always went to an ice cream shop and had several different flavors, then they start only having one flavor, you’re gonna get tired of that ice cream shop and the same flavor over and over. That’s Pro Stock in its current form.

 

[ironpony]

Pro Stock was built on many brands competing with many different engines. Now we have 20 Camaros with a 50-50 split of same spec engines from two main builders, spec racing at its worst.
I could not think of another worse business model.
Now we will change the rules once again to try and level the playing field. So all the current FI systems will be shelved and everyone will be running the new system because it will be faster. So we will be back to one style of car with the same repetitive engine set up.
The only reason it is close racing is there is no innovation left, they have gotten all they can out of existing tech and rules package. And if they let carbs back in they will all go back to carbs because carbs are faster.................