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Originally Posted by V8COOPMAN

In many "run whatcha brung" racing environments, it means just that....you get to race with whatever brand or iteration of an engine you think will go faster than the other guy. In some types of traditional class racing, for instance like classes that the SCTA have traditionally developed for "flatheads" ONLY at Bonneville and other venues, they do not allow anything except REAL, HENRY-manufactured Ford blocks. Even the French flatty blocks do not qualify as "factory" Ford blocks, which they ARE NOT. This way, NO unfair advantages can be realized by possibly inherent updated features not found in traditional factory flatheads. You wanna play in the club, you gotta play by the club rules! Some "clubs" are more exclusive than others. This is more out of respect for our dear ol' flatty's ability to stand on it's own merit, rather than being allowed to be distanced by someone's slightly better block design. In short, it keeps all the apples bunched together, away from all those other bad ol' oranges. DD

Good explanation!