According to the specs listed on Friday's DRTV coverage, the '78 Bird has a 400 Pontiac engine. Must have just got the car together. It's blue. But the entire Formula hood is white.
Here's a link for today's Drag Racer TV coverage.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZHCtKt9GiE
Drag Racing trivia: The DRTV announcer said that Scott Burton flies a 747 Jet. Never heard that before. And, Leo Glasbrenner's alum head 428 powered 4th gen is now painted red, instead of white.