They, the Butlers and Travis Quillen, today are not using about 500 HP that they have available. Common sense says that with a slightly different set-up that they would lower their record. Chassis vs turbo is a big deal.
Might be possible to go faster with a State of the Art T-88 Turbo Package vs their current larger 91mm "old school" turbos that they have had for many years.
So many ways to beat the current record with some extra money for Turbo or Chassis upgrades. That being said, they still have the HP to go into the 5s.
(As does Mr Bill Mellott with his "state of the art" Chassis and boosted engine parts.
Bill just needs more track time to get his deal sorted out and he WILL be in the 5s).
Tom Vaught
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