8 3/4 guru need your help

When you loose an 8 3/4, you will normally roll the sprauge in a 727 also,if not at the time, but eventually.So lets keep things staright about breakage.It's not just throw another pumpkin in.
Ford guys use 8.8's because they are cheaper, and work well in lower HP cars,in stock configuation.
All The Top dragesters , and just about evey Super class car, runs a 9". true, it may be a fab housing in some but it is still a 9"
I don't know what to tell you,all I can say about your HP theroy is, I didn't loose any HP, E.T. or MPH when I went 9". All I lost was worry about loosing my 8 3/4.
If the 8 3/4 was all that (like it once was),gave you more HP then a 9", everybody would be building them. While on the other hand,performence parts are getting less and less for them.I.E. very few pro gears, less gear ratio options.Maybe 1 choice of nodular case.No fab housings on and on.
Back to my origianl point....You can keep dumping cash and effort, into a 8 3/4, if you really like them that much. But for the money and effort (less money and effort), you can do a 9" up and be done with it.
But atleast we agree that the 742 is better, then the 489 case.