I got to deal with the same dyno thing at both Nationals. I was very close to the line at Atlanta with 138hp on the final trip to the dyno.
In northern California the air was significantly cooler as was the ambient temperature, so we expected a bit more power. I dyno'd 139, 141, then 144 (with 147 tq!) This seemed unusually high and was concerning. I added a 52 mm restrictor (the smallest one we had) and paid to get back one the dyno the next morning and had gained 2 hp!!! WTF! We changed from redline 40WT to Valvoline VR-1 Full synthetic 2050 Racing oil. I also changed the ECU setting to #3 (which I never even knew about before this weekend). The car definitely felt bit slower, but I was still pretty competitive for 3rd. After the national race, I dyno'd 128,131, and finally 134? Seemed super odd.