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01-17-2009, 05:53 PM | #102 |
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I see valid points on both sides.....but here are some of the facts....
Roush was commissioned by Ford to assemble the cobra jets These cars were developed by Ford Roush was contracted to do the assembly on their assembly line The engines are built at the Ford Romeo Engine Plant Bottom Line...the cobra Jet is a Ford project...OEM The project was overseen by NHRA from the beginning.... Rock Haas |
01-17-2009, 06:45 PM | #103 |
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Rock, that still doesn't mean they should be in stock eliminator. Stock has always consisted of production type cars. Even the copo or L 88 cars were production cars.
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Any news from Big Daddy on the Challenger ??? will it be ready for Bradenton???
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Re: Factory experimental
What about the Hurst Olds? Lots of people have raced those in the past. The 1968 455 cars come to mind.
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01-17-2009, 09:19 PM | #106 |
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Todd,
A friend saw one of these Mustangs at a shop and said it had a different rear set up and he wasn't just talking about the 9" Ford center section. The Roush site also gives a list of After Market parts that it has for these cars. I'm not sure if all the parts are on these Mustangs but the list is eye popping; including carbon fiber front fenders that weigh 3.5 pounds each. I believe Roush has this motor listed at 430 Horsepower on it's site but nhra sweetened it even further by rating it at 425. Roush says this car has an After Market Powertrain. It is Supercharged and makes in excess of 700 Horsepower and yet it is rated at 425 Horsepower. Sounds like the body and the blue oval are the only factory parts on this car. No one has denied the Ford Executives claim for the Horsepower on this motor and yet I wonder how the Ford folks can justify such a gross calculation. Do they really want to come in and dominate a bunch of old cars that badly? It's going to get a lot tougher on Ford and nhra if these Mustangs are as fast as the ford Executives claim. What is so bad about running these cars in A/FX?
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The Hurst Olds was running against contemporary cars. Now we have a Supercharged, totally After Market car, slated to run against 40 year old cars with mostly 40 year old technology. There is no comparison between the two.
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Bruce,
Do you even have a dog in this hunt? I can only find your name associated with a J/SA 1972 Camaro. Do you own something that runs the upper classes too? Daren |
01-17-2009, 11:29 PM | #110 |
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Don't Confuse the Roush car with Ford's Cobra Jet.....They are 2 different vehicles. The Cobra Jet has a 9 inch with a 3 link like the production cars. again Roush only assembles the Cobra Jets.... Please check the classification guide on NHRA's site....that should help clear up the confusion... Rock Last edited by CBS; 01-17-2009 at 11:36 PM. |
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