Ford cj, and nhra at it again!!!! - Page 3

Casey Miles · 03-02-2010, 02:37 PM

How many of the '08 Cj owners are going to cry when they have to run a '10 heads up with, which has a bigger supercharger. Stepped on their own combo by Ford!

Casey Miles
248H

GUMP · 03-02-2010, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Casey Miles

How many of the '08 Cj owners are going to cry when they have to run a '10 heads up with, which has a bigger supercharger. Stepped on their own combo by Ford!

Casey Miles
248H

I thought that the big supercharger is on the 500 HP version? (Super Stock only)

Harry 6674 · 03-02-2010, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Bruce Noland

Harry 6674;172407]By all the bad mouthing of NHRA on this site I must be led to believe IHRA has the CJs factored fairly. Is that correct?

You Bet Ya! IHRA put the litte monsters in Fuel Injected classes.

What does putting them in a FI class have to do with correct factoring? All that does is protect the the classic combos from heads up runs. They have to run them before they are going to get hit.

Bruce Noland · 03-02-2010, 03:49 PM

IHRA properly classified these cars by putting them into the AA and A Fuel Injected classes. IHRA showed a lot of class by putting the new cars in a place where they can sort out their real power potential while not taking an unfair advantage of a large portion of the racers. Not looking for perfection here just a fair shake for as many racers as possible.

Michael Beard · 03-02-2010, 03:49 PM

Interesting marketing... wouldn't Ford be embarrassed to advertise that their purpose-built supercharged race car only made 435 HP?

lstanford · 03-02-2010, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Michael Beard

Interesting marketing... wouldn't Ford be embarrassed to advertise that their purpose-built supercharged race car only made 435 HP?

Yea, I'm sure Mullally and all of the other execs are lying awake at night. It's only a little 281 cubic inch motor. Get over it.

Dean3870 · 03-02-2010, 04:33 PM

I totaly agree that the new fords are way out there, and something should be done about it! The problem i have here is that you people are tearing eachothers throats out, and for what? Charley comes off a little strong here, but the thing that i would look at is that some one is still thinking about sportsman drag racing, maybe not the individual racer, but as a whole. They could have spent the money and time in nascar, or road racing! As long as their is still interest in stock, and super stock we still have a chance to grow. Now the poweres to be may not be helping that, but neither is killing each other over it! Just my thoughts!

rawhide · 03-02-2010, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by FECARMAN

Yea, I'm sure Mullally and all of the other execs are lying awake at night. It's only a little 281 cubic inch motor. Get over it.

actually it is 331 cubic inch motor, you are thinking of the 4.6 instead of the 5.4

Evan Smith · 03-02-2010, 05:27 PM

Ralph, I'm sorry you are not happy with X-plan. You are right in that you can most often get a better deal, but at least there is something in place to help racers. In the Olds days, the economy was ripe, and it's a different world now. Olds gave away bodies, not complete race cars. Ford is doing the same for some racers. All I'm saying is that Ford is helping racers.

"The only way this would help the sportman racers if the Auto companies would give a few of these cars the racers who do the best job of representing them! Sorta like the Oldsmobile days."

Jeff Stout · 03-02-2010, 06:10 PM

Can we finance a CJ through Ford motor company?

03-02-2010, 02:37 PM	#21
Casey Miles Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 692 Likes: 119 Liked 445 Times in 83 Posts	Re: Ford cj, and nhra at it again!!!! How many of the '08 Cj owners are going to cry when they have to run a '10 heads up with, which has a bigger supercharger. Stepped on their own combo by Ford! Casey Miles 248H

03-02-2010, 03:49 PM	#24
Bruce Noland VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,855 Likes: 83 Liked 444 Times in 145 Posts	Re: Ford cj, and nhra at it again!!!! IHRA properly classified these cars by putting them into the AA and A Fuel Injected classes. IHRA showed a lot of class by putting the new cars in a place where they can sort out their real power potential while not taking an unfair advantage of a large portion of the racers. Not looking for perfection here just a fair shake for as many racers as possible. __________________ Bruce Noland 1788 STK

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Michael Beard VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 4,060 Likes: 0 Liked 12 Times in 8 Posts	Re: Ford cj, and nhra at it again!!!! Interesting marketing... wouldn't Ford be embarrassed to advertise that their purpose-built supercharged race car only made 435 HP? __________________ Michael Beard - NHRA/IHRA 3216 S/SS

03-02-2010, 04:33 PM	#27
Dean3870 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: shelby, ohio Posts: 49 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Ford cj, and nhra at it again!!!! I totaly agree that the new fords are way out there, and something should be done about it! The problem i have here is that you people are tearing eachothers throats out, and for what? Charley comes off a little strong here, but the thing that i would look at is that some one is still thinking about sportsman drag racing, maybe not the individual racer, but as a whole. They could have spent the money and time in nascar, or road racing! As long as their is still interest in stock, and super stock we still have a chance to grow. Now the poweres to be may not be helping that, but neither is killing each other over it! Just my thoughts!

03-02-2010, 05:27 PM	#29
Evan Smith Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Tampa Posts: 403 Likes: 4 Liked 94 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Ford cj, and nhra at it again!!!! Ralph, I'm sorry you are not happy with X-plan. You are right in that you can most often get a better deal, but at least there is something in place to help racers. In the Olds days, the economy was ripe, and it's a different world now. Olds gave away bodies, not complete race cars. Ford is doing the same for some racers. All I'm saying is that Ford is helping racers. "The only way this would help the sportman racers if the Auto companies would give a few of these cars the racers who do the best job of representing them! Sorta like the Oldsmobile days." __________________ Evan Smith 1798 STK

03-02-2010, 06:10 PM	#30
Jeff Stout VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: phoenix Posts: 1,430 Likes: 54 Liked 675 Times in 267 Posts	Re: Ford cj, and nhra at it again!!!! Can we finance a CJ through Ford motor company?