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Casey Miles 03-02-2010 02:37 PM

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

GUMP 03-02-2010 03:10 PM

Re: Ford cj, and nhra at it again!!!!
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Casey Miles (Post 172441)
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

Re: Ford cj, and nhra at it again!!!!
 
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Originally Posted by Bruce Noland (Post 172426)
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

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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

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

lstanford 03-02-2010 04:18 PM

Re: Ford cj, and nhra at it again!!!!
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Michael Beard (Post 172455)
Interesting marketing... wouldn't Ford be embarrassed to advertise that their purpose-built supercharged race car only made 435 HP? :rolleyes:

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

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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

Re: Ford cj, and nhra at it again!!!!
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by FECARMAN (Post 172459)
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

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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

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Can we finance a CJ through Ford motor company?


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