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Old 06-29-2018, 09:50 AM   #2
Rob Wright
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Default Re: Poking the Bear Ford Performance Products

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Originally Posted by Jesse Kershaw View Post
Regarding the 5.0 v 5.2, I wanted to keep the CJ in the guide as a 5.0 for leverage in negotiations. The bore spacing on the Coyote based engines is such that a 5.0 with the NHRA max overbore is a 5.2, however starting with the 5.2 there isn't material left between the bores to go another .070 or .080" over. From my perspective the racers could have a 5.2l but petitioning NHRA for some other benefit sounded better when Ford "only" had a 5.0.
Well played.

There were only a couple of us in that situation that "get it".
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