Ford cj, and nhra at it again!!!!

[lstanford]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Can we finance a CJ through Ford motor company?

[RULER]

So the ford guys think it's OK to rate the 2010 less than the 2008, then why is a 396/375 rated at 399hp iron head in a 1967 thru 1969 camaro, also the same rating in a nova and also the same in a chevelle witch by the way aint fair for thoses guys. Come on tell me why

[Alex Denysenko]

Originally Posted by RULER

So the ford guys think it's OK to rate the 2010 less than the 2008, then why is a 396/375 rated at 399hp iron head in a 1967 thru 1969 camaro, also the same rating in a nova and also the same in a chevelle witch by the way aint fair for thoses guys. Come on tell me why

Uh.......correct me if I'm wrong 'cause I'm just a lowly FoMoCo guy, but wasn't the 396/375 originally rated at 425 HP by GM?

I guess it was OK for them to drop 50 HP without changing anything but the oil filter. LOL

[Jim Cimarolli]

Hey Alex!!!

You also forgot to mention that the Cobra-Jet Fe 428 was rated at 335 too!!!!!!!!!!

[W J]

Did I read somewhere here awhile back that said that all '08 and '010 CJ's w/iron block motor will now run AA/S, and that the 475 rated all-alum block '010 Super CJ is to run SS/B, or did I dream that? Please correct me if needed....WJ

[Alan Roehrich]

Originally Posted by Alex Denysenko

Uh.......correct me if I'm wrong 'cause I'm just a lowly FoMoCo guy, but wasn't the 396/375 originally rated at 425 HP by GM?

I guess it was OK for them to drop 50 HP without changing anything but the oil filter. LOL

Actually, the 396/425 was a 65 Corvette engine, with a different carburetor, among other things. If you look in the blueprint guide, there's a difference in the cam as well.