Poking the Bear Ford Performance Products

Jim D'Amore · 06-26-2018, 08:32 AM

Adding to my earlier questions...

some racers think NHRA will clamp down on the Showdown class and say "no more engine combos"

Wouldn't that make it more important to get a new 18 combo and the 5.4Lw/4.0L class legal ASAP just in case they close the book?

From what I hear they are going to put a freeze on engine combinations for 2019 for the Showdown class but Mike has been telling the higher ups in Ford and myself that the engine combination freeze is on now. The higher ups in Ford realize after their meeting with NHRA in Norwalk that the engine freeze will not take place till 2019.

You were right on the 2018 engine combinations. Should have been put on the books months ago. We are 60 cubic inches down from GM and Mopar. That's like running on 7 cylinders.

06-26-2018, 08:32 AM	#18
Jim D'Amore Sponsor Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 139 Likes: 2 Liked 66 Times in 17 Posts	Re: Poking the Bear Ford Performance Products Adding to my earlier questions... some racers think NHRA will clamp down on the Showdown class and say "no more engine combos" Wouldn't that make it more important to get a new 18 combo and the 5.4Lw/4.0L class legal ASAP just in case they close the book? From what I hear they are going to put a freeze on engine combinations for 2019 for the Showdown class but Mike has been telling the higher ups in Ford and myself that the engine combination freeze is on now. The higher ups in Ford realize after their meeting with NHRA in Norwalk that the engine freeze will not take place till 2019. You were right on the 2018 engine combinations. Should have been put on the books months ago. We are 60 cubic inches down from GM and Mopar. That's like running on 7 cylinders. __________________