bobbyd Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2018/07/19/grant-enfinger-chase-briscoe-eldora-speedway-finish/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 Oh now you done it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 At least you can get a F150 with a V8 and RWD but that's where the similarity ends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 At least you can get a F150 with a V8 and RWD but that's where the similarity ends.not a Chevy V8..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 not a Chevy V8..... Well you can't get a Silverado with a Ford 9" rear end either. I didn't realize they went to a spec engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 Well you can't get a Silverado with a Ford 9" rear end either. I didn't realize they went to a spec engine. Yeah, just started in the truck series this year. ARCA too, but about 6 people care about that series.Its a bit of a sore spot around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coupe3w Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 (edited) They should have the Ford oval with a bow tie inside it. Edited July 19, 2018 by coupe3w Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbone Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 They should have the Ford oval with a bow tie inside it. Agreed! I think it is stupid for them to bother competing with spec engines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 (edited) Nothing wrong with spec engines or purpose built racing chassis, just stop calling them Fords or Chevys or Toyotas. Edited July 19, 2018 by akirby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbone Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 Nothing wrong with spec engines or purpose built racing chassis, just stop calling them Fords or Chevys or Toyotas. Bingo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coupe3w Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 So they call them "spec engines" to save face for Ford and Toyota. Why wouldn't they use a Ford based "spec engine"? Why does it all ways have to be a GM based engine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 So they call them "spec engines" to save face for Ford and Toyota. Why wouldn't they use a Ford based "spec engine"? Why does it all ways have to be a GM based engine? Toyota has never had a V8 pushrod production engine and its been a long time since Ford has had one.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coupe3w Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 Toyota has never had a V8 pushrod production engine and its been a long time since Ford has had one.... True, but at least Ford offers them as crate engines. And Roush/Yates builds race engines for NASCAR and other racing formats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 True, but at least Ford offers them as crate engines. What are those based on? And Roush/Yates builds race engines for NASCAR and other racing formats. So does TRD..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stray Kat Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 Why does it have to be a pushrod engine? Because NASCAR avoids the future like the plague. In IMSA and WEC sports car racing there is a Gibson DOHC V8 spec engine and it does very well against even the top prototype power plants. This LS into everything is utter nonsense. Ford has an endurance capable Coyote V8 available and co-developed through Roush/Yates. The sad irony is that about 10 years ago Robert Yates himself stated that NASCAR should allow OHC V8s since it would solve a bunch of problems associated with pushrod engines. https://roushyates.com/engines/ford-mustang/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coupe3w Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 What are those based on? So does TRD..... Based on 302 (5.0L), 351W (5.8L) plus Mod and Coyote engines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbone Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 I think its a complete waste of money to race in a series where you cant use your own engines. I dont consider that to be a representative of your brand. It still boggles my mind that Ford takes part in it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stray Kat Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 I think its a complete waste of money to race in a series where you cant use your own engines. I dont consider that to be a representative of your brand. It still boggles my mind that Ford takes part in it. Uniquely Ford doesn’t seem to care. When the quintessential ‘32 Ford turned 75 years old Ford held a big shindig to honor the most iconic ones and many if not most carried engines manufactured by their arch rivals. Think if that was a “thing” with the Corvette, would Gm throw a part in honor of bastardized Corvettes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coupe3w Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 Ford really hasn't been a head in the HP wars since they abandoned the push rod engines. Must admit the LS engine has pretty much taken over the hot rod industry. They fit in everything, plenty of aftermarket support, cheap to build, plenty of HP, and easy to work on. So easy a 10 year old kid can build one. No special tools required, unlike the Mod and Coyote engines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blksn8k2 Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 In some of the dirt late model stock cars series some of the teams will run a Chevy engine at some tracks and a Ford at others, in the same car. Depends which engine has the better power curve for that particular track. I believe the Ford is based on the FR9 NASCAR engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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