RegSpec Cruise Control 1,417 Member For: 18y 14d Gender: Male Location: Macksville NSW. Posted 06/05/08 01:39 PM Share Posted 06/05/08 01:39 PM Driver Mike Neff took one of John Force's fuel funny cars to the semis at the Gateway Nationals in St. Louis Missouri last weekend..... For those who dont understand the significance of this.....It was not only the first "round" win for the car but also the first semi final appearance for the test car fitted with the new Ford "Boss 500" nitro engine that John Force Racing and the Ford Motor Company have been developing for some time now.In a sport that has been dominated by the Chrysler Hemi for 40 odd years now, this is like a breath of fresh air Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CV PERFORMANCE Senior Member Member 139 Member For: 18y 5m Gender: Male Location: Caringbah 9526-5322 Posted 07/05/08 12:54 AM Share Posted 07/05/08 12:54 AM Wow!That certainly throws the cat amongst the pigeons! CV PERFORMANCE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macktheknife Xtreme Xalted Member Donating Members 3,112 Member For: 21y 8m 5d Gender: Male Location: BrisVegas Posted 07/05/08 05:05 AM Share Posted 07/05/08 05:05 AM What ever happened to the McGee brothers (Aussies) Aluminium DOHC engine that was designed for to compete against Chrysler? I think it was probably about 8-10 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RegSpec Cruise Control 1,417 Member For: 18y 14d Gender: Male Location: Macksville NSW. Posted 07/05/08 01:24 PM Author Share Posted 07/05/08 01:24 PM Try 20-25 years..... They took the engine to the US but after a couple of years....NHRA banned overhead cam engines in all nitro classes.....Sainty's can't run their motor on nitro in the USA either...but due to more relaxed rules here, they can run it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBOSS Faster than any BTA,XTC,Autotech, Nizpro and Tunehouse car Member 3,918 Member For: 21y 6m 20d Location: D SHIRE! Posted 29/11/08 05:18 AM Share Posted 29/11/08 05:18 AM So teams like John Force wont be running these engines then?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RegSpec Cruise Control 1,417 Member For: 18y 14d Gender: Male Location: Macksville NSW. Posted 29/11/08 01:46 PM Author Share Posted 29/11/08 01:46 PM Nup...not overhead cams anyway.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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