[Shotimes] OT - IRL Gen 4 Chevy, NOT!

[Neno Albert]

I don't know why, but I feel it's a nice trade off to see Ford & GM working alongside in
something. NOT as in the production, but regarding a GM with Ford power. It's always been
something that people overlook throughout history, IMO. I think Ford has a lot of parts that
compliment GM parts better then a pure bred GM or Ford. For example, Ford Coupes with Chevy
powered motors. Fab Ford 9"ers are another great example. For those who aren't willing to cut
their arm off for a strong C4/C6, an adapted GM 400 trans always is a great pay off. In fact, my
buddy couldn't do much more with his C6 in his '92 Fox that has a 514 big block. The 400 he mated
overcame all the obsticles the C6 was faced with, plus it was cheaper to build. If I were to say
I'm a loyal fan of anything, I'd say I'm a loyal fan of fast American products that still can rev
to 13k or handle 1400ft-lbs of nitrous-induced power, be it your sport and your taste. I've yet to
see a Pro street running a 12 bolt that can handle insane power without being a huge hairball in
your throat right out of the prestages. I don't see why everyone has to be so biased about their
brand of loyalty. It's as stupid as thinking everything I own is better then anything anyone else
in the ENTIRE world owns. I quite honestly don't know what IRL stands for, but I still can say if
a Ford motor can do the job for a GM product, cheers to that! That's just my .02 on it though.

Neno "I wish the ENTIRE world thought about it the way I do...." :P


-- Carl Prochilo <gr8sho@prochilo.myserver.org> wrote:
> I tend to follow F1 more so than the other forms of open wheel racing, but
> Ford-Cosworth's prime spec engine goes to the Ford factory racing team, that
> being Jag.  Jordan and Minardi get second and third spec engines.  This is for
> a league in which Ford directly completes.  The issue that Dave raises is that
> GM is buying engine technology from Ford, and hence the embarrassment that GM
> should feel in that it can't bring its massive R&D to bear on building a
> competitive racing engine.  It's probably less of an issue to Ford since they
> don't compete in IRL, but if CART and IRL were combined I bet it would be a
> different story.
> I agree that any GM bigot should feel upset at them going to the competition
> to buy engine technology.
> 
> Carl P.