mod motor classes

86LX5liter · 01-16-2000, 09:49 PM

have you guys read the february issue of muscle mustangs and fast fords? in the thunder road section they talk about fun fords mod motor class. 2 events will pay 10,000 to win, the other eight will pay 7500 to win.with runners up gettin 2000 a piece, and semifinalists will get 500 bucks. i don't know about you guys, but who are they talking to? certainly not a regular guy, right? i mean right now the fastest mod motor is runnin in the 9's in a 93 coupe. do you guys run in the 9's? i didn't think so. so by tellin us this, what are they trying to do? drag us out just to get pounced by the big guns?

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86LX 306 out of a 69. c-4 auto with b&m shift kit. stock 3.08 gears
1 5/8" flowtech longtubes, 2 1/2" flowmasters, edelbrock performer intake
Holley 650 vacuum carb. ported, polished stock heads.
the car dyno'd with 340 at the wheels, and i expect low 13's to high 12's with it

StangFlyer · 01-17-2000, 02:09 AM

No, I'd imagine that Ford is hoping to get a lot more people enthused and involved in building and racing the modular engines. The problem is that even though the 4.6L Mustang is a great seller and very popular, the mod motor isn't when it comes to racing. The good old push rod 5.0L and 5.8L is where it's still at. The 5.0's mega success in the racing scene is what helped fuel the awesome success of the '87 through '95 Mustang's popularity in the first place. They need that with the 4.6L, so how do you get it? Well, like anything else, you throw a bunch of money at it. And, Ford is doing it through big sponsorship of Fun Ford Weekend.

I can tell you, it may work too. I've already talked to a lot of racers that are pulling their 5.0's or 351's and sticking a built 4.6L in place of it so they can run Mod Motor next year. There just isn't any money like that anywhere else. Don't let any other organization fool you. They just have contigency money, not regular, full tilt guarenteed purse money that pays $10,000 to win. Plus big money down the ladder too really.

However, don't think that you can't be competitive. Mod Motor isn't really head's up. It is open comp, pro tree, with a 1/10th breakout cushion. I.E. It's a bracket class with a pro tree man! You should have just as much chance as the 8-second (maybe even 7-second) Mustangs that will probably show up.

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Dan McClain, Editor
The Mustang Works Online
1991 Mustang GT - 10.90 @ 122 Mph
Built, Blown, and Fast as Hell!

[This message has been edited by Dan McClain (edited 01-17-2000).]

01-16-2000, 09:49 PM	#1
86LX5liter Registered Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: NY Posts: 524	mod motor classes have you guys read the february issue of muscle mustangs and fast fords? in the thunder road section they talk about fun fords mod motor class. 2 events will pay 10,000 to win, the other eight will pay 7500 to win.with runners up gettin 2000 a piece, and semifinalists will get 500 bucks. i don't know about you guys, but who are they talking to? certainly not a regular guy, right? i mean right now the fastest mod motor is runnin in the 9's in a 93 coupe. do you guys run in the 9's? i didn't think so. so by tellin us this, what are they trying to do? drag us out just to get pounced by the big guns? ------------------ 86LX 306 out of a 69. c-4 auto with b&m shift kit. stock 3.08 gears 1 5/8" flowtech longtubes, 2 1/2" flowmasters, edelbrock performer intake Holley 650 vacuum carb. ported, polished stock heads. the car dyno'd with 340 at the wheels, and i expect low 13's to high 12's with it

01-17-2000, 02:09 AM	#2
StangFlyer Founder Join Date: Jun 1995 Location: Michigan Posts: 19,326	No, I'd imagine that Ford is hoping to get a lot more people enthused and involved in building and racing the modular engines. The problem is that even though the 4.6L Mustang is a great seller and very popular, the mod motor isn't when it comes to racing. The good old push rod 5.0L and 5.8L is where it's still at. The 5.0's mega success in the racing scene is what helped fuel the awesome success of the '87 through '95 Mustang's popularity in the first place. They need that with the 4.6L, so how do you get it? Well, like anything else, you throw a bunch of money at it. And, Ford is doing it through big sponsorship of Fun Ford Weekend. I can tell you, it may work too. I've already talked to a lot of racers that are pulling their 5.0's or 351's and sticking a built 4.6L in place of it so they can run Mod Motor next year. There just isn't any money like that anywhere else. Don't let any other organization fool you. They just have contigency money, not regular, full tilt guarenteed purse money that pays $10,000 to win. Plus big money down the ladder too really. However, don't think that you can't be competitive. Mod Motor isn't really head's up. It is open comp, pro tree, with a 1/10th breakout cushion. I.E. It's a bracket class with a pro tree man! You should have just as much chance as the 8-second (maybe even 7-second) Mustangs that will probably show up. ------------------ Dan McClain, Editor The Mustang Works Online 1991 Mustang GT - 10.90 @ 122 Mph Built, Blown, and Fast as Hell! [This message has been edited by Dan McClain (edited 01-17-2000).]