Originally Posted by Tom Dolan (Post 567319)

Same as you, I don't have car. I'm just a keyboard jockey with an opinion, whats your excuse.

Originally Posted by Tom Dolan (Post 567313)

The only reason it was not in stock when it came out, there was no weight break for it to fit into. There was no FS/AA class. I don't know, but i don't think the 5.4 combo is better than a 5.2 just because the sc is bigger. I also don’t think most will agree when you say most will agree...duh. Its in the guide so I don’t know what your point is. This thread is about ford giving then taking it back for un know reasons. I wish someone from ford would come on here and tells us why, is that to much to ask.


5.2 Combo
bore 3.631 stroke 3.649
Piston- dome 12.5 CR
Cam- .590 lift
Throttle body- bigger than the 5.4
Valves- 2 -1.513 2 -1.285
RPM 9000 rpm+
supercharger 2.9 pulley size 3.25 inch
ram air front entrance supercharger

5.4 Combo
bore 3.553 stroke 4.166
piston- flat 10.5 cr
cam- lift .473
Throttle body smaller than the 5.2
valves- 2 -1.462 2 -1.265
rpm 8200+
supercharger 4.0 pulley size 4 inch
no ram air rear entrance super charger

Originally Posted by Jim D'Amore (Post 549242)

LOL I believe Mike from Ford Performance is working for Roger Allen!

It's not right what he is doing to the '08,'10, and '12 Cobra Jet racers. Mike told all the older Cobra Jet owners that he was going to fight to be able to put the 2.9L Supercharger on to be competitive. When NHRA approved it, Mike turned around and said Ford is not interested! Even after he made all these promises through email.

Originally Posted by Jim D'Amore (Post 567348)

I will be making several posts through out the day, then it will be up to Ken and the members of Class Racer to decide if they would like to have this thread locked up. It's going to start now...


Poking the bear came from Mike's mouth when I started pushing back.




that post was made 11-07-2017


A few short weeks after that Mike pulled Ford's 10 year sponsorship from Classracer.com. When I questioned Mike during our 3 hr meeting in Norwalk, OH a couple of weeks ago his exact words to me were he did not like the way he was being treated because of my post above. It showed he took it personal rather than thinking of what is good for Ford Motor Company and the members of Classracer.com. He was trying to hurt the site financially because of his personal feelings. Yet he continues to post about his stock/superstock association GLSSA. He receives financial gains from the GLSSA.


First off my apologies were given to Ken M. for losing his Ford sponsorship because of my post. I've known Ken since 1999 when he started writing for the biggest Ford Magazine on the planet (Muscle Mustangs and Fast Fords.) He worked with MMFF for 15 years and in that time I've always known Ken to be one of Ford's biggest cheerleaders! Besides buying a new Ford vehicle every other year and racing an older Shelby Stocker for many years, he decided a few years back he was going to do what he needed to get in a new Cobra Jet. He worked out a deal with a fellow racer to purchase one of his 08' Cobra Jets and make payments on it so he could start racing stock while show casing Ford's best, the Cobra Jet. That is Ken's passion for Ford and because Mike got his personal feelings hurt he trampled on the dreams of a loyal, life long, Ford enthusiast. My guess is if Ken was racing a Mopar, classracer would still have a Ford Sponsorship.


These are nothing but the facts,


Jim D'Amore

Originally Posted by Rat Raceway (Post 567355)

Even if the engine is less capable it has a supercharger that is one liter bigger than anyone else...

If you want to talk about folks that took it in the rear, take a look at the N/A Shootout guys (All brands). I know of 5 other people as well as myself that built an N/A combo had it ready to race and they killed the class for blower only cars. Not to mention all the players that had established setups.

I promise Bo had 100's of Thousands into his combo. He said in the Cobra jet video (On YouTube) he got a new engine each race, from his builder a few days before the race.

Unfortunately we are like kids dealing with our parents, when racing. Just because they said it was "OK" for a split second but then changed their mind, we are stuck with the final decision. As upset as we get it’s their rules and it’s not changing unless they want it to.