MEDLEN ASSESSES FORD NITRO MOTOR
Wed, 2008-02-20 06:00
More runs will only make the new Ford Boss 500 Nitro Engine Better
The Ford Boss 500 engine made its competition debut two weeks ago at
the NHRA POWERade season-opener at Pomona in Mike Neff’s Old Spice
Funny Car Mustang. Crew chief John Medlen says he was very encouraged
by what the new engine showed.
“We were extremely pleased with the overall package,” said Medlen. “The durability appears to be up. The performance is certainly there. I think one of our biggest wrestling matches [that] weekend was getting a grasp on the power. The power level is up. So, we’re very pleased so far.”
At this point in the game, Medlen says they’ll improve the Ford Boss 500’s performance as they gain experience. More runs will only make the new Ford Boss 500 Nitro Engine Better
The Ford Boss 500 engine made its competition debut two weeks ago at the NHRA POWERade season-opener at Pomona in Mike Neff’s Old Spice Funny Car Mustang. Crew chief John Medlen says he was very encouraged by what the new engine showed.
“We were extremely pleased with the overall package,” said Medlen. “The durability appears to be up. The performance is certainly there. I think one of our biggest wrestling matches [that] weekend was getting a grasp on the power. The power level is up. So, we’re very pleased so far.”
At this point in the game, Medlen says they’ll improve the Ford Boss 500’s performance as they gain experience.
“We need more runs,” added Medlen. “We’ll get ’em. We just need to match the clutch to the power curve now, and I think we’ll be fine.
“It takes so many runs to learn what the engine needs or what it doesn’t need. We’re all very pleased with the progress. The horsepower is excellent. It appears that the durability is better. These are all good things. There’s no detriment right now.”
Needless to say, that makes Medlen a happy man headed into this weekend’s NHRA CSK Nationals in Phoenix, Arizona.
“We’d have liked to go more rounds, but it could be a whole lot worse – a whole lot worse,” said Medlen. “We’re very happy with it. That part of it is fine. Now we’ve got to get the clutch to match it.”
The Ford Boss 500 engine made its competition debut two weeks ago at
the NHRA POWERade season-opener at Pomona in Mike Neff’s Old Spice
Funny Car Mustang. Crew chief John Medlen says he was very encouraged
by what the new engine showed.“We were extremely pleased with the overall package,” said Medlen. “The durability appears to be up. The performance is certainly there. I think one of our biggest wrestling matches [that] weekend was getting a grasp on the power. The power level is up. So, we’re very pleased so far.”
At this point in the game, Medlen says they’ll improve the Ford Boss 500’s performance as they gain experience. More runs will only make the new Ford Boss 500 Nitro Engine Better
The Ford Boss 500 engine made its competition debut two weeks ago at the NHRA POWERade season-opener at Pomona in Mike Neff’s Old Spice Funny Car Mustang. Crew chief John Medlen says he was very encouraged by what the new engine showed.“We were extremely pleased with the overall package,” said Medlen. “The durability appears to be up. The performance is certainly there. I think one of our biggest wrestling matches [that] weekend was getting a grasp on the power. The power level is up. So, we’re very pleased so far.”
At this point in the game, Medlen says they’ll improve the Ford Boss 500’s performance as they gain experience.
“We need more runs,” added Medlen. “We’ll get ’em. We just need to match the clutch to the power curve now, and I think we’ll be fine.
“It takes so many runs to learn what the engine needs or what it doesn’t need. We’re all very pleased with the progress. The horsepower is excellent. It appears that the durability is better. These are all good things. There’s no detriment right now.”
Needless to say, that makes Medlen a happy man headed into this weekend’s NHRA CSK Nationals in Phoenix, Arizona.
“We’d have liked to go more rounds, but it could be a whole lot worse – a whole lot worse,” said Medlen. “We’re very happy with it. That part of it is fine. Now we’ve got to get the clutch to match it.”
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