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| RE: FE/C4 Martins FMX |
| By Travis Miller - 02/09/2002 11:08:18 AM; IP 152.163.206.207 |
Do not count out the FMX. It can be a quick transmission in the hands of someone who knows what he is doing. While not as quick as the C-4, it got the job done for Kip Martin.
For those not aware of what Kip Martin did, here is the story. In the mid 1980's, Kip Martin took a 1964 Galaxie 500XL with a 352 using the 4100 Autolite 4v and went into the sacred Chevy territory of SS/OA. He set the NHRA National Record then followed up by qualifying no. 1 at Pomona. The Chevy guys were fit to be tied. Earlier that year at the INDY US Nationals, Kip was sent to teardown. While I was working teardown, NHRA told me to hang close to Kip's Ford and make sure everything was legal. The car passed with flying colors. When everyone asked what he had done to make it run, I just smiled and said that he knew what he was doing with a Ford.
As far as JPT and bellhousings go, I caught a C-4 behind a 428 CJ in a Mustang Stocker long before NHRA allowed anything but a C-6 to be there. The next day at the track, the owner of JPT and I had a "lengthy" conversation. He had worked all night changing the C-4 back to a C-6 for his customer. After he calmed down, I explained that until the rules got changed, only a C-6 would be allowed as the automatic behind a 428 CJ. So the bogus bellhousings were already in use a long time ago. |
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