New Dodge Engine? UPDATE: Dodge teams might receive help from NASCAR in the near future. Dodge has tested a new engine block that is 26 pounds lighter than the one its teams currently use. Dodge teams have been searching for a way to displace some of the front-end load, and this might be the answer. NASCAR is expected to make a decision soon(Sporting News)(6-4-2001) UPDATE: Jim Julow, who heads the Dodge motorsports program, said he’s looking for competitive changes in his Winston Cup fleet of Intrepid R/Ts. The Dodge engine weights more than 25 pounds more than a Ford or GM motor. “We think we got some weight in the engine we can take out, we think there are design changes that will help us in terms of making the car a more credible competitor,” said Julow. “We’re pursuing those . . . I think there are some we can incorporate this year, assuming NASCAR agrees they are not significant or wholesale changes, that they are in the realm of continuous improvement.”(Daytona Beach News Journal)(6-5-2001)
