Does SVO = FRPP?

I'll admit I skimmed through and must've missed the piece you quoted above - I'll go back and take a closer look. Be back in the thread in a minute....

I don't see anything in the site that I think conflicts with the perspective presented. They are tracking the history of these entities - and, just as I concluded when I read it before, they define very different roles for each of the entities. And when they say SVO/Ford Motorsport is now FRPP - I believe that change (which happened a while back) signaled the new structure which has FRPP more removed from the manufacturing/development arm of things.

Also, when you say SVT is 'merely' marketing - well, not sure how to put it - the marketing arm of that outfit has at least equal if not much more pull about product than the engineering staff does. SVE designs/builds in RESPONSE to the marketing arm - not the other way around. That's why they restructured things the way they did - they needed the marketing and dealer training to make a success of this product development arm.

But, I suspect we've spent enough of each other's time on this one....

Michael Yount said:

But, I suspect we've spent enough of each other's time on this one....

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Now THAT, I agree with.

I get the feeling if we ever got together we'd still butt heads like crazy but get along real well.

I have to hand it to you -- you always seem to have a different perspective on things and you're quite persistant. I truthfully admire that. I can only hope I annoy you as much as you do me.

(Just kidding on the last part.)

(Well, sort of.)

No, really I was -- I do have a lot of respect for you and your opinions, and I enjoy our little "discussions."

awwww kiss

Jim - I don't think there is a short conclusion to your question. You need to know the specifics of the part and what it was intended for in the first place, and you can't necessarily glean that from the brand/name that it's marketed by. You can count on this though - Ford Racing "makes" virtually nothing they sell. Others do and they put the FRPP label on it/box it up as FRPP.