FORD is hopeful that a solution to its Supercars engine concerns will be approved in time for the Bosch Power Tools Perth SuperSprint.
V8 Sleuth understands a request to run updated mapping has been submitted, with the Blue Oval now awaiting an answer.
Top-end engine performance and straight-line speed were flagged as areas where the Camaro held an advantage at Albert Park.
Ford and its powerplant partner Herrod Performance Engines had already come up with a revised map by that time, but that was not implemented at Round 2 due to the time-consuming nature of the process.
There is a 28-day wait time attached to Engine Specification Document applications, which software calibration now falls under.
That was not the case in the previous 5.0-litre era, when mapping was more in the hands of teams.
The Gen3 ruleset has brought a sharp increase in controlled componentry; that includes all Ford and Chevrolet teams being randomly allocated engines from HPE and KRE Race Engines respectively.
Mapping and calibration is now standardised by the championship, albeit separately for the two different engines (one being a 5.7-litre pushrod for the Chevrolets, the other a 5.4-litre DOHC Ford Coyote).
Ford/HPE has lodged an ESD application to have an updated map approved and is confident that will bring a step forward.
There will be a change to the Camaro fleet prior to Perth in the wake of Centre of Gravity test findings.
“To be clear, this isn’t adding a new 4.97kg — this is redistributing existing ballast in the car,” Supercars head of motorsport Adrian Burgess explained via Supercars.com.
“It’s not a major adjustment by any means, it’s a small number — but this is a parity series.
“In comparison, 10L of fuel is far more powerful than the adjustment we’ve just made for the CoG.”
Round 3 at Wanneroo Raceway kicks off with practice on Friday, April 28.
