PRI 2025: FFRE And Noonan Reveal Their Billet Coyote Block

For years, Ford racers have been playing a dangerous game of finding the breaking point of the factory casting. Fast Forward Race Engines has been at the forefront of that research, pushing the stock architecture further than anyone thought possible.

But when you start knocking on the door of 3,000 horsepower, the factory main webbing simply isn’t enough. The solution arrived at PRI 2025 in the form of a collaboration between FFRE and Noonan Race Engineering. The resulting billet Coyote block is an absolute work of art designed to survive the violence of high-end drag racing.

Noonan brought their experience from the Pro Mod world to fix the specific structural weaknesses of the Coyote. The new design features massive improvements in the main webbing area, with larger radii to prevent stress fractures. Barry Petit from Noonan explained that the intricate milling patterns on the side of the block are functional gussets that keep the structure rigid. They also utilize aluminum main caps, which expand at the same rate as the block, maintaining consistent bearing clearance when the engine gets hot. This is a massive improvement over mixing materials in a high-stress environment.

This is a dedicated race piece. The billet Coyote block is solid aluminum with no cooling passages, so you won’t be taking this on Drag Week unless you are incredibly brave. It retains the stock deck height and bolt patterns, meaning your cylinder heads and front cover will bolt right up.

FFRE is selling this Stage 4+ package for a little under $16,000. That is a serious investment, but for racers like Brett LaSala, who used this exact block to run a 5.97 at 241 mph, it is the only way to stay competitive. It effectively bridges the gap between a modified street car and a tube-chassis Pro Mod, giving door-slammers the foundation they need to chase records without fearing a catastrophic split in the block.