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Not one, but two old 427 V8s
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That reminds me of tracking my Miata. I'd catch plenty of 'fast' cars through the corners, they'd give me a point by and then mat the throttle and there was no way I could catch/pass them. Good show!
Looks like 2 Giant thoroughbreds against 50 giant horseflies.
thanks for sharing, that was cool to watch...even though I was rooting for the "horseflies" ;-)
I just watched this, and got a kick out of seeing the big Yank Tanks on the course with Cortinas nipping at their heels. Then there were a lot of other Goodwood races to watch, and then the afternoon was shot. But it was all great racing. Overpowered cars on skinny tires look like they're fun to drive.
the real question is....which variant of the 427?
lr, mr, hr, tp, sohc ?
so or non-so?
lr, mr, hr, tp, sohc ?
so or non-so?
Big iron winds,,imagiine that........................................
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SO, either MR or LR (no teardrop hood for a HR)
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Let me see if I can decipher the Ford-speak:
lr = low riser
mr = medium riser
hr = high riser
tp = tunnel port
sohc = single overhead cam (cammer, to the Ford faithful)
so = side oiler
all correct
now...how many have you seen in person?
as i have not only seen them all but raced against them all
not sure really which is more exotic the tp heads or the sohc as they are both ultra rare
my cousins 427sohc '32coup was on the cover of the halibrand catalog for a while
all correct
now...how many have you seen in person?
as i have not only seen them all but raced against them all
not sure really which is more exotic the tp heads or the sohc as they are both ultra rare
my cousins 427sohc '32coup was on the cover of the halibrand catalog for a while
The only one that I could swear to would be The Cammer. It was on a 5000-lb modified pulling tractor called The Little American. Roots-blown. Sounded great.
What flavor of Ford 427 was in the GT40's that won LeMans? I would guess side-oiler medium riser. Or maybe tunnel port?
As memory serves, it wasn't always that way. I believe the Mini's and other smaller cars used to do quite well against the big iron when they were competing in anger. Especially on the shorter circuits.
My first car was a 1966 Cortina. It had been raced and needed a rebuild when I bought it. It was setup nice though. I drove it from 15 years old to 17 years old.
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Yes, catches the most wind.
There's no replacement for displacement.,,,
everything i have seen says yes indeed a side-oiler block and medium riser heads
the tunnel port would have been an awesome (potential choice) as the 302 tunnel port head was done for le man type races and not drag racing. the high riser (needs a much higher hood - ie the big bubble on the 427 Thunderbolt ford factory drag car)
most dont know that the cammer was also a hemi as well
as in single overhead camshaft hemispherical combustion chamber - that incredibly long cam chain was extremly problematicSimilar threads
