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Old 02-29-2012, 05:10 AM
 
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while the 427 SOHC motor was never put in a production ford from the factory, you could buy certain full size fords and order up the 427 SOHC motor, and have the dealer install it for you.
The SOHC was not an option on any Factory Ford.. Its not like you had an option on a full sized Ford to order a 427. You basically bought the 427 SOHC separately and paid the dealer as the install shop to install it.
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Old 02-29-2012, 04:21 PM
 
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The SOHC was not an option on any Factory Ford.. Its not like you had an option on a full sized Ford to order a 427. You basically bought the 427 SOHC separately and paid the dealer as the install shop to install it.
and where did i suggest that the SOHC motor was a factory option? you said exactly the SAME THING i said.
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Old 02-29-2012, 04:51 PM
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Old 02-29-2012, 06:15 PM
 
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Old 02-29-2012, 07:42 PM
 
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I do vaguely recall some "Thunderbolt" Ford cars that came out of the box mostly as drag cars - none of them came with a 427 side-oiler?

I was more of the age to build plastic model cars than fool with real cars when these came out.

Although, the "The older I get, the better I was" principle does come into play here - few legendary old fast cars/bikes can stay in the same zip code with the new 'stang, 'vette, or a Viper...Likewise the old Vincent bikes - there are 600cc bikes that go faster anymore.

The older cars do have a certain "rawness" that is appealing - no electronic nannies, and part of why they are entertaining is that they are *harder* to go fast with...

Getting back on topic a bit, as noted the 390 is an FE engine, as in, Ford-Edsel - point being, it's a considerably older design than the Chevy Rat.
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Old 03-01-2012, 05:21 AM
 
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Yes T bolts came with 427's but not the 427 SOHC .. BIG difference.. Here read about them..


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I do vaguely recall some "Thunderbolt" Ford cars that came out of the box mostly as drag cars - none of them came with a 427 side-oiler?

I was more of the age to build plastic model cars than fool with real cars when these came out.

Although, the "The older I get, the better I was" principle does come into play here - few legendary old fast cars/bikes can stay in the same zip code with the new 'stang, 'vette, or a Viper...Likewise the old Vincent bikes - there are 600cc bikes that go faster anymore.

The older cars do have a certain "rawness" that is appealing - no electronic nannies, and part of why they are entertaining is that they are *harder* to go fast with...

Getting back on topic a bit, as noted the 390 is an FE engine, as in, Ford-Edsel - point being, it's a considerably older design than the Chevy Rat.
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Old 03-01-2012, 08:17 AM
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Old 03-01-2012, 09:13 PM
 
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I do vaguely recall some "Thunderbolt" Ford cars that came out of the box mostly as drag cars - none of them came with a 427 side-oiler?
as frankgn87 indicated, the drag cars came with the cam in block 427, though they did use the side oiler block in some cars.

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Getting back on topic a bit, as noted the 390 is an FE engine, as in, Ford-Edsel - point being, it's a considerably older design than the Chevy Rat.
actually the edsel used the MEL engines that were used in the lincolns and mercurys. the FE stood for ford engine.

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Yes T bolts came with 427's but not the 427 SOHC .. BIG difference.. Here read about them..


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Old 03-02-2012, 08:19 AM
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actually the edsel used the MEL engines that were used in the lincolns and mercurys. the FE stood for ford engine.
The 58-59 Edsel 361 CI was also an FE

The FE was developed to be the "new" engine for the Ford and new Edsel line, 332 and 352 for the Ford and 361 for the Edsel

The MEL was the engine for the bigger Edsel, Mercury, Lincoln cars.
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Old 03-02-2012, 03:33 PM
 
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Hey PDD,

Years ago I read an article regarding several 'specially' built Ford engines (as in the casting quality of the blocks, etc.).

These engines required several tooling bit replacements during the machining process during the builds. This special process made them so strong duty wise they were considered indestructible and when pushed to the limits, even throwing a rod at high rpm's didn't harm the block in any way. I think the tests were done on the Bonneville Salt Flats.

Have you ever heard/read anything of this? I kinda think it was in one of those Peterson Big Books in the 60's/70's.
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