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Old 08-11-2011, 05:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Barnsnake View Post
The 430 wasn't an FE. It was in the MEL series.
Not much hot-rodding potential there. Quite heavy and no cool parts available.
Correct.

Big. Heavy. Lots of unique parts that are hard to find and almost no "go faster" pieces available. Many "unusual" design features like the block that is machined with the head mounting surfaces NOT at 90 degrees to each other (the heads are flat with no combustion chambers, the chambers are in the piston tops and the unusual block surface allows a 10 degreee or so "wedge" chamber.

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