As for the 347 Ford actually made a factory version. I had an AU Falcon Pursuit 250 Ute. This was Tickford's (Pre FPV) answer to the HSV Maloo. They built factory stroker motors that made 250KW (Hence Pursuit 250) They also made a bunch of torque, somewhere around 500NM. It was a hand full in the Ute as they didn't bother with traction control which was a bit of a surprise to me considering how light the ute was in the back.
I believe this motor was officially the most powerful factory Windsor motor ford has produced. A few have found their way into Cobras.
If they can build a windsor to make this much get up and go with a factory emissisons legal motor with a warranty I reckon you could get a bunch more with extra go fast bits. This motor still had iron heads on it.
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