Thread: Mustang & Fords Blew up 21st Century 390 Project
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Old 09-04-2002, 12:23 PM
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Default Mustang & Fords Blew up 21st Century 390 Project
Dang, how embarassing! I feel for the guy. The crank let go after a 7100 rpm dyno test. Personally I question whether it was wise to spin a cast iron crank that high but I'm no expert.
One of the on-line magazines blew up a 428 last year if I remember correctly. Doesn't help the FE motor's reputation much. Anybody else following the story have any other thoughts on it? Was it dumb luck or just dumb?

Chuck
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