[A Snake]

There was a post on this thread about "destroking" a 427 using a remachined steel 361 truck crank. I'll be darned if I can find it now.

I have this to say; ANYTHING that makes 400+ real horse power, that's put in a 2300# car with a 90" wheelbase, is quite capable of scaring the H.E. double hocky sticks out of the driver....presuming the driver has any sense.

Light the tires at 60 or 100mph? Sure I did it once. Stupidest thing I ever did. With me it only took once.

Braggin' rights come from trophys and time slips, not bench racin' over cubes.

BTW the destroked 427 was done and put in a dirt track car by the guy I got my 427 SO from. It ate smallblocks for breakfast, regularly turned 8000 rpm, didn't break parts or window the block and it was the first Ford to win on that particular circuit.....and kept on winning. This was early '80's

Now, if someone wants to do it again, I can tell you this; if the smallblocks were making 400+ real HP, this engine had to be well over 500. He passed any where he wanted to .....including corners.

Hmmmmmm How 'bout aluminum 427 SO block and heads and only 400 CID, buzzing 8 grand and making over 500hp. Mix well and place in well sorted chassis. Run 'til thoroughly warmed up and watch the strokers, smallblocks and regular SO's disappear in the mirror!