[hdheritage97]

Well, it took a while to read all this but now that I have, I want to add the little I do know for sure about this. Yes, there is deffinately a NASCAR crank and rods out there, yes, they are wider than the LeMans, and only NASCAR rods can be used with a NASCAR crank. With that said, and it's not much, I have a TP in my Cobra. I had it verified at Cobra Automotive in Conn. and it of course is a SO block, has LeMans rods AND crank, and of course TP heads. We know that the TP was developed for NASCAR but that doesn't mean my engine is a NASCAR engine at all. From the sounds of it, I doubt this is a NASCAR engine that he has. I'm sure he may believe it is because he has been told it is by a very close friend and he trusts what his friend has told him. Many people believe that 427 were a magical thing, and I guess they were in their time, but not all of them were. I'm sure his friend thinks he has a NASCAR engine JUST because he had a 427. It would be an easy assumption since all the Fords raced then had 427 painted on the hoods, remember that ? In any case, I'm sure either way he has a very nice piece, one I wouldn't at all mind having, and I wish him well. By the way, I happen to think he did a great job on his car, even though I am one of the idiots with an original Guardsman Blue/Wimbledon White striped car, but hey, to me, THAT is what a Cobra is supposed to look like. In any case, I hope maybe I helped, hope I didn't hurt anything, but I think I have a plausable explanation for the thinking behind this NASCAR engine.

Cliff