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feguy: I don't want to get your undies in a bunch (or anyone elses, for that matter!), but the med. or high rise 427 Ford would NOT have killed an L-88. Ford's 427 was / is indeed a good engine (I have one!), but the Chevy L-88's didn't even belong in a street car. The cam made them idle like a dragster, and the HP figures on them (425) were WAY underrated (most people said they were between 550 & 600 HP). In fact, they were rated less than the L-89 tripower motors (435) and L-89 cars didn't COME CLOSE to the L-88's at the strip. The only "stock" 427's that were built in the 60's that produced more power than an L-88 were the all alum. ZL-1's by Chevy. Over 600HP and the weight of a small block.
Heck.......that sounds like a good recipe for a Cobra! Too bad the distributor is in the wrong place!
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