Coming soon to a screen near you, yet another engine blog!
Making preparations to overhaul a 427 side oiler, steel crank, single carb, flat tappet cam, E-Brock alloy heads\intake, Dove roller rockers, etc.
OPEN to suggestions on final specs; cam, compression ratio, heads, intake, carb (MUST be chrome or polished), march pulley set? Out with the original steel crank and go 'stroker'? Dove roller rockers? Gotta have a road race pan! What WOULD be the perfect specs (pump gas). Original side oiler block, will NOT accept hydraulic lifters! Motor currently runs strong, time for 'dress up' and 'over haul'.
Shooting for 450-500 horse with LOTS of chrome, polish and dress up stuff. Gessford for parts (of course) and Georges priceless expertise.
Currently a 4 speed top loader wide ratio with Ford 9" 3.5 rear gear. I'm thinking, CLOSE ratio (due to the low rear gear) and an OVERDRIVE unit to bolt in front of the exisiting Ford 9". Looks WAY complicated to go with a 5 speed OD trans. Options? Older Hi Tech looks GREAT!
Planning is half the fun...
