Thread: 427 aluminum engines in the 60's?
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Old 08-19-2007, 06:56 PM
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On a related note, the Fliptop Cobra CSX2196 had a race/experimental version aluminum FE 390 in it, originally. The current owner has since replaced it with a 427, and in such a light weight car it just hauls a$$, approaching scary fast territory.

http://www.csxinfo.net/compcars/fliptop/fliptop.htm
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