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You could find a really nice standard bore 390 block that'd clean up with just a .010 over hone to 4.060 bore, add a 4.125 stroke crank, and come up with a "real" 427 cubic inch FE. We did one of those for a Cobra owner who wanted to be able to answer that question from casual observers with a simple "yes".
Actually turned out to be a nice engine at a modest cost - made 423 horsepower with a very small flat tappet hydraulic, off the shelf Ed heads & intake, Petronics, and 770 Holley carb. Cosmetically looked FE correct, but obviously not original to the knowledgeable enthusiast - not intended to decieve.
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Survival Motorsports
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Engine Masters Challenge Entries
91 octane - single 4bbl - mufflers
2008 - 429 cid FE HR - 675HP
2007 - 429 cid FE MR - 659HP
2006 - 434 cid FE MR - 678HP
2005 - 505 cid FE MR - 752HP
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