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Old 10-04-2011, 10:10 PM
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Originally Posted by j jones View Post
...Before Shelby arrived on the scene, AC and Rudd had already shoehorned a Ford 260 engine into their little, lightweight car.
It sounds like the 260 Ford you're referring to is the Rudd tuned 2.6 litre Zephyr motor, not the SBF 260 V8 that Shelby initially used. And 'shoe-horned' is a correct description I think, as the six cylinder engine is longer than the very compact little 260 V8.
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