06-08-2012, 11:35 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Santa Barbara, Ca.,
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Cobra Make, Engine: R.U.C.C. with a 427FE, toploader
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wideglidejoe
Do any FE's stay together?
Yeah, I think we just hear about the ones that break, you never hear about the ones that last a long time.
Back in the late 60's, I had 4 FE's in 3 different vehicles, two stock and two moderately modified. I ran them really, really hard, and all I ever broke was the teeth on the nylon timing gear on one of them, it jumped time. Replaced it with steel gear and new chain, no more problems.
A friend of mine had a FE that was strip only, in a 4,000 lb Galaxie. He ran it several seasons, all he ever did was fresh bearings occasionally, that was it. It would pull the front wheels, I don't remember the times, but I was in awe.
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Just what I was thinking! mine is kinda stock and bet the hell out of it!
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