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Originally Posted by olddog
So it would seem the competition engines had different intake, heads, etc. and
they came in both center oiler and side oiler blocks. Likewise the street engines
came in both center and side oiler blocks. That would in my mind, be 4 very different
427 engines and of course to 428 making a 5th. Does that sound correct?
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The street cars had three distinct blocks. CO, SO and 428PI.
Once you get into the realm of comp cars, the options multiply. Heads came in low riser, medium riser, high riser, tunnel port, cast iron, aluminum, etc. Intakes held one Holley or two or maybe four Webers. I imagine Shelby would have built you anything you had the money to pay for.
The comp cars likely got side oiler blocks as soon as they were available.