Bill- The period piece on the cammer is interesting but it's not exactly square with what we now know to be true today. BTW- in the pre restrictor plate days in NASCAR both the Ford and Chrysler hemis made over 700hp. When they went to restrictor plates it killed the Fords and the Chryslers just lost a bit of power but continued to be about as fast. During that time Petty championed the shotgun. To this day he says the Ford hemi ran just as good as the Chrysler hemi, but the record book for both him and the Chryslers say otherwise. And contrary to popular belief around here the Cammer would not have even kept up with the other Ford effort, let alone the Chryslers. With or without plates. I repeat, the cammer was very flawed, not just a little flawed, VERY flawed. I'll give you a hint on just one thing about them amounst' many mistakes made on them. Take a look at that big ol' long chain that drives the works. Now imagine that chain going 7000rpms for 3 hours solid in a race. You do the math. I really wished they would have legalized the darn thing. It wouldn't be the urban legend that it is today. And yes, you are talking to a Ford guy.
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