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Tom
This was published in the 4th quarter 2002 issue of the FE Club of America.
From a technical standpoint...wouldn't it make more sense that the heavier piece has more dampening ability and the lighter piece.
The reason the aluminum wasn't a popular piece is that the aluminum was difficult to remove after any amount of time and usually started to gall or weld to the crankdue to harmonics or shake. Why are they so hard to find and why don't more make replacements in aluminum?
As for the Ford testing and tech, they used the 427 to win LeMans because that's what they had. As you recall AJ and Gurney talked about not killing the motor and finishing the race. We all know the 427 was not either the most powerful or the most reliable motor back then. The GT 40 design was more a part of it than the motor. Let's face it, the heads really didn't breath back then and the cam tech was low. You make the power on the upper end. The LeMans carb was also a bit on the restrictive side leaning to fuel starvation.
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