Ford Racing Introduces a 572-inch Super Interceptor Crate Engine

Karl Bebout · #1 (**permalink**) 12-17-2016, 08:58 AM

"All of that and they put the junkiest carburetor known to man on top? "

Well, it is a Ford, after all.

blykins · #2 (**permalink**) 12-17-2016, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Karl Bebout

"All of that and they put the junkiest carburetor known to man on top? "

Well, it is a Ford, after all.

Good point. I guess it only really needs a 2-bbl to make more power than a Chevy. No use in over-doing it.

olddog · #3 (**permalink**) 12-17-2016, 10:07 AM

I'm a tad bit surprised they need that much cam to get those heads to feed the big inch displacement. Perhaps the heads just are not up to the huge displacement. I doubt they will spin that monster rotating assembly as fast as the cam is capable of going. However I have no experience with such monster engines, so maybe I'm looking at it all wrong.

blykins · #4 (**permalink**) 12-17-2016, 10:12 AM

A 572 needs a lot of cam, relatively speaking. That's a huge engine.

With that being said, the Cobra Jet head is really behind on technology and they are not big performers.

Last BBF I did used Kaase heads, was "only" 529 cubes and made 740 hp @ 6000, with 700 lb-ft of torque.

This engine is still 35 hp above the 572 GMPP engine though, even with using that pathetic little carburetor.