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Old 06-13-2007, 02:56 PM
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Originally Posted by jon@harrison.ne
I don't think the Sprint had a Hi Po engine (i.e. wild cam,solid lifters,better ,etc.). The 1963 Fairlane had a 260 Hi Po,which I bet is what got into the Cobra. I haven't yet researched that,this is just from recollection.
We know they had some special treatment...a special 4V manifold for one. I'm not sure about the rest though. It appears some of the later motors were hopped up but these Cobra motors were built in mid to late 1962 so some of the later tricks may not apply to the earlier cars.
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