Thread: 427so vs 482so
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Old 11-21-2008, 03:23 PM
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The 482 has a 1/2 longer stroke---that means that the piston travels an extra inch every revolution---higher piston speed

The ideal FE for a cobra would probably be a 427 destroked to 396" like they ran at the short Nascar tracks

Jerry
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