05-16-2004, 08:22 PM
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Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: Folsom,
CA
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA 623, 427 S/C Cobra. Ford FE 428 Cobra Jet, Ford Nascar TL 4speed - with a touch of raw; "less is more" theme
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What was it?
I once had a FE block that not a standard 428, it was not a 428CJ, and not a 427. It had the extra webbing and the unmachined sideoiler boss below. Searched high and low for an answer as to what it really was. I spent a bit of time calling into a few people at Ford. Had the raised 66-427 insignia on the back of the block just like some of the 390 X blocks had. I was told by two different sources that said there were various blocks from 427 castings that were used for industrial and street use that were machined as 428s.; apparently some castings were being shared between 427s and 428s during an unspecified period of time. The bore and internals were all 428 and I kept it as a 428. I never found anything in print anywhere to back this up, only a few tips from some Ol' Ford plant guys still around.
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Western States Cobra Group 1998-2016.
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