427 Side Oiler Ordered...

[TerrysSPF]

Congrats on your purchase! I too, have a 427 s/o from Bill @ SA and it's a great street motor. Later, if you start looking for a little more power, you can always do some head work. My Edelbrock heads are ported with SS oversize valves (2.19/1.73 to 2.25/1.75 intake/exhaust), Comp/Dove Alum Competition Rocker Arm assembly (includes Billet rocker arm shafts, alum roller rockers, alum spacers and end stands, chrome moly pushrods -all of which you can order from Bill), port matched to a Performer RPM intake. I'm around 540hp w/ 10.0-1 comp.
If you want even MORE, send your heads into Keith Craft for some of his port work. I've been told that he could take my FE to well over 600hp. The only reason I'm holding off is that I'm considering going with an alum. block as well and may sell my entire engine and go with all new parts. Of course, if I end up buying a new engine............I may as well buy a new Cobra to put it in (perhaps a color change........I don't know........).
And the Cobra madness continues............!

What crank comes with the FE off their website? Mine has Eagle H-beam rods with a nodular iron offset-ground crank w/ 4.125" stroke. This crank uses BBC journals so oiling issues are non-existent. Keith Black custom pistons and a custom ground Reed cam.
Bill builds a hell of a good engine.

As stated earlier, ask Bill to get you a K&N filter for your Stellings air cleaner. The stellings filter is too restrictive, but the real HP robber is the Turkey Pan. I've seen dyno sheets as much as 30hp difference without the pan on...............but it looks cool, so I polish it and put it on for shows.

If you want to get under Bill's skin, ask him to install helicoils in all the bolt holes on your alum heads! -He'll know who's engine you're talking about!

[cobracobra]

I chose the close ratio....w/ 3.27's mostly because I like to cruise around and do some highway driving and plus w/ that much horsepower it wouldnt take much to get going...just a personal opinion. And YES Tony check on my engine and tranny please, thats a lot of coinage going into it without seeing it first. Love everyones opinion so far and it just makes me want the 427 s/o and tranny that much quicker, sucks though I wont have a car to put it in until hopefully next year some time.....Thanks All....Mike

P.S. I did order the K& N and will take your advice on the turkey pan...thanks again

[Naumoff]

Mike when you get your engine set it up so you can fire it up.
Then upload a picture of you sitting on the tranny. I love the 427FE. It is what made me fall in love with the Cobra. I had a 427FE in a 63 1/2 Galaxie 2x4v lowriser and it was a bad mother. So I can only imaging it in a car 1/2 the weight.

Congrate again and don't wait to long for the Cobra.

Life is to short! Tony

[Michael4yah]

I bought my 1st 427 in 1968. Back then there was a boat race called the Parker 9 hour enduro. Mostly 18-20' flatbottoms. The ford 427 was king of that race for many years. Boats are harder on engines than cars. Few people can lift as fast as the boat comes out of the water so many go bang before they finish. This race and the Cobra was the main reason I bougth my 1st 427 FE, It was in a stock 64 427/425 2 dr Custom post 4spd bench. I was 16.

[Eagles]

SkipB

Size does matter

[KM480]

Mike, Congrats on the s/o 427, I think you are doing the right thing with that motor. No one would put anything but a Hemi in a 65 Superstock Plymouth if they were building a 'replica' of one... the motor is the heart and soul of the car and if you want it to sound, feel, smell and run like the real thing... then no other option. If someone wants value and convenience they should go pick up their Z06 down at the dealership and enjoy it.
I am in the opposite situation as you... I have a gorgeous Kirkham sitting in the shop waiting for a motor. I'll be going the 482 s/o route...

[gene giambona]

I love my 427 tunnel port!!! Old school iron, with some modern internals. Looks good in the car, but sounds even better!! Have fun with your FE.

[KM480]

That looks positively WICKED! Do those quads fit under the stock scoop with that tunnel port? Tunnel ports and SOHC look mean in that engine bay.

[FFR428]

FWIW the NASCAR rods were also called the "10,000 rpm" rods. The LeMans were "7000 rpm" rods. Those guys were very brutal on their engines like Ernie said.

Mike congrats on the sideoiler!!! I'm down the turnpike a bit from ya. If you ever get down this way stop by and see the tunnelport I'm building. I hear SA builds a nice engine. And the Unique is a great car!! It'll be a fun ride.

G.

[82ACAUTOCRAFT]

The truth here is that the 427 side oiler was and is a dam good engine, with today's technology, people get a lot more power from them now than in the sixties. Also, I don't want to offend but I am a bit doubtfull about the accuracy of some of the dynos' out there. I have seen wide variations between some of them, as much as 100hp, and the engine builders have a lot of interest in seing big power numbers! It's good for business!!!!!!!!!!!!

[JWheaton]

How do 2 year old threads get reincarnated?

[82ACAUTOCRAFT]

Why not, if someone finds something new to say!!!!!!!!!

[Jamo]

Originally Posted by 82ACAUTOCRAFT

Why not, if someone finds something new to say!!!!!!!!!

Hmmm...if it was only correct. You say you went to LeMans all the time, and state that the Mark IV Ford GTs were the first to use FEs?

The first Ford GT to win LeMans was in 66...Mark II with a 427 FE, which was also used the next year in the all-American Mark IV. The Gulf wins in the next two years were with SB motors...per the changed FIA regulations (as opposed to mfg choice).

[82ACAUTOCRAFT]

Originally Posted by Jamo

Hmmm...if it was only correct. You say you went to LeMans all the time, and state that the Mark IV Ford GTs were the first to use FEs?

The first Ford GT to win LeMans was in 66...Mark II with a 427 FE, which was also used the next year in the all-American Mark IV. The Gulf wins in the next two years were with SB motors...per the changed FIA regulations (as opposed to mfg choice).

I will double check for the MKII, you might be right, I always thought they were small block with the exeption of the MKIV.

[Jamo]

Originally Posted by 82ACAUTOCRAFT

I will double check for the MKII, you might be right, I always thought they were small block with the exeption of the MKIV.

Your post...your problem.

[82ACAUTOCRAFT]

[The guy asked if he could get some info on 427's why are they better ?
Whats with the trashing?]

The 427 was a much better motor than the 390, 408 and subsequently 428 because of the crossbolting of the mains (Some 408 are crossbolted as well) and of the higher nickel content. Also the side oiling system was a big improvement as well for racing operation. The engine was also smaller and lighter compared to other big blocks. The heads are the weak point of the FE and a big block Chevy can make a lot more power because of that, better breathing and stronger rocker system.