How many out there road race a stroked FE?

[Jerry Clayton]

Rick

I probably over responded to the smoke thing and several other things about stroked engines---But I have been around hi performance since well a long time and have worked with the Ford stuff since it was new---and after getting the cid up to 427, in 1967-68 area there was a big backlash about hi performance/4 speed cars and the insurance companies wouldn't even insure them---the factories started building lower hp auto trans boats/barges. The Ford engine becaqme the 7 litre 428, Mopar and GM did sort of the same.
Ford's racing at the shorter tracks ,where braking and acceration altho only left turns, used the destroked 427 blocks with the 3.5 crank(352) for 396 inches, a lower weight , save the brakes,and probably realisticly higher horsepower.

I have not seen Morris's car---I didn't get to go there when the WCCC did. I have seen most of the pictures of his build, and his work rivals the type of stuff I do. And it is only my opinion, but I believe in an effort to do it better, that he over did .

As for his performance, it has so much aero work done to it that it can't be compared to anything that isn't similar.

How does your car weigh 2900#, or was that a mis type?

We are looking forward to going to run and gun since it appears to be a true national gathering, and it is only 300 miles down there. We also plan on events at the other tracks that we.ve been to .

Hoping to meet you next year

Jerry