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Originally posted by LubeMaster77
I think it goes in a car, an old one, maybe something about 20 maybe 30 years old.
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This is an award winning answer for BRILLANCE. Take a Bow Lubby, U deserve it.
Well KY hit what it was, but since the valve covers says COBRA on them....well only Lubby outshines your answer.
Its a Ford 427 Center Oiler that orginaly came outa a 63 Ford Galaxy. So Lubby U are only 10 years or so off. It did a short stint in a 65 Mustang, which was a 4 wheel Death Wish with that Motor in it, and then was last put in a 72 Mustang Mach 1, which was squirlily with it. Since then it has sat on an engine stand.
What gives it away are the Cross Bolted Mains, (the picture with the Bolts on the side of the Block), also the Dual Quad Holleys tells you its something special.
This is essentially the Motor that Carol Shelby put in his 427 Cobras and GT40s that took off Enzo at Lemans in 66 and 67.
The difference between those Motors and this one is the oiling system. This is a little earlier version..a Center Oiler, the later 65-67 Motors were Side Oilers.
The Center Oilers had a problem in sustaining 7000 RPM for long periods of time, they had a habit of spinning Crankshaft bearings. The Side oiling system cured that problem, and that was what enabled Ford to beat Ferrari.
This is the PERFECT MOTOR for anybody building a 427 Cobra or GT40. where in the world is anybody going to find one that is still a STANDARD Bore Motor and one that has all the components Heads, Block, Rods, Manifold, Carbs that is still together in the same motor that left the factory over 40 years ago. The Crank is a 67 427.