Re: Ford's New V8 Going To Rock You Like A Hurricane!

Dan wrote:
It will easily match anything anyone else is producing right now, but
I'm wagering it's still got that bugaboo some of you guys don't like:
overhead cams :). Personally, I'm looking forward to a 427 cammer ;).


My only recollection of having worked on 427 side-oiler/"cammer" engines is that you frequently had to deal with adjusting the valves. That wasn't a major issue "back in the day" if you were racing. But for the average Joe, I always liked the 428CJ since it had hydraulic lifters...making it a bit more user friendly for people who didn't like popping the valve covers every other weekend. 8-)

I keep threatening to resurrect a 428cj engine I rescued from a totaled Torino by putting it in a Cobra kit. I guess I should do that before you need a home mortgage to fill the tank.

Cheers,
.

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