05-06-2006, 03:47 PM | #1 (permalink) |
Psycho
Location: Sarasota
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I'm confused, what is this engine?
Spotted at a local cruise-in car show earlier today. It was in an old school Mustang drag car.
Now, at a glance it appears to be a Mopar Hemi but there's that pesky "Ford" lettering on the valve covers. When I took the picture, I was sure this was a Ford 427 SOHC motor that was very strong in the 60's. Coming home and Googling the SOHC has convinced me it's not. Here is the Ford 427. For one thing, the spark plugs weren't in the middle of the head. For another thing, the picture I took doesn't appear to have the timing belt/chain thing going on so probably isn't an OHC engine. So what says you? I guess the simplest answer is that it's a Mopar Hemi with valve covers that say Ford. |
05-07-2006, 12:33 AM | #3 (permalink) |
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Location: Canada
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That's an old Ford Flathead. They were replaced by the Y-blocks way back in the day. The Y-blocks, in turn, were replaced by the Windsors, which lasted up until the modular V8's came out in the early 90's. I'm sorry if I'm a bit fuzzy on the dates, but Ford drivetrains aren't my area.
The real mystery here is what an engine like that is doing in a 'Stang, but I suppose that's a question only the builder can answer.
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05-07-2006, 04:09 AM | #4 (permalink) |
Psycho
Location: Sarasota
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Well, I am positive that's no flathead. That's definitely a valve cover we're seeing and flatheads didn't have valves in the head.
Thinking about this morning I am convinced it's a Mopar Hemi with "Ford" on the valve covers. I don't see what else it could be. The position of the spark plugs indicates a hemi head so that means it can only be a Mopar Hemi, a Ford 427 SOHC, or a Boss 429. It's not the 427 and the 429 had very distinctive valve covers so that only leaves the Mopar. |
05-07-2006, 06:49 AM | #5 (permalink) |
Go faster!
Location: Wisconsin
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Yeah, that's likely a modern DOHC Modular. The spark plugs in the center of the valve cover and heads are a giveaway to that.
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05-07-2006, 08:26 AM | #6 (permalink) |
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Location: Grants Pass OR
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It's a modular ford...here's a retailer selling similar valve covers for that engine. http://www.sullivanperformance.com/Y...s/products.htm
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05-07-2006, 11:19 AM | #7 (permalink) | |
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Location: Outside Providence
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06-13-2006, 06:35 AM | #10 (permalink) | |
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06-13-2006, 09:11 AM | #11 (permalink) | |
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Location: CT
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06-13-2006, 10:18 AM | #12 (permalink) |
Unbelievable
Location: Grants Pass OR
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http://images.google.com/images?clie...=Search+Images
look at the very first result. Or look at this http://www.racingjunk.com/post/50572...ng-engine.html or perhaps the two pics on the bottom left of this gallery http://www.sullivanperformance.com/gallery1.htm Last edited by cj2112; 06-13-2006 at 10:21 AM.. |
06-17-2006, 09:15 AM | #13 (permalink) | |
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06-17-2006, 11:12 AM | #14 (permalink) | |
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Location: Kingston, Ontario
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Mopar wasn't the only company to make engines with heads like that!
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06-17-2006, 11:15 PM | #15 (permalink) |
Psycho
Location: way out west
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Mickey Thompson made heads like that to fit Ford 427's... but that ain't one. It sure ins't a Mod motor either, wrong intake face angle. It's an early Chrysler Hemi with chrome F O R D stuck on the valve cover. Look at the water pump/timing cover area.
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