427 engine
Apr 17, 2007 | 12:57 AM
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427 engine
Has anyone ever had one of these? How expensive are they to buy? What would they fit in? (they are very wide, arent they).
Apr 17, 2007 | 01:15 AM
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A 427 is the same basicily as a 390 with a thicker cylinder wall casting.
Limited production and very expensive if you can find one as they were blown up/destroyed doing what they were designed for, racing.
Here is a link to a gallery of some neat Ford engines, Bosses, 427, 428`s.
This picture is as close as I ever will get to a 427, this is NOT my garage!
http://members.***.net/lblum2/engines.html
Be sure to check out his awesome 1965 F-100 Custom Cab Pickup
http://members.***.net/lblum2/65f100.html
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Apr 17, 2007 | 07:25 AM
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thats a sweet little '65!!! wish that was my garage...
Apr 17, 2007 | 08:04 AM
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You can still buy them new from Carol Shelby but be prepared for some serious $$$$$.
Apr 17, 2007 | 09:51 PM
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if you want a 427, but at less price, you can order up a 427W.....
that is a nice 65, but why oh why did he change the grill?????
Apr 18, 2007 | 11:30 AM
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Would be a deadly engine, what are you thinking of putting it into?
Apr 18, 2007 | 03:47 PM
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If I ever found one - not sure??????? If only I had a bit more time and alot more money, things would be shakin'!!!
Apr 18, 2007 | 06:03 PM
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When I worked at the bus garage down in Melita, we had a old Ford bus with a truck version in it. Wasn't original of course, bananas came with 370's.
Interestingly enough, there's a company in the states make a small block 427 Ford now. Might have been one of you guys who originally posted it, but...
http://www.mustangandfords.com/techa...w_stroker_kit/
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Apr 18, 2007 | 06:08 PM
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Trevor, are you positively sure it was a 427?
If so it would be neat to try tracking it down unless it was a long time ago.
Apr 18, 2007 | 06:10 PM
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No, not 100%. It's been a while but I know it is either a 427, 428, or 429.
Apr 18, 2007 | 06:16 PM
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A 429 was common in the bigger Ford school buses.
Glen-66gpw bought a bus last year with a 429. Nice but a very different animal.
Apr 18, 2007 | 07:01 PM
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boy did they feel like slugs though...guess it'd be a lot different in a truck or something light...
Apr 18, 2007 | 07:59 PM
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The truck type 429 is good for a lot of slow speed torque, not too much on speed. A Boss 429 is a different story, it`s no slug.
Apr 18, 2007 | 11:01 PM
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Apr 18, 2007 | 11:28 PM
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This wasn't the original engine though. It originally had a 370.