427 swap?
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From: Mississippi
427 swap?
I just found a 427 FE motor out of a houseboat on ebay that looks just like my 360. I am planning an engine swap or upgrade and wondered if it would bolt up to my c6 in my 73 ford f-100. the exhaust bolt pattern is the same as mine. Would there be negative considerations? Any thoughts?
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427 swap?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1866607810&sspagename= ADME:B:ON:US:1
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1866611411&sspagename= ADME:B:ON:US:1
They have already passed my bid. These are going for $3-5k, maybe more. There are still almost 5 days left :-(
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1866611411&sspagename= ADME:B:ON:US:1
They have already passed my bid. These are going for $3-5k, maybe more. There are still almost 5 days left :-(
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427 swap?
I have got to get off the internet.... What do you think, 11s maybe better with this, a locker, drag tires and a decent driver :-) It must be 700-800 HP with the NOS. Do you guys think the rest of this motor is up for that kind of power?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1867199516
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1867199516
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From: Collierville, TN
427 swap?
Pretty cool, especially for the price. $3500 (the "buy it now" price) seems really cheap for that motor, assuming that it is really everything that he claims. I don't have a use for it, but boy if I did....
Then again, I'm still saving my money for one of the aluminum Genesis 427 blocks. I've got it built in Desktop Dyno, and it's putting out a virtual 675 hp on pump gas (9.5:1 CR). My virtual Cobra kit car kicks some virtual butt! Now if only the $40 grand I need to build wasn't also "virtual"....
Then again, I'm still saving my money for one of the aluminum Genesis 427 blocks. I've got it built in Desktop Dyno, and it's putting out a virtual 675 hp on pump gas (9.5:1 CR). My virtual Cobra kit car kicks some virtual butt! Now if only the $40 grand I need to build wasn't also "virtual"....
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427 swap?
He doesn't mention what rods he has. I don't know if I would be using stock 390 rods on that much motor. Nevertheless it is well worth $3500. If that was on ebay a couple years ago when I was planning my build I would have bought it and threw a smaller cam in it and saved a few bucks.
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