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| RE: Impossible. |
| By McQ - 05/04/2005 11:25:43 PM; IP 207.69.139.133 |
Hey Ice Mike, we may as well see if we can keep this wild & crazy thread, er, way out there tangent going, huh?
First, the hydraulic liftered -W- code '68 427 was NOT available to the Galaxie, full size line.
Second, the -W- code 427, 390 horsepower engine never was installed in a production '68 'stang. The plan was go but there was a huge strike by the UAW in Oct., '67 that shut all production down for a month or so. I've got the early dealer-showroom brochures, articles and there was even a prototype 390 horsepower 427 Mustang released for some early publicity testing. But after the strike....no 427/390 horse was available to the Mustang buyer. The Cougar did get it the somewhat detuned 427 though as a GT/E package. Royce knows a lot about these. Very very rare to say the least.
I don't think any '68 Shelby GT 500 'stangs got the -W- code engine. The pre '68 1/2, got the 428 Police Engine which by '68 even featured a cast iron intake similar to how the CJ was going to be.
Let's see, what else did you claim, oh, the thing about the 427 being little more than a 428 with cross bolted main caps, this could create one big ol'argument amongst the FE'natics. The bad boy '27 was a lot more than just cross bolted main caps. As a matter of fact, the 428 got the nod to replace the 427 as the Real Performance option because it was a lot less costly to produce. Do a little more research regarding the differences between a '27 & '28.
Now what about those medium riser heads? Sorry Ice Mike. The C80E-N Cobra Jet head is not a Medium Riser. The vaunted CJ is very similar to a '66 390 GT with the low riser size valves, different ex. mfld. bolt pattern, but they just ain't the medium riser.
Last, the '68 1/2 Cobra Jet was not referred to as a Super Cobra Jet. That designation was for the 1969-70 Drag Pack option. What an SCJ got over a CJ was LeMan's style, cap-screw, 427, rods. Different weight pistons too to go with these rods. But the SCJ did not make any more power over the CJ. It just got a little tougher lower end to handle the 3.91/4.30 gearing that came with the Drag Pack option.
I'd like to summarize by saying that all I've said may be possible or it may not be. But when you say "Impossible" especially regarding what our mighty Blue FoMoCo was doing back then, (ack then? What are they doing now?) you just can't be too sure.
Here's a pop quiz for you Ice Mike: What one and only transmission was available for the '68 -W- code 427/390HP engine? And Why? |
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