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RE: Change-over date
By Mel Clark - 11/04/2001 2:15:45 PM; IP 64.12.107.178
I'm not certain of the year but, The Hemis were restricted to 1 4V carb. and the Fords could run 2 4Vs on the 396 engines for a short time and they ran away from the field. This was an era of a lot of turmoil for NASCAR and all of the manufacturers and teams. The rules seemed to be changed on a week to week basis. I worked at Holman and Moody at the time and was at Daytona for some private Ford, Holman and Moody and Firestone track testing time, Ford rented the track for a week and the engineers and John Holman were really upset because either Cale or LeRoy Y. was running a 2 year old car for Firestone with lap speeds of about 217 MPH and the best we could do was about 207 and that was with the drag race cam. Nothing worked for the Boss engines that week.
At that time it was rumored that NASCAR was going to impose a 6 liter limit on engines (366 cid) and while I was there I saw 8 or 10 scaled down Boss 429 engines in a restricted area. These were just like the Boss engines only smaller, They looked more like a Boss 302 or 351 with Hemi heads on them. I have tried for years to find out what ever became of them and keep running into "not my department" and "never heard of its" whenever I talk with Ford bigwigs or NASCAR people. Even Smokey Yunik had little to say other than he heard of the engines. I saw them and tried to take some pix but, security ran me out of there before I could.
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 RE: When is an FE not an FE?? -- richard, 10/28/2001
 One other FT is the 330................ -- Ed Jenkins, 11/02/2001
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Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=9012&Reply=8964><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor9012" onclick="return false;">RE:427 Cyclone WOW..??</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Mel Clark, <i>11/01/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=9012', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor9012') }); </script>  RE:427 Cyclone WOW..?? -- Mel Clark, 11/01/2001
 RE:427 Cyclone WOW..?? -- chris, 11/01/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=9080&Reply=8964><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor9080" onclick="return false;">RE: Heck, I'm the orginal Poorboy??</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>R. Shannon, <i>11/04/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=9080', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor9080') }); </script>  RE: Heck, I'm the orginal Poorboy?? -- R. Shannon, 11/04/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=9081&Reply=8964><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor9081" onclick="return false;">Re: fe 405 cid</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Mel Clark, <i>11/04/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=9081', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor9081') }); </script>  Re: fe 405 cid -- Mel Clark, 11/04/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=9083&Reply=8964><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor9083" onclick="return false;">I believe the 427 was used after the 429.</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Dave Shoe, <i>11/04/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=9083', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor9083') }); </script>  I believe the 427 was used after the 429. -- Dave Shoe, 11/04/2001
RE: Change-over date -- Mel Clark, 11/04/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=9089&Reply=8964><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor9089" onclick="return false;">RE: I believe the 427 was used after the 429.</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>mikeb, <i>11/04/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=9089', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor9089') }); </script>  RE: I believe the 427 was used after the 429. -- mikeb, 11/04/2001
 RE: FEs Last in NASCAR -- Mel Clark, 11/04/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=8992&Reply=8964><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor8992" onclick="return false;">Read all about it !</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Paul C., <i>10/29/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=8992', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor8992') }); </script>  Read all about it ! -- Paul C., 10/29/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=9077&Reply=8964><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor9077" onclick="return false;">RE: Lima</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Rob, <i>11/03/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=9077', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor9077') }); </script>  RE: Lima -- Rob, 11/03/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=9082&Reply=8964><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor9082" onclick="return false;">RE: Lima</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Mel Clark, <i>11/04/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=9082', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor9082') }); </script>  RE: Lima -- Mel Clark, 11/04/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=9086&Reply=8964><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor9086" onclick="return false;">RE: How about Blue Crescent, Shotgun, etc.</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Mike McQuesten, <i>11/04/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=9086', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor9086') }); </script>  RE: How about Blue Crescent, Shotgun, etc. -- Mike McQuesten, 11/04/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=9087&Reply=8964><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor9087" onclick="return false;">RE: The Big Blue Bow Tie</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Mel Clark, <i>11/04/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=9087', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor9087') }); </script>  RE: The Big Blue Bow Tie -- Mel Clark, 11/04/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=9090&Reply=8964><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor9090" onclick="return false;">careful, fellers, sounding like you all might be</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>mikeb, <i>11/04/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=9090', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor9090') }); </script>  careful, fellers, sounding like you all might be -- mikeb, 11/04/2001
 Re: no way! -- Mel Clark, 11/04/2001
 RE: How about Blue Crescent, Shotgun, etc. -- Don V, 11/04/2001
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