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| RE: Not far off, |
| By McQ - 07/03/2004 7:27:41 PM; IP 65.176.104.209 |
That's a great article Blinker. I picked up a copy of this mag at a swap meet several years ago and it's a real find for us early HP fans. It really lays out the type of work that was done to "catch-up" after the lack luster performance of the '58-'59 352.
The '60 HP352 Holley is a 540 CFM.
Also it's interesting to note that Karol(correct spelling on the Texan's name) Miller's '60 Starliner started life as a 300 horse standard performance 352-4V car. He bought it as a driver but then decided to hit the salt flats again as he did with his '56 Ford. He "modified" his 300 horse 352 by using mostly factory '60 HP parts to bring it up to speed - over 150 mph and it was a street driver at the time! Karol Miller was a real innovator and a true blue Ford racer.
Speaking of great articles....I just picked up two issues of Hot Rod that anyone interested in the development of the early big block Ford should have. August, 1958, has a great intro article to a full test of the new 352 Ford. Vic Edelbrock, Ray Brock do a complete set of tests on a brand new crate Edsel 361, machined combustion chambers with hydraulic lifters. They run 30! tests from stock to modified with Ed Iskendarian grinding a variety of new cams to find out what would work best with the new big block Ford/Edsel. The article is so long that September, '58, features part 2 where they bore/stroke the big -E- to a whopping 412 cubes. Get this - they also machined/installed larger Lincoln exhaust valves, what an idea!!
It's summer and there's lots of swap meets so be looking for these two issues. Great early stuff.
Thanks again blinker for sharing the Motor Life article. It's got the right info on Total Performance. |
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