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cammer427
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any comments

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are there any comments on fords 427 cammer not the new cammer but the old 1965
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good engine, but its a ford :evil:
macx
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Lots of Power

Post by macx »

They had a lot of peak horsepower, but the curve
was reportedly quite peaky with a rather narrow peak.

Also, were very hard to tune (set the cams) because of 2
separate and very long timing chains.
Past owner of 66 426 hemi 4 speed, 70 Challenger RT/SE 440 6 pack 4 speed, 70 3/4 ton 4x4 w/425hp 440 (warmed up 6 pack), 75 440 Ramcharger, & 36 Chev coupe with 341 295hp DeSoto.
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