This should be useful info on the 417s origin.
http://www.nitrogeezers.com/Ed%20Donovan%201.htm
Then,go to www.wdifl.com & scroll about half way down.
Iron heads on a Donovan block.
The Ed Donovan Story
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Bailiesdad
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Very Good article on Donovan.
"With the 417 being so closely tied to the old iron 392 block and using all the existing 392 SPEED parts paragraph... and With all the advantages of the Donovan over the iron Chrysler, it still utilized the same heads which still limited it’s potential and it would be a couple more years before the Donovan heads were available. The Donovan heads were a major improvement over the existing heads " etc...
The article showed Ed did not use any stock parts, that clears it up for anyone who was confused, thanks.
"With the 417 being so closely tied to the old iron 392 block and using all the existing 392 SPEED parts paragraph... and With all the advantages of the Donovan over the iron Chrysler, it still utilized the same heads which still limited it’s potential and it would be a couple more years before the Donovan heads were available. The Donovan heads were a major improvement over the existing heads " etc...
The article showed Ed did not use any stock parts, that clears it up for anyone who was confused, thanks.
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