What was the displacement of the Ford 427 engine?
What was the displacement of the Ford 427 engine?
The Ford 427 V-8 was developed strictly as a racing engine. Prospective buyers were drag racers, stock car racers, and street racers. The engine’s actual displacement was 425 cubic inches (7 L); however, Ford labeled the motor the 427 because 427 cubic inches or 7 liters was the most displacement NASCAR allowed at the time.
What was so special about the Ford 427 side oiler engine?
The top iteration of the 427, and king of all FE engines, was the 427 SOHC, or “Cammer.” To challenge Chrysler’s 426 Hemi in NASCAR racing, Ford designed a special overhead valve system for the side-oiler engine. Cast-iron heads with hemispherical combustion chambers and overhead camshafts opened larger stainless steel valves.
Where did the Ford 427 SOHC V8 come from?
Chrysler responded by temporarily withdrawing from NASCAR, while Ford continued on with its conventional 427 pushrod engine in NASCAR and took the SOHC engine to the drag strips. Cammers were first employed in the handful of factory-backed ’65 Mustangs and ’65 Mercury Comets racing in the NHRA Factory Experimental classes and elsewhere.
Why was the Ford 427 engine banned from NASCAR?
Unfortunately, Chrysler protested and the 427 Cammer became the only engine to ever be banned from NASCAR racing. After the 427 and other big FE engines were phased out in the mid ’70s, Ford began to transition to smaller engine platforms, standard emission equipment and far lower displacements and compression ratios.
While it was second in displacement to the 428, the 427 was first in performance and the only ‘race-only’ engine in the FE family. Launched in 1963, the 427 engine actually measured 425.98 cubic inches, but was deemed the 427 because this was the maximum engine displacement permitted by a few different race-sanctioning bodies at that time.
The top iteration of the 427, and king of all FE engines, was the 427 SOHC, or “Cammer.” To challenge Chrysler’s 426 Hemi in NASCAR racing, Ford designed a special overhead valve system for the side-oiler engine. Cast-iron heads with hemispherical combustion chambers and overhead camshafts opened larger stainless steel valves.
Chrysler responded by temporarily withdrawing from NASCAR, while Ford continued on with its conventional 427 pushrod engine in NASCAR and took the SOHC engine to the drag strips. Cammers were first employed in the handful of factory-backed ’65 Mustangs and ’65 Mercury Comets racing in the NHRA Factory Experimental classes and elsewhere.
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