How come Ford guys can run with small cubic inches? Fox body 302's, 289 Falcons, or even a 272 ?? Us mopar guys need 360's or 408's. In some cases 512 BB's !!!! 
Ford 272 C.I. runs low 11's. Why do Mopar guys need 408's?
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How come Ford guys can run with small cubic inches? Fox body 302's, 289 Falcons, or even a 272 ?? Us mopar guys need 360's or 408's. In some cases 512 BB's !!!!
Ford guys seem to love the 289/302 over the 351, never heard of the 272, cool car though.
Rat Bastid
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K/G. What do you think it cost to build that. It’s not a 6000 RPM tractor engine.
EDIT: McLeod clutch (probably a soft lock) and Racer Brown cam.
EDIT: McLeod clutch (probably a soft lock) and Racer Brown cam.
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Bennoel 10
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I guess the reason is because he's only running against another Ford.
j par
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"Need"... ???...
Until you've had a 408 on the street in your a body, you haven't lived...
Until you've had a 408 on the street in your a body, you haven't lived...
MidnightSwinger
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Intakes and Head flow(aftermarket) it’s definitely not a budget build.
I think it's due that 340/383/426/440 were our main performance engines, there never was a performance 318 bet if there was it would be thought of more like the chev 327, chev had high output 283/302/327 kind of 305 same with ford. only small displace factory performance engine we had was 273 but only has a small following in the general car community.
It took a while before 360 became a viable platform some still think of it as a boat anchor compared to 340, most can't look past which engines the factory deemed performance.
It took a while before 360 became a viable platform some still think of it as a boat anchor compared to 340, most can't look past which engines the factory deemed performance.
abodyjoe
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O quit it now, put the dang money in a 318 and go run low 11's.
Cheap isn't going to get a small cube engine in the sub 11's. So quit being so cheap. lol
Cheap isn't going to get a small cube engine in the sub 11's. So quit being so cheap. lol
318wilrun the 272 ford is calling you. It's time for you to build a W2 318. lol
The 10's are calling.
The 10's are calling.
O quit it now, put the dang money in a 318 and go run low 11's.
Cheap isn't going to get a small cube engine in the sub 11's. So quit being so cheap. lol
I did not mention anything about budget or cheap in the title or in my post.
i'd have to use a 273. It's only 1 cubic inch away .....
I know . lolI did not mention anything about budget or cheap in the title or in my post.
How about 244-253 a 273 with a TA cranki'd have to use a 273. It's only 1 cubic inch away .....
Rat Bastid
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i'd have to use a 273. It's only 1 cubic inch away .....
I‘d be surprised if that engine has a bore less than 4.00 inches. It may be a skosh smaller but not much.
My ear tachometer says 8k before he staged it on that rev....
Here's a Chev 307/311 making 500+hp with a 3.905 bore, with nothing much different than any other 500 hp engine.
Long Rod Chevy 307 = Big Power
Long Rod Chevy 307 = Big Power
dusterbing the peace
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That car is VERY light, most if not all panels fiberglass, lexan windows, etc. Probably only 400-450hp needed to hit low elevens with it. Regardless, dang fast!!!
I would think IQ52's 273 build would have similar dyno #'s to the Ford 272.i'd have to use a 273. It's only 1 cubic inch away .....
477hp as I recall
33IMP
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Am I missing something, or are you guys? K/gas, that's a Ford six. Probably 10 or 15 grand worth of Ford six. He'll, we don't even know it's a ford!
(And a 272 is usually a y-block early 50s replacement for the flathead. I have one, [actually a 239, 1954], I usually say it won't pull a fat girl off a tricycle. Not strictly true.... it won't pull a skinny girl off a trike either).
Edit: the last Ford six I saw that ran like that, had 1 1/2 Cleveland four barrel heads on it.
I suppose it could be a .060 over 260......
Or he could just be lying about it on the fender.....
I tell people my Opel has a 396, a hundred over. Not my fault if they don't think 496.
(And a 272 is usually a y-block early 50s replacement for the flathead. I have one, [actually a 239, 1954], I usually say it won't pull a fat girl off a tricycle. Not strictly true.... it won't pull a skinny girl off a trike either).
Edit: the last Ford six I saw that ran like that, had 1 1/2 Cleveland four barrel heads on it.
I suppose it could be a .060 over 260......
Or he could just be lying about it on the fender.....
I tell people my Opel has a 396, a hundred over. Not my fault if they don't think 496.
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Rat Bastid
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The only way to know for sure is to see the class rules. In the bygone days of Modified Eliminator (and in some Comp Eliminator) a 270 inch V8 was the norm.
Thats why the Chrysler V8’s weren’t real competitive. Way too tall of a block to start with.
Thats why the R blocks started coming with 9 inch decks that could go down to 8.500 or some ****.
Typical Chrysler tactic. Too little too late.
Ford did have a 221 and a 260 V8, they could easily grow to a 272. But this guy is 6 popp'n it ??? I seen a Pontiac that had a 4 cyl (from the factory, half a 389) and it would go 11's
I seen a Pontiac that had a 4 cyl (from the factory, half a 389) and it would go 11's -
