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What is the popular opnion on the Ford 427? I have a friend here telling me that I should figure out how to shoe horn one of those under the hood of my 74 mav.

 

old school cool. Great motor my father loves the 427. Today however you would be better off going with a stroker 347 or 331 based on a 302 block. Bolts right up and you will perform great. The other way you could go is 351 stroker 393ci 408ci 427ci 454ci, with the aftermarket available heads for small block fords You should have no problem building a powerhouse that exceeds an old 427 with half the weight. Good Luck.

 

I agree with 1badmav. On the one hand a 427 would be cool to see, but on the other they are a heavy motor and don't have very much aftermarket support. If you went with a 302 or 351-based stroker motor you could have the cubic inches without the weight, not to mention the cost.

 

They are Expensive....

...and rare. I agree, build a small block motor.

I have a friend with a 427 high riser in a
'69 Mach I. It probably puts out 600 HP
and costs about $12K to build (motor).

 

Not to mention it won't fit your engine compartment. You would have to do some serious modifications.

 

I agree, stroke a small block!
I have pulled away from many a big block with big tires with my little 302!

Quote:
"you must be fast, cause I was hauling ass when I went by you!"

 

Yep. Even if you could put an FE series big block in a mav, my bet is the handling characteristics would be downright dangerous with that kind of weight up front. Gotta have Cubes? Go for 351 based engine. My old 351C mav shocked many a BB Chebbie. Use the advantage of our lightweight cars.

 

You know, there are several companies that make the 427 stroker kit for the 351W!! All the cubes without the weight!!!

 

Well, I love 427's. Look at my name, I even have it in there . 427's are legendary. It's basically the Ford version of a Hemi. Bad ass engine for the time. With that being said, you can get as much or better performance for less $$$ with a modern engine. 347 strokers pump out 500+ horses at the flywheel with the right combination of stuff on it. And chances are, unless you're running slicks, you won't even be able to put all that to the pavement anyways. Just my .02.

 

THANKS

Well guys that is the kind of response I was looking for. Thanks for all the input opnions.

 

427 was a great motor, but 428s worked better on the street. The original Ford stroker trick was to put a 428 rotating assembly into a 427 block, making 454 cubes.

I am not a fam of small block strokers over the 392 Ford puts out. Too much side loading means you will be rebuilding every 50k.

 

Yeah, i wanted to put in my .02 on the 351-based 427...not reliable at all for the street. Best to stick with 392 or less.

 

302

Well the car came with a 302 in it when I traded my Bro cars. The entire car had been pretty well neglected. I mean the plug wires were held to the plugs with electric tape for cripes sake!!!
So my main goal is to just get the current motor back up to par then start on the interior. After that who knows? More than likely I will start making the 302 that is in there beefy.

 

I would agree on the 427 351 w stroker but a 408ci is just fine as well I went with that instead of 393 or 392ci. Talked to some local guys and they have been over 80,000 miles no problems. Past that there seems to be a general consensous there is too much side load.

 

I also agree with that theory if your building a street car.
331 instead of the 347.
But if it is race only....more more more cubes!