Mark
The HiPo engine was rated at 271 HP, the std 2 bbl 289 @ 200 HP, 4bbl
@225 HP. The HiPo has some beefier components, solid lifter cam and other
parts. Ford put a good effort in to make a streetable higher HP engine for
the masses. The HiPo engine was a $400 option in 1965. Was this a sales
gimmick, sure, and it worked; we still go- AH, its a HiPo. Everything the
Auto companies did and still do is geared toward Sales.
Shelby American was reported to get 314 HP (?) out of these engines.
Today you can get that kind of HP and more out of a stroker engine or with
power adders.
Ron Fraser
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From: CoolVT@aol.com [mailto:CoolVT@aol.com]
Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 9:36 AM
To: rfraser@bluefrog.com; atwittsend@verizon.net; tigers@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Hipo Heads
So, is the conclusion that Ford using the "HiPo" designation was mostly a
sales gimmick? From the similarities with the un-HiPo there doesn't seem to
be much gain.
Mark
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