[Shotimes] OT - Ford BB

Mark Kelley mrkelley64@earthlink.net
Fri, 29 Nov 2002 18:13:07 -0600


For those interested in the history of the 428CJ, here's a pretty good link:

http://www.428cobrajet.com/aq-0798.html

Mark

> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Jim and Debbie Leyden
> Sent: Friday, November 29, 2002 5:22 PM
> To: SHOtimes; Timothy Wright
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] OT - Ford BB
> 
> 
> I'm pretty sure the side oiler was a 427.  There were several different
> versions of the 427 including the SOHC, Side Oiler, High riser, 
> Medium riser
> and cross bolt mains.  I've been told that there were different 
> versions of
> the 428 also but the only one I  had any experience with was the 428 SCJ
> that was in my '69 Mach1.  I know for certain that the heads were 
> different
> from the "normal 428" in that the exhaust port flanges had 4 
> bolts for each
> cylinder as opposed to two the 428 Passenger engine.
> 
> Jim