#shortblock

[cuzikan]

The Anatomy of the 427 SOHC – Ford’s Answer to the HEMI that was banned from NASCAR and went drag racing.

What is the most feared engine ever to come out of Ford? A very subjective question – but the Boss 302, 427 Tunnel Port, Boss 429 come to mind. All these are candidates, but a lot of people would say that distinction belongs to the 427 SOHC. Mostly referred to as a 427 “Cammer” or “Sock”.

1964 was the year that Richard Petty won the Daytona 500 with the new Dodge 426 Hemi. Ford was running the 427 Hi-Riser that year and won the majority of NASCAR races. The writing was on the wall and the boys at Ford had to come up with an answer to the new Hemi. Within 90 days, Ford took what it learned from the 255ci Dual Overhead Cam Indy motor and applied it to the bulletproof 427ci FE motor. The displacements started at 332ci and grew to 428ci. The baddest of the bad of these were the 427’s and the King of the 427’s is the 427 SOHC!

The shortblock for the “cammer” was basically all 427 hi-riser. Ford wanted to keep the cost down by using as many off-the-shelf parts as it could. The crank was the 427 forged steel version that was cross-drilled at both the mains and rods. This crank with the steel hi-riser connecting rods and special “hemi-head” pistons was the ticket needed to live at 7500 rpms. Increased oil pressure and updated water pump helped to keep all fluids flowing no matter what the conditions were.

The main thing that drew your eyes to this motor was the massive valve covers, which were made from magnesium. One look and you knew that this was no ordinary engine. The heads were cast iron and wide. With a machined combustion chamber putting the compression ratio at 12.0:1. The intake ports were a “tunnel port” design that fed 2.25″ intake valves and through 1.90″ exhaust valves, gases exited out D shaped exhaust ports. Hollow stem intake valves were used and the exhaust valve stem were sodium filled to help control the heat that is generated at 7500 rpms.

The first public mention of the Cammer V8 appeared in the Daytona Beach Morning Journalon Feb. 23, 1964. Beaten up at Daytona all month by the new 426 Hemi engines from the Dodge/Plymouth camp, Ford officials asked NASCAR to approve an overhead-cam V8 the company had in the works. But as the Journal reports here, NASCAR boss Bill France turned thumbs down on Ford’s proposed engine. France regarded overhead cams and such to be European exotica, a poor fit with his down-home vision for Grand National stock car racing.

Even though France barred the SOHC V8 from NASCAR competition, Ford proceeded to develop the engine anyway, hoping to change Big Bill’s mind. In May of 1964, a ’64 Galaxie hardtop with a Cammer V8 installed was parked behind Gasoline Alley at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where the assembled press corps could get a good look at it.

On October 19, 1964, NASCAR moved to ban all “special racing engines,” in its words, eliminating both the Cammer Ford and the Chrysler 426 Hemi from Grand National competition for 1965. 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.

Despite heavy lobbying from Ford, in December of 1965 NASCAR again banned the Cammer for 1966, with USAC piling on (Spartanburg Herald-Journal, December 18, 1965 above). However, in April of 1966 NASCAR finally relented. Sort of. Okay, not really. The Cammer was now allowed, technically, but only in the full-size Galaxie model, limited to one small four-barrel carb, and with an absurd, crippling weight handicap: nearly 4400 lbs, 430 lbs more than the Dodge and Plymouth hemis. At that point Ford said no thanks and dedicated the Cammer to drag racing. The engine never turned a lap in NASCAR competition.

Ford made the Cammer widely available in the drag world, providing engine deals to nitro racers Tom Hoover, Pete Robinson, Connie Kallita, and a host of others. Among the most successful Cammer-equipped drag cars were the 1966-67 Comet flip-top funny cars (Don Nicholson, Eddie Schartman, et. al.) and Mickey Thompson’s dominating ’69 Mustang team starring Danny Ongais and Pat Foster.

[vegasrogueagent]

Spring Clean Up!

Hello ladies and gentlemen!

I thought it was about time for a little clean up 🧹 of the website. I didn't like the header I've made few weeks ago and I didn't like the colors of the theme any longer. So, you're welcome to visit the new theme at https://goranvisnjic.org/ and don't forget to let me know what you think! Every comment is always a pleasure to read!

Here's the new banner. I actully love that Flynn Outfit ☺

*I want to take a minute and say hello to all the new followers :)

*I'm right now working on "Eyes of a Stranger" a Red Widow Fanfiction, It's available as well on AO3

*I also have in mind to restart screencaping more of Goran Movies as soon as I'm done with making the Red Widow Gifs. I'm having a big rush at work as we're installing summer tires and we're having many Subaru shortblocks to swap and transmissions! My days are fully complete from 5 am to 5 pm, so when I'm coming home after work, I'm not in the mood to screencap 🤣

*I'm also building up a Red Widow Fansite on Nicholae Schiller which you can visit @ Schiller's Realm It's not yet completed, and the website will be mainly focusing on my Red Widow Fanfiction "Eyes of a Stranger" and pictures of Nicholae Schiller, of course ;) For those who got to know me since the opening of the website, you already guessed that Schiller is one of my favorite Goran's performance, with of course Garcia Flynn!

That's about it, well I think!

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[kineticautoworks]

Completed #EJ25 short block utilizing none other than @manleyperformance and @kingbearings... #Subaru #wrx #sti #impreza #wrxsti #shortblock #turbo #boost #boosted (at Kinetic Autoworks)

[coolcarsnews]

Carbureted Cobra Jet Coyote Part two: The Short-Block Build

Carbureted Cobra Jet Coyote Part two: The Short-Block Build

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[seat-safety-switch]

A surprising number of people are famous only because of the highly visible manner in which they died. Whether it be a great photograph of their last moments on Earth, a heroic death while saving others, or just a funny headline, these folks will be remembered for longer than you or I ever will, despite having (arguably) done nothing in life to deserve it either.

It's in this way that we can remember the 1996 Grand Prix that I just abandoned on the roadside. Despite having spent an entire life full of approximately 320,000 kilometers of ferrying people to and from appointments and work, its last moments on this Earth were very exciting. For instance, I've never seen a piston, complete with most of the rod, shoot right through the hood before. And the remaining pistons kept dieseling on the oil spraying out of the cracked bore and the shifted adjacent holes for a little while, too. Truly a warrior's death.

Being famous, though, involves more than just one stupid asshole who can't take his foot off the gas even after splitting the shortblock in two. No: there was an entire tour bus that was driving by. Its operator, presuming that I was the kind of individual who couldn't take care of himself mechanically, pulled over to try and put the fire out. No need for that, my good man, I screamed through the power window that was no longer rolling down: I just need to reach the next downhill segment and the wind resistance will extinguish the flames for me.

That's when the highway patrol got involved, I think, and with them the television news. Turns out they were filming a show about stopping street racing, and somehow the (estimated) 32.5 horsepower left in the 3400 V6 V5 V4 V3 qualified. It's not like I was even racing, because it's hard to do that when you can't see out the oil-slicked windshield anymore.

In conclusion, I think you can rest assured that at least the next time I borrow your car and kill it, there will be something to remember it by. Can you pick me up?

[jacdurac]

1965 Plymouth Satellite.

Super clean black plate California car. Has a 1970 440 Six Pack HP shortblock. Ported cast iron heads. M1 single plane intake. Holley 750 double pumper. 521 Mopar hydralic camshaft. Ceramic headers. Full custom exhaust. March pulleys. Custom built 65 big block cabel shift trans. 3200 stall converter. Manual reverse valve body. 3:55 gear. Power steering.

[radracer]

any bugeye wrx sedans?? missing mine, it’s in the shop for a new shortblock rip

For sure!! 👍

[barnettesengines]

GM 4.3L marine #shortblock #barnettesengines (at Barnette's Remanufactured Engines & Automotive Machine Shop)

[seat-safety-switch]

Sometimes, I like to look up the biographies of my heroes. Maybe it's that I subconsciously believe that if I follow in their steps, the same success will happen to me. Even though that is impossible because the exact same circumstances that propelled them to greatness no longer exist - and also because I'm super lazy - it still makes me feel better about my life to participate in a little reflected historical glory.

I think cars must be the same way, because they're basically living things. That's why I spend a little bit each night reading the Haynes manual of the most desirable car of all time - the 1965 Chevrolet El Camino - to each and every one of them, so that they might learn from the example of the hacked-up Chevette wagon and become truly great. So far, it hasn't produced any measurable results, but that's mostly because, like me, my 1990 Honda Accord is extremely lazy. Also, it has a giant hole in the shortblock where the crankshaft used to live.

Eventually, I got to thinking about why I was so disappointed, and slowly realized there was no reason to be. Perhaps the greatest success of all of these vehicles has just been surviving long enough that I could afford to pick them up for $200. They’ve had full, six-digit-odometer lives: ferrying families to soccer practice, keeping their kids safe, and occasionally throwing a rod with enough force to dent the underside of the hood. Were they truly falling short of automotive perfectionism, or had they already arrived at that point without my help? Did I already have a bunch of unsung car heroes in my garage right now?

In that case, the only moral thing to do is to stop trying to mould them into something they’re not, and instead continue in my role as protector and maintainer. I would do this by buying about thirty more shitty old cars from Craigslist and parking them around the neighbourhood. Hey, even though they’re not collectors’ items, these cars are veterans. They’ve earned their leaks. Show some respect.

[sandman8407]

Watch "Building a 750HP EJ25 Shortblock; My First Engine Build." on YouTube

[senorpoopiepants]

Today I should be getting that shortblock in and start building that 114 motor. I’ll be sure to post some pictures for you guys!

[hellanico]

Built shortblock goin in eventually

[smoothshift]

preparing car for FI (need advice) via /r/cars

preparing car for FI (need advice)

I know if engine was not slapped with forced induction from factory its a bitch to do it properly. however thing with FA20 is there are turbo versions of it in WRX models. I am not sure if non turbo versions in BRZ/86 have same fuel system as ones in WRX but i know the internals are different for sure.

I did a little research and found out forged rods and pistons in brz fa20 handle decent amount of boost. and since i am not trying to turn car into a drag strip warrior i figured moderate upgrades to shortblock and maybe driveshaft will be enough to put out just a little bit more power. maybe 50-80 to the crank.

My question is, what are some of the other upgrades you absolutely need before doing that? also where can i buy the internals that can handle 7-15 psi boost? are they made by OEM or aftermarket?

and most importantly, are these upgrades doable in a garage, by an young man with passion for motorsports, determination and maybe not so much experience.

Thanks !

[barnettesengines]

Chevrolet #Impala 3.8L shortblock built and ready for delivery! #barnettesengines (at Barnette's Remanufactured Engines & Automotive Machine Shop) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bxsp9rZH9-n/?igshid=7wjw0wdeuf7x

[seat-safety-switch]

Is it possible, my friends, to enjoy working on drum brakes? Even the simplest shoe replacement might as well be a throwback to the bad old days of motoring, when you end up following in the footsteps of dear old Uncle Granddad when he decided that 100,000 miles on a 64 Comet meant it was done with its “first engine” and, therefore, needed a total rebuild from the shortblock up.

If anyone other than you has ever touched the drum brake system on your car - and chances are that set also includes yourself, because I’ve seen what medication you’ve been taking - then you’re going to end up tearing the entire assembly back to the backing plates and putting on a whole new hardware set. It’s the only way to be sure, and also that way the little springs and shit are still brightly factory-painted, instead of brake-dust-coloured. That alone makes them way easier to find when they spring off into nothingness and end up lodged inside a dust bunny in the dark corner of your garage that you think might harbour a race of hyper-intelligent rats who feed only on wiring harnesses.

I mean, there are good drum brake systems out there; it’s just that you can never truly be sure that you did everything right. Even the grizzled professional mechanics I talk to at the bar are unsure of their skills, as they only have thirty-plus years of dealing with them. These little Lament Configurations of steampunk leverage no doubt originated with some super-genius like Charles Babbage, and everyone has simply been too afraid to do anything about it until the Brits finally came up with a disc brake system that didn’t sever the feet and then heads of pedestrians after ejecting a rapidly-spinning chunk of white hot steel into a crowd of Formula One spectators. And after that, everyone else needed a few more years to be “really sure.”

To answer my original question, I believe it is possible to enjoy working on drum brakes. It just has to be one of those circumstances where you are threatening the car with being crushed if it doesn’t comply, and then are fully equipped to do so the next time that God-damned shoe hold-down spring won’t clip through on both sides at once.