Author Topic: Automotive trivia (3) (Read 302 times)

Jimdandy · « **on:** February 13, 2001, 07:11:00 PM »

DejaVu is getting to good at these so I'll try a little tougher one. Ford cam out with a really mean FE block 427 called the SOHC 427. Can anyone tell me what SOHC stood for?

MrBill · « **Reply #1 on:** February 13, 2001, 07:36:00 PM »

Sebring over head cam

Realy tooooo easy

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Jimdandy · « **Reply #2 on:** February 13, 2001, 09:21:00 PM »

Close Mr Bill. It had a Single OverHead Cam.

Sorrow[S=A] · « **Reply #3 on:** February 14, 2001, 12:41:00 AM »

To be sadistic:
The biggest failing of the 427 SOHC was the length of the chain driving the cam,crankshaft and timing sprockets. It was so long it became very prone to stretching and causing mistiming and detonation at high RPM..

How long was this chain?

MrBill · « **Reply #4 on:** February 14, 2001, 04:39:00 AM »

Uhhhhh ... Yep, single overhead cam is right the engine was called the sebring ...doh

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Jimdandy · « **Reply #5 on:** February 14, 2001, 07:05:00 AM »

Thx Sorrow I didn't know that. I would love to have a 4-speed Galaxy with one. Talk about surprising the hell out of some new Corvettes.

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