Thread: What's everyones favorite factory motor and why?

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Originally Posted by cnile64

Cammer



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Cammer is the name pinned to the little known, amazing engine produced by Ford starting in 1964. The 427 cammer was amazingly powerful. The secret behind Chalmers factory rated 616 horsepower (@7500 RPM) with a single carburetor or 658 horsepower (@7500) with two carburetors, lies under the abnormally large valve covers, namely, a single overhead camshaft. There's two camshafts in the 427-cammer (the reason this big V-8 can get to 7500 RPM).




By now you may have guessed that the cammer is based on the multi- application 427 block. One of its various forms. I wish I could remember them all. Side-oilers, top-oilers, high-risers, medium-risers, and low-risers, among others. These mills came in various vehicles, including Galaxies, Fairlanes, Mustangs, Cougars, Mercury Marauders, Mercury Comets, AC Cobras, GT-40's, etc (Mike Greene). Regardless, the cammer itself was intended for racing only, but there are a few which have made it into the "street", making life a nightmare for, in many cases younger, but less vital, hemi's, LS6 454s, and even the boss 429.

i cool engine but i think you would not find one round to many Us street but if you had deep pockets you could have one or if you were ed pink or home&moody BUT over the counter you could get the LS7 454 One Bad Engine . there were the CanAm all alum blocks that could go well over 502 cid that could hold there own but for the blue collar guy the lower hp 396/454 with headder intake and the l88 cam would do a good job and sweep the streets . gm big blocks.. heads were some of the best flowing heads and the Oports did very good job . the big 3 HP heads were not much better then them. i was thinking this was more what you could find out on the streets but ? i would take a Can AM engine