[DeTomaso] 427 tunnel port

[Thomas Borcich]

Mike and Will you guys were right...I just tried to do a google search for 428 tunnel port...nothing...

then I did 427 tunnel port and found the link below. That's the head I saw, the bottom of the port
isn't flat, kind of oval shapped, a more flat radius than the top and sides.  
www.chuckbrandt.com/tunnelport.htm
Yeah I agree you would much rather have that head on the 427. I'll have to take another look when
 I go back...didn't connect that it was SOHC head.  I just looked at the intake ports and the combustion 
chamber and the valves didn't look that much bigger that the 351C. The site says that the intakes 
are ONLY 2.25 and the exhaust is 1.75. Some great original Ford literature is show about the motor.

Isn't that the motor that was put in some of the Fairlane Thunderbolt's?

Will take a look at Craigs list...there's a 427TP listed for $6500...woops it only has one head.
http://asheville.craigslist.org/pts/957732123.html

Tom Borcich







From: MikeLDrew at aol.com
Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 01:19:04 -0500
Subject: Re: 428 tunnel port
To: tborcich at msn.com; detomaso at realbig.com



In a message dated 1/12/09 22 12 54, tborcich at msn.com writes:





Mike I was thinking the 427 also and asked for clarification...he insisted 428?????







He might have put a pair of the 427 tunnel port heads on a 428 block--it's physically possible.   But the 427 block was far superior and was the 'race' block, whereas the 428 was more of a truck/station wagon engine, so that's an unusual thing for somebody to do.



The heads were only ever referred to as 427 tunnel port heads however.   You can educate him next time you see him. :>)



Mike






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