Ford 427 Wedge Engine

Ford 427 Wedge Engine 
Features Include: 
All engines are diecast and built to 1/6 scale 
All engines feature moving parts, and removable pieces 
Flywheel gear turns the fan, the fan pulleys, belts & alternator.

The 427 V8 was a race-only engine produced as both a top-oiler and side-oiler. Introduced in 1963, its true displacement was 425.98 cubic inches, but Ford called it the 427 because 7 liters (427 cubic inches) was the maximum displacement allowed by several racing organizations at the time. The stroke was the same as the 390 at 3.784 inches, but the bore was increased to 4.2328 inches. The block was made of cast iron with an especially thickened deck to withstand higher compression. The cylinders were cast using cloverleaf molds—the corners were thicker all down the wall of each cylinder. Many 427s used a steel crankshaft and all were balanced internally. Most 427s used solid valve lifters with the exception of the 1968 block which was drilled for use with hydraulic lifters. Space-saving tunnel-port heads with matching intakes were available, which routed pushrods through the intake's ports in brass tunnels. As an engine designed for racing it had many performance parts available both from the factory and the aftermarket.

Two different 427 blocks were produced, the top oiler and side oiler. The top oiler version was the earlier, and delivered oil to the cam and valvetrain first and the crank second. The side oiler, introduced in 1965, sent oil to the crank first and the cam and valvetrain second. This was similar to the oiling design from the earlier Y-block. The engine was available with low-riser, medium-riser, or high-riser heads, and either single or double four-barrel carburetors on an aluminum manifold matched to each head design. Ford never released an official power rating.