If it is a 427 side oiler, and it's from Shelby, it's actually a 468Cid. Way more power to weight than the 289 fia. This is a gearing race, nothing more said.
I love the lightweight 289 but I still thought the monster 427 would win. Wonder if they're were both close to original. Kit cars with modern upgrades maybe? Outstanding anyway.
289 cars were better handling due to the lightweight engine. Assuming these cars were real or accurate replicas, gearing, tires & skill would determine the outcome, not the engine. The real advantage of the 427 engine was it's brute power & acceleration on a straightaway when all things were considered equal.
Both these cars were tested in the 60's, the weber-equipped 289 did 0-60 in 4.2, and the 427 high-riser Cobra did 3.8, there's no excuse for the 427 owner getting his ass handed to him.
An FE4427 will weigh maybe 250# more then a 289. A drag race is where the 427 will shine, its a hard car to drive well on the road course, it takes a lot of skill to keep it going the right way.
WHERE did it say which car was which? I must have missed it! :P While the 289 surely has a weight advantage, an original, aluminum block 427 FE certainly isn't much heavier and has more than enough horsepower to compensate for the 289's lighter weight.
@jackass2286 Ford's 427 V8 (7.0L) was introduced in 1963 as a race-only engine. It was developed for NASCAR stock car racing, drag racing, and serious street racers. this new engine replaced the 289 small block (4.7 L) V8
I think his purse (the one with his balls in it) got stuck under the gas pedal.
madestroytube 6 months ago
If it is a 427 side oiler, and it's from Shelby, it's actually a 468Cid. Way more power to weight than the 289 fia. This is a gearing race, nothing more said.
weedislegal4me2 7 months ago 2
I love the lightweight 289 but I still thought the monster 427 would win. Wonder if they're were both close to original. Kit cars with modern upgrades maybe? Outstanding anyway.
madestroytube 7 months ago
@madestroytube both have the same weight but i agree with u 289 probably had upgrades
supra1722 6 months ago
289 cars were better handling due to the lightweight engine. Assuming these cars were real or accurate replicas, gearing, tires & skill would determine the outcome, not the engine. The real advantage of the 427 engine was it's brute power & acceleration on a straightaway when all things were considered equal.
HYDEDB 7 months ago
Both these cars were tested in the 60's, the weber-equipped 289 did 0-60 in 4.2, and the 427 high-riser Cobra did 3.8, there's no excuse for the 427 owner getting his ass handed to him.
NWpowerhouse85 9 months ago 2
An FE4427 will weigh maybe 250# more then a 289. A drag race is where the 427 will shine, its a hard car to drive well on the road course, it takes a lot of skill to keep it going the right way.
Oldtymeflyr 1 year ago
WHERE did it say which car was which? I must have missed it! :P While the 289 surely has a weight advantage, an original, aluminum block 427 FE certainly isn't much heavier and has more than enough horsepower to compensate for the 289's lighter weight.
GTRaycer 1 year ago
Hi-po 289's don't play. But still we all know the 427 destroys all.
gearhead2k6 1 year ago
@gearhead2k6 Very good way of putting it :)
bigmrclean 1 year ago
the 289 is a race engine. The 427 was probably a street engine with mild cam like all the other kit car 427's
jackass2286 1 year ago
@jackass2286 Ford's 427 V8 (7.0L) was introduced in 1963 as a race-only engine. It was developed for NASCAR stock car racing, drag racing, and serious street racers. this new engine replaced the 289 small block (4.7 L) V8
TWEAKLET 1 year ago
@TWEAKLET A real authentic 427 side oiler yes. The 427 in this video is most likely a stroked 351 winsor.
jackass2286 1 year ago
Ford Small Block Supremacy!!!
TheFordman289 2 years ago 3
the 427 driver is not even on the gas!
jw6jw6jw6 2 years ago
put them on a real drag track,427 beats him every time by 1or2 cars!lol
09erf8330 2 years ago
Fat 427 just can't get off the line like the nimble 289
Mr289Cobra 2 years ago
Wow, did the 427 driver forget where the gas pedal was?
Gaidal 2 years ago 5
@Gaidal oh at the top end the 427 would kill that small block.
mccrackenphillip 9 months ago
put a driver in that 437
dsmithwc04 3 years ago
^^ nice race!
kingh777 3 years ago
289 Kicks the 427s ass!
acoy4lyfe 3 years ago