mfg
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Nothing yet? HINT…. Do all the oil changes you want, but you’re R4 or Skybolt Sox won’t get very far without this part!!!
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I have a 1957 HRM with an article about enlarging the Packard V8…. Starting with a ‘56 Golden Hawk equipped with the Packard 352, a California mechanic bored & stroked it to 414 CI… Took it to Bonneville and ran 141 MPH with a “ malfunctioning distributor” !!
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Paxton Products equipped at least one of their rare R4 engines with an R3 (supercharger) fuel pump…..True?
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Any other thoughts on this one?
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Yes… Carroll Shelby certainly had that little car zeroed in! There was a new 427 Cobra which sat on the showroom floor at Tasca Ford in Providence, R.I. for several months. (back in the day)….. Like Studebaker Avantis, some new Cobras were a tough sell….. If I remember correctly, the dealership was asking around $6500 for that car.
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Seems the Granatellis may not have been very EPA friendly!!!
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Silver solder job.. Wow!.. Talk about ‘hand built’ !!! And yes… there’s a very important component that still hasn’t been mentioned!
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Good, interesting info!!
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So, if the short front engine mounts can’t be used if the hi-po crank pulley is used, THAT in itself would be another reason requiring body shimming.
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Either one……R4 was mentioned in question…. but R3 and R4 engines would share the same larger diameter oil breather caps, as used on the six (chromed of course)……True?
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Yes!… I had the R3/R4 and Skybolt Six oil breather cap as they are all of a larger diameter than regular V8….. Not sure on interchange of rocker arms or the oil pump gears… but I’ll take your word for it!
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Kind of surprise R4892 isn’t on George Krem’s ‘first’ list!
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Good question…..Width wise no problem…. Length wise I’m not so sure!
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Huh????????
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Quite a list of ‘firsts’ here… Thank you!… Good trivia material!!