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Old 02-17-2022, 02:41 PM
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Originally Posted by hurryinhoosier62 View Post
Great article, Mike. Thanks for posting it. Pete Robinson was who developed the gear drive for the SOHC 427, replacing the troublesome timing chains. In an interview a few years ago Connie Kalitta stated that he believed an updated "SOCK" engine would be a "world beater" today in Top Fuel. He ran the engine longer and more successfully than anyone else.
Good post!

Actually I think Kalitta said if Ford/Anyone would have made aftermarket parts for the SOHC engine history of top fuel back then would have been different !


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