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Growing up Back in the '70's I sometimes used to catch a bus from my home town in Albany to Perth. The buses were Hino's run by Westrail. My mates and I always used to think they had a wicked note. Rusting away outside my work is this old bus and it's quite possible I actually rode in this one. Here's why they sound so good....
This engine is from the Ford Super Duty truck 401/477/534 engine family. Originally developed in the late 50's it is petrol and has a mechanical cam. That water pump(the outlet is 2 1/2" diameter) almost looks like a centrifugal blower! This is the emissions sticker, this one being a 477ci job from 1975. 
The intake/carb is missing but you can see the unusual head interface 
Exhaust manifold. 
The oil filter is about twice the diameter of an AFL-1 
The wreck. 
If anyone has any pics of the carb setup I'd be interested in seeing it? Cheers, Pete. |
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| Waggin |
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What would you be able to squeeze it into?
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{USERNAME} wrote: What would you be able to squeeze it into?
ROFL! be a damn torque mosnter for sure!
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| bowsaw |
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Imteresting to see the torque figure for this beast, ita about the same size as the 287 i got.
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yeah there is a truck (diesel) on FF on what people drive and he said it has something like 500hp and 2000nm of torque which would be fun fun fun in something lighter... heh 4th gear take offs hehe...
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Not sure if these are accurate...
401 V8... 226HP@3600 RPM and 343 ftlbs@2300 RPM......61-71,....CR, 7.5 to 1 477 V8... 253HP@3400 RPM and 415 ftlbs@2300 RPM......61-71,....CR, 7.5 to 1 534 V8... 266HP@3200 RPM and 481 ftlbs@1700 RPM......61-71,....CR, 7.5 to 1
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Age: 39 Posts: 4401 Joined: 25th Mar 2005 Ride: BA XT, BA XR6T, ED Ghia 5.0 Location: Perth |
Funny to see that old Westrail logo too.. havn't seen that in a long time.
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thats a big motor i must say indeed
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Holy f**k, check out the single port heads!
It's hard to believe it's only 1975, it looks more like 1935. |
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{USERNAME} wrote: Holy f**k, check out the single port heads!
It's hard to believe it's only 1975, it looks more like 1935. Ha ha, they're not single port heads. It's like a manifold that goes between the intake and the heads. There are actually normal ports inside(the dark bit is actually #3 port) there but certainly those things don't do it favours in terms of flow. I think you'll find it's physically much larger than the AMC 287 Bowsaw. Interesting figures there waggin....I wonder if this later one makes any more or less power. At 7.5:1 it's itching for a blower or turbo. Of course these days you'd just stroke a 460 and use that...much lighter and smaller. Pete. |
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and it still looks lost in the engine bay
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Aint much of a difference between 477 and 534, thought it would be a lot higher, but i reckon it would go forever.
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{USERNAME} wrote: Aint much of a difference between 477 and 534, thought it would be a lot higher, but i reckon it would go forever.
Well, being that the 534 makes peak torque at 1700rpm is pretty cool 
I think you'd be able to light the tyres in a falcon from idle, in 3rd gear
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Ah at a closer look i see what you mean now Pete, it does look like a single plane manifold running off in 4 directions going by the pics.
I'm love to know how much it weighs. |
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Might even weigh more than Nick
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