427 Custom Camshafts

[Blue Goose]

Does anybody know of any camshaft companies that will custom grind a reverse rotation camshaft for my 427 FE boat engine? That's right, my boat engine turns clockwise (right hand) as opposed to automotive.

 

[Dirky]

That's interesting! I would probably give places like COMP, Lunati, Crane or Crower cam's a call and talk to one of there tech's. about it...Most, if not all companies do custom grinds according to the spec's you want.

 

[radialarm]

Does anybody know of any camshaft companies that will custom grind a reverse rotation camshaft for my 427 FE boat engine? That's right, my boat engine turns clockwise (right hand) as opposed to automotive.

http://www.ebasicpower.com/c/ALL2C/Camshafts
This any help Admiral Goose?

 

[Blue Goose]

Thanks. Of those manufacturers, do you have a preference?

My boat is a '65. Until recently, marine engines in single application predominately ran clockwise and in twin applications one was clockwise and the other counter clockwise.

 

[Blue Goose]

http://www.ebasicpower.com/c/ALL2C/Camshafts
This any help Admiral Goose?

I thought you might have disowned me...

 

[radialarm]

I thought you might have disowned me...

Not yet Brat! That co. doesn't have 427 cams but are they the same as a 460?

 

[Blue Goose]

No, they're not the same. The 427 is in the FE family of engines.

 

[Truckin4life]

call one of the big name companies and see what they will do for you...

 

[SuperCab]

No, they're not the same. The 427 is in the FE family of engines.

...while the 460 is in the 385 Series family.

 

[Truckin4life]

correctamundo...

 

[surewhynot]

I know Crower will do it. Are you gonna make it go lumpity lumpity?

 

[Blue Goose]

I would like it to lumpity lump a little more than it does. My problem is, I bent a pushrod the last time I ran it and I don't think the bouncing lifter did it any good. I don't know if any damage was done but if it did, I want to 'improve' on what I have. It's a 10.5:1 engine so there's probably some h.p. there to be had...

 

[1985 Ford F-150]

Definitly horses there for the pushrod bendin ya probly had a stuck valve.

 

[Blue Goose]

Yes sir, a stuck valve was exactly what it was.

 

[1985 Ford F-150]

Ya fixed er yet.

 

[Blue Goose]

Yeah, and it runs real well. It's an Interceptor brand marine engine and it's all stock complete with a cast iron intake. Interceptor made three h.p. versions out of the 427. A 300h.p., 330 h.p. (mine) and a 400 h.p. The 400 was a 11.5:1 engine with dual quads, the 300 was a 9.0:1 single four barrel and like I said before, mine is a 10.5:1 single quad.

 

[1985 Ford F-150]

I dont know about marine motors but it sounds sweet. That would be killer in a 2wd shortbed.

 

[Blue Goose]

I did a quick look for a picture of an Interceptor FE, but all I could find fast was this Y block 312...

 

[Blue Goose]

OK, I found one...

 

[1985 Ford F-150]

Hmm thats pretty cool brad hell of a lot differnt beast than what im used to messin with.