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sorry Doug but my 428 reved and made HP to 7200 with 4:56's and turned high 10's and a 428 is less the capable then a 427. The 427 I suspect if you plan to race it its set up properly to do so. Solid lifter cams for those engines are available for max 8000 rpm. The parts are available and the proof lies with the people who race them. Look at the record holders for a/s b/s & c/s classes in the US for drag racing. They are held mostly by Big block FE's. Bill Cerelli in Paterson NJ is the MAN for FE's. The rest are just your average parts changers. But he is not cheap. I never blew one up on over reving. One of the parts changers I used in the early days forgot to put the cam washer on the front of the timing gear and the pin walked out over time. Yes caboom, but not becuase of the motor. Oh the restrictors in the heads solve the # 7 & 8 Oil problem. Not much oil is needed for a shaft style rocker system, filling the block helps and we always used soft VANDERVEL engine bearings.

The timing chain in a SOHC is 10'+/- and the race versions I think it was Holman Moody who converted the race versions to Gear drive.

Ferrari always had their comments being that
FORD & SHELBY set out with a vengence to beat Ferrari. If it was a Big Galaxy Engine ?? those TOP FUELER / GASSERS with SOHC's in them were some wierd looking GALAXIES ??

My belief is whats the track record.

Ron