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Re: Re: Cobra Ramblings

To: robbp@healey_haven.esd.sgi.com
Subject: Re: Re: Cobra Ramblings
From: Roland Dudley <cobra@cdc.hp.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Jun 92 13:14:18 pdt
> From: robbp@healey_haven.esd.sgi.com (Robb Pryor)
> Date: Mon, 15 Jun 1992 15:05:41 -0700
> To: british-cars@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Cobra Ramblings
> 
> As it was explained to me; the reason for this is that the 289 is a 60-degree
> V-8 where as the 327 is a 90-degree V-8.  The 289 is narrower.  This is
> important because when you try to stuff it info the Healey engine bay, it ends
> up sitting very far back, up close to the firewall.  The valve covers just
> barely fit between the footwells of the Healey chassis.  The footwells can be
> cut to fit the 327 but it starts getting real messy.

Diddo snakes.  It's a bit of a squeeze to get to the last two plugs.
 
> 
> Robb Pryor                    E-mail:robbp@healey_haven.esd.sgi.com


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