any early funny car owners here? Or know of a person or company?

[Harris Speedster]

Have a trick induction system that is quite unique to say the least.

bottom part of intake, bolts to heads, has 8 injectors located in the ports.
2nd part of Intake is a full pledged supercharger/blower.
Drives are external and by crank.
Scoop on top of blower,
Pete and Scot have viewed pictures, found nothing like it in their books, we don't know who cast it, or what it was built for.?
Does have a 427 MR it is sitting on, all items are fresh.
Has special poured heavily dished forged pistons
Very cool though.
had to be an experimental set up, funny car, maybe Force, or all out race boat?
Anybody here have friends or museums into the early big boy stuff?
John

[TA Coupe]

Sounds like something that Pro Stock Engineering might have made in Southern California.

     Roy

[gt350hr]

   Show me or email me a picture or two . I CAN identify it for you. No doubt there. Blown 427 MR engines "were" used allot in boats and to a lesser degree in race cars .
  Randy

[1109RWHP]

I can post them if you want. TOOFASTTBIRD@verizon.net

[1109RWHP]

Here are the pictures.

[1109RWHP]

[98SVT - was 06GT]

Where is the intake the blower bolts to? Here is who owns Bowers today.

https://theblowershop.com/about-the-blower-shop-roots-style-superchargers/

[Harris Speedster]

98 SVT,
I did forget to forward the intake picture.
It is as unique as the other parts shown.
Sent 1109 ,the picture of the intake, which he kindly pasted the pics to help me,
john

[gt350hr]

   I said to John , off line , that this appears to be a never completed  blown 427 project. Side oiler block , medium riser heads , 8-71 aftermarket supercharger , 7.5-8-1 pistons , stock steel crank , etc. It is interesting that the rods aren't aluminum as is typical in a drag race engine of this nature. "I" am leaning toward a marine application.

[1109RWHP]

[TA Coupe]

Just wondering if a marine application would use an automatic transmission flex plate if that is part of the package?

     Roy

[427heaven]

 Its very possible... Drag boats use transmissions in many of the upper classes speed wise. My boat ran twin turbos, V drive, and a c6 transmission for a lake boat. Transmissions are just cool in a boat.

[98SVT - was 06GT]

Looks like Speed Master. I don't see the injectors in the ports - hidden nitrous??

[Harris Speedster]

98SVT - was 06GT,
Top picture,
Thanks Randy for your your assistance, and 1109>>> appreciate the posting's, thanks !!!

Marine, not sure, did talk to a few old dogs about the flex plate, they said that slip& slides from Gm were used sometimes back then, and still today,
Marine could explain why no ex manifolds are shown, but yet, would have been headers on a early funny car application.

Weird that nothing like it has surfaced in mags, talks etc.
Just a conversation piece.
BUT, sure would be neat to get all the new parts together, fire it and run some passes?
Does anybody know John Force?
Thanks again randy for researching,
Respectfully
John

[shelbydoug]

Casting numbers on the block and heads would help identify it.

They  could be "marine 427" heads but I thought thouse were low risers? Heads may not match the block. I think side oiler blocks are C5AE-A casting ID's?

I don't remember the mains side cap bolts being countersunk like that. My 427 block has surface mounted cap screws and extra thick flat washers.