Access to AMA Shipping Weights?

1347 · 02-06-2022, 11:16 AM

I was surprised to hear how often racers take on the task of correcting shipping weights. I know someone who reached out to NHRA to correct the shipping weight on some Fox bodies, and someone else who was correcting them on certain Mavericks and Comets. I wondered how the info that they dug up was different from what NHRA had and put in the guide years ago.

Larry Hill · 02-06-2022, 12:43 PM

Like I said a lot of interesting information in the AMA sheets: a 68 FE 390 valves are ground on 45* for all Hp listed. The 427FE valves are listed as being ground on 30 *. Both the engines with 4V listed as .4809 lift intake, .490 exhaust, with hyd lifters.

Ford had a daisy chain on the engine adds, from a 302 2V up to 427 4V. This is the chain on a 1968 GT Torino Fastback your choice of starting weight.
Curb weight. 3362# About 95% of curb weight Shipping weight 3208#.

390 2V vs 302 2V +243#
390 4V vs 390 2V. + 37#
427 4V vs 390 4V. + 70#

A similar process is used on the transmissions

02-06-2022, 11:16 AM	#1
1347 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Monroe Twp NJ Posts: 506 Likes: 1,040 Liked 998 Times in 276 Posts	Re: Access to AMA Shipping Weights? I was surprised to hear how often racers take on the task of correcting shipping weights. I know someone who reached out to NHRA to correct the shipping weight on some Fox bodies, and someone else who was correcting them on certain Mavericks and Comets. I wondered how the info that they dug up was different from what NHRA had and put in the guide years ago. __________________ Duane Hoven 1342 SS/GT

02-06-2022, 12:43 PM	#2
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,642 Likes: 1,941 Liked 10,721 Times in 2,232 Posts	Re: Access to AMA Shipping Weights? Like I said a lot of interesting information in the AMA sheets: a 68 FE 390 valves are ground on 45* for all Hp listed. The 427FE valves are listed as being ground on 30 . Both the engines with 4V listed as .4809 lift intake, .490 exhaust, with hyd lifters. Ford had a daisy chain on the engine adds, from a 302 2V up to 427 4V. This is the chain on a 1968 GT Torino Fastback your choice of starting weight. Curb weight. 3362# About 95% of curb weight Shipping weight 3208#. 390 2V vs 302 2V +243# 390 4V vs 390 2V. + 37# 427 4V vs 390 4V. + 70# A similar process is used on the transmissions __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817*

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