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09:41 Jan 3, 2012

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English term or phrase: medium riser-head

How would you please translate into French the term "medium riser head": it's about a 427 Cobra comp car.
The sentence is : "It started life as a comp and the suspension bushings were changed. It went to a medium riser head."

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FIZZY KudoZ activity Questions: 4 (2 open) Answers: 1 France
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culasse de hauteur moyenne

FX Fraipont

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culasse de hauteur moyenne

Explanation:
concerne les moteurs Ford SOHC (arbre à came unique en tête).

trouvé une référence douteuse en français, provenant d'une société qui fait des pièces de rechange pour ces moteurs mythiques (Ford Mustang, Cobra, ...).

"Performer 390 : Conçu pour les moteurs Ford V8 332-352-360-390-406-410-
427-428 pour modèles utilisés en rue, avec culasse à élévation moyenne ou
basse. Incompatible avec le carburateur Motorcraft courant à alésage étalé et
les gros moteurs 361 & 391 c.i.d V8 des camions Ford. N'est pas muni d'un
système de recyclage des gaz d'échappement."

"Performer 390: Designed for street 332-352-360-390-406-410-427-428 c.i.d. Ford V8s
with medium or low-rise cylinder heads. Will not accept stock Motorcraft spread-bore
carburetor or fit heavy-duty 361 & 391 c.i.d. Ford truck V8s. Not equipped with EGR."
http://www.jegs.com/.../300/350/350-7105.pdf

"n 1965 NASCAR banned Ford's high-riser engines claiming they did not actually fit under "stock" hoods, allowing Chrysler to continue racing its 426 Hemi, which had never been installed in a production vehicle until that year. In 1965 Ford developed its own version of a hemi-chambered engine. The 427 Cammer used a pair of overhead cams to operate the valves in its hemi. NASCAR banned the engine. Then Ford developed the medium-riser intake and head, which did fit under stock hoods and was accepted by NASCAR. In 1965 Chrysler installed its first 426 Hemis in production cars and the race was on. Ned Jarrett driving for Ford was the 1965 Grand National champion and Ford won the NASCAR crown."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_FE_engine

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