New Look, More Power for Marasco’s Radial Fox

Archie raced his Mustang for several years with the same basic 347 cubic inch engine eventually running 7.90 @ 188 at Orlando’s World Street Nationals. While that ET is certainly a respectable accomplishment, it’s not going to go too far in today’s competitive Drag Radial events. The eighth mile equivalent is in the low 5 second range which is no longer enough to go rounds even in the local series. After trying a stint in the Real Street class with a 76 mm turbo and having limited success at running a competitive number with the restricted turbo rules, Archie and Walt Drakeford sat down to discuss the future plans for the car.

They decided to ditch the little 347 and step up to what they felt would be a competitive combo. They settled on a 427 inch engine and sourced a fresh set of Yates heads from South Florida racer Chris Owens. The engine was built in house at Real Speed Racing and will be fed by twin Precision GT-47/88 MM turbos.

Performance expectations are in the 4.7 to 4.80 range in the eighth mile which should be much more competitive especially, in local radial events and they plan to be testing sometime in August.

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