mlheraggededgear9414m'rand7zoo mkamloochFowWi-insveebw tom using 1.5 gears and a 24rirrdipitdw lhreeblade lnrm'dalor prop ran at 6,500 rpmand85.73mph. Currently, we are insmlling a 540 in a WWarlockCatltshouldrunapprox- imately 110 mph. We'll letyou know! 5 new Backlund of Drew Marine n (Spokane, Washington) has been involved in the marine and automotive industries for 35 years. and almough the majority of engines be has built have been Blue Ovals, he manages to slip in a few Bowties now and then. Drew has mam-built race engines and weekend gofasl engines for all types of applimtions. but moaly in 4x4 trucks, Vdrives, jets and offshore rigs. Endurance type engine building is what he prefers. Backlund is an authorized race- engine builder for the Ford Motor Company SVO (soedal vehicle oper- ations) division. He is also a Ford Motorsport race parts distributor. Backinthelaielgeosandearly 70$, Backlund worked dosely with Ford Motor Company and Holman and Moodyof North Carolina. He ran oneofllvelegendary Boss429 Ford NASCAR engines in a SK cirwit at that time until Ford dropped out of i the rage circuit. ' Backlund's idea for the 540 Ford was actually designed 25 years ago in 1970, but he never built one until 1991. The rst one he buiitwent into a 1930 Ford Bronco, whiohhe uses as his low vehicle for his 38-foot Scarab. The total weight of the Broom, the boat, metrailer and gear is a solid 18,000 pounds To date, the engine has 20,000 hard miles and has experienced no problems. Since then, others have been built with absolutely no failures, (Incidentally, Baddunds Bronco Iums iiisecond quarter miles at thelocal drag strip nmbadfora4,750mund 4X4 truck.) Baddund attributes the 540s horsepowerand reliabililytothe long todlenglh (6.00)andlhefacltharthe combined weight of the connecting rods, pistons and pins is lighter than that of a 351 Winston Cup engine. in engineering and building me 540 Ford, Backlund has created 216,000- to 6500mm monster that's reliable and inexpensive to band. (53 WDCUFEE/l/EI/VES' rouse 540 booHP vmmmmsup IPml/albaltonllsEFl/larb -5W595ma=m -tglb-dar:had&camm W -AnEngi-m&smtanlam mull'erliud -mnpiremnaamnnap -ngnuraantios 'Parls-Deparhnet mmuamsvslmsm W 71 m@ WWW mum mm GT Pm of mum. California. announce our new ne ofGl' 540 whit inch Marine Engines. buikusingallnewhigI-perfommepansandaresoldasacomplete mindmlMCOuhmmlfoldsandaHWOGwrpumnm wring pump and zlrzrmmr) All mom are dyno reex! and ready to mun. The mmmllyumdmmin. mm(urhurebedor)mkeava'635hoisepowerand a very broad so foot/pounds arm; The singe Whipple Invertooled Superdwged modds(m2wihblearburuzdor)mm8homepawaand975foud poundsofmrquemEFlvemonisuilyl"merdianmeMer<ury502EH. warm rmn'neeuginesaredaignedwuseplmlpgs Mmemandpchsi Why'l'eaguealmmm 5640mm. ' W.u91m PERFORMANCE m Pa (909) sin-m - Hal weaves-inlet z. I