both the FE and MEL engines served the Blue Oval well, as they are still celebrated big blocks to this day. In 1968,the Ford Lima plant was fitted with new toolingand began producing the Ford 385 engine series, starting with 429 cubic-inch...
Starliner bowed out after 1961, when standards were facelifted via a full-width concave grille (with '59-style insert) and a return to round taillights capped by discreet blades. That year's top engine option was the new 390-cid version of the FE-series big-block. This packed 300 s...
The block and head are both cast iron, and the bore and stroke were 4.13” X 3.98”. As mentioned, the 428 Ford Cobra Jets had 427-style heads, which had 2.09” intake valves and 1.66” exhaust controllers. The cast iron intake manifold was a high-rise style, which was exceedling hea...
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For performance enthusiasts, is there anything better than finding a 1970 Mustang Mach 1 project car in desirable Grabber Blue with a 428 Ram Air Cobra Jet V8 under the hood? Actually, there is. This owner has a pair of them, which leaves potential buyers with an intriguing choice to make...
Early 63 Ford used a 405 hp tripower 406 cube FE big block. Mid year they brought out the 425 hp dual quad 427. 2 Reply Camaro guy Dec 7, 2020 at 4:01pm Yeah and the fast back roof at the same time but some of the fast backs still had left over 406’s in them had a fri...
That year's top engine option was the new 390-cid version of the FE-series big-block. This packed 300 standard horsepower, but was available, though on a very limited basis, as a high-compression "Interceptor" with 375 and 401 horsepower. Chunkier, more-"important" styling marked the '...
The Ford 460 followed a pretty standard formula for Ford engines at the time. Similar to the FE and MEL engines before it, engineers designed the 460 for strength. It used entirely cast iron construction for both the block and cylinder heads. Despite weighing in at 700 lbs, the 460 is ac...