anybody wanna see a fe block in a four eye?

[rxracer]

so do i :lol:


im sure it can be done, just wanted to see if there was any personal experiences with it.

[fordguy]

it can be done. a guy on another fourm i'm on races a 78 fairmont with 428 power.

[rxracer]

it can be done. a guy on another fourm i'm on races a 78 fairmont with 428 power.which forum, and who does he post as? im very interested in seeing some pics. :)

[mfpmax]

http://fordifiedracing.homestead.com/bigblockfox.html

Get personal with this site :D

[rxracer]

http://fordifiedracing.homestead.com/bigblockfox.html

Get personal with this site :Dthat's nothing but 429/460 stuff :?

[fordguy]

it can be done. a guy on another fourm i'm on races a 78 fairmont with 428 power.which forum, and who does he post as? im very interested in seeing some pics. :)

go over to ford muscle http://fordmuscle.com/ i can't for the life of me remember his screen name. just go in the garage and post about if anyone has an fe in a fox.

[fordguy]

found him. mario428. follow the link- http://fordmuscle.com/readerscars/viewcars.php?id=38

[85stang]

The first Mustang mag I looked at had one that a police officer put what i remember to be an FE. It's been quite some time so I could be wrong.

[rxracer]

found him. mario428. follow the link- http://fordmuscle.com/readerscars/viewcars.php?id=38thank you 8)

[85_Capri_4v]

It's more original for sure but FE stuff has got to be the most expensive Ford stuff out there (making an assumption) atleast in pushrod V8 production engines.

[MurPHy]

It's more original for sure but FE stuff has got to be the most expensive Ford stuff out there (making an assumption) atleast in pushrod V8 production engines.

I think that the Y-block would be more expensive. Heh. And the V8-60 Flathead, maybe.

They stopped making the FE in 1969 or so, right? That'd make 'em very hard to find in any junkyard.

[Clarko]

76, my friend in the trucks. FE's are abundant as hell.

[MurPHy]

Reeealllly? Hmmmmm. Now I've got some ideas. :twisted:

[fordguy]

did you see his reply to you on FM?

[anthonydalrymple]

FE's are the only Ford motor made,(in large & readily available quantities), with thick cylinder walls. They are very plentiful; many trucks through the 70's has 360-390cid FE motors. If you look carefully; you'll find alot of Jeep Grand Cherokee's have Ford 390's in them up until '80 or so....;) Edelbrock recently premiered Performer aluminum heads for FE's. Go to a big swap meet & see how many FE aluminum intakes are available. The 391 heavy duty FE truck motors have a forged steel crank that is popular with us old timer's to grab & have machined for a serious street motor(crank snout needs to be ground down to the passenger car harmonic balancer size & rebalanced). Grab a 428 crank to throw into your 390 to make a 410cid "Merc motor". The only drawback to an FE motor is size\fitment into a non-FE equipt vehicle & thier hefty weight.....

[Travis T]

The weight kills this idea, a Fox Mustang would push like a truck with that 750 pound chunk over the front wheels.

[fordguy]

The weight kills this idea, a Fox Mustang would push like a truck with that 750 pound chunk over the front wheels.

the fe is actually lighter than a 385 (429-460) engine(about 610-620 lbs).the 385 is about 720. with aluminum heads,etc you can take a LOT of weight off them

[Old_Timer]

Ford stop making FE engine in the late 76 .

What kills the FE is emission and fuel economy. It is very difficult for FE engine to pass emission while maintaining good fuel economy. :(

[Travis T]

The weight kills this idea, a Fox Mustang would push like a truck with that 750 pound chunk over the front wheels.

the fe is actually lighter than a 385 (429-460) engine(about 610-620 lbs).the 385 is about 720. with aluminum heads,etc you can take a LOT of weight off them

Yep, that's the same reason I wouldn't put a 385 series engine in a Fox too. The 390 in my mom's 67 Galaxie weighs close to that 750, it's all cast iron.

[85stang]

Those FE's are very heavy. I had a truck in high school with one in it. We rebuilt the motor and my dad stood there as I tried to turn the motor on the stand. I got it half way, then it threw me almost to the ground.
It got pretty bad gas mileage to. But gas was like 80 cents a gallon then so it wasn't to bad.

[Zephyr 351C]

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