Phatboy

Thanks for that link...I had no idea that made that much TQ stock...No wonder the guy put that motor in this car...damn

my77stang

just think of the HP and Torque the 428's were churning out?

remember i said they put FE motors in school busses lol? they are old school muscle for sure

ih8chevy

yea man and the ones they put in the stangs were detuned at that point, back in 61 when it first debuted it had over 440 lb ft of torque and over 400 hp.

69FECoupe

Here is some more FE information: http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~stanchfi/specs.html

Phatboy

Thanks for the info guys. It looks like the car is all but sittin in my garage now...spoke with the owner and hes ready to deal...I cant wait.


Since we have to bore it anyway would you guys go with a 406 or go all the way with a 428? We want to go MPFI, and most likely keep it N/A. I think it would be better to turn it into a complete roller motor, but it seems so far that roller parts are hard to find for this motor.

I will have the casting numbers from the block soon, is there a way to tell what configuration this engine was in to get the stock hp numbers. That wont really matter, but Id like to know.

69FECoupe

Talk to the guy's on the FE forum for over-bore advice. IIRC, it's not advisable to take it to 428 size. You can go to 410 real easy by stroking it with a 428 crank. Here is some more good stuff: http://www.woodyg.com/fairlane/finfo/fecidcombo.html

Phatboy

I will post over there for advise on that one...I should have some pics soon of the new arrival for you guys to pick apart.

Still what would you do with a solid 390 block?

ih8chevy

honestly i would jsut put a cam in it with a bigger intake try and find some trips, even though they never run right they add some hp and look real friggin cool, and be done with it.

stangman94

maybe a trickflow stage 1
rofl

Kingoftheroad

What is that?