Resident Engine Builder Published on Engine Labs

[SSdynosaur]

Lykins Motorsports selected by Engine Labs for a feature article for his work on a 352FE (text and video).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMHlunUcVyc

https://www.enginelabs.com/engine-tech/dyno-testing/brent-lykins-531-horsepower-naturally-aspirated-352-ford-fe-engine/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=brent-lykins-531-horsepower-naturally-aspirated-352-ford-fe-engine

[WerbyFord]

A superb writeup on a superb effort.

The YouTube is very "real" too, just sounds like real talk out in the shop.
The discussion on shortage of parts is significant and hopefully will be a memory soon as those things change.

The fact that this was done on a pump gas 10.3 compression ratio is significant too.
Well done Brent and congratulations!

[Gaugster]

Awesome! Glad to see the FE getting some more exposure. Congrats Brent!

[FAULKDADDY]

After watching the build and reading the article. I like JJ even more now.  Great job Brent. 

[My427stang]

Awesome

For those wanting to look at my big belly, it's in picture 1 with the gray sweatshirt on    Between my two and Brent's two, we spun 4 motors those two days and still had time to go for steak dinner and maybe mexican one day

That was the extent of my affair with JJ though, Day one and pit crew carb and intake swaps...it was all Brent after that.  That is/was an excellent build and gald to see it getting some press!

[jayb]

I got a kick out of the last reader comment, "Do I see some sort of adapter to allow use of a 351C manifold?"  FE Power, still flying under the radar...

[turbohunter]

I got a kick out of the last reader comment, "Do I see some sort of adapter to allow use of a 351C manifold?"  FE Power, still flying under the radar...

We all gotta work on changing that.

[machoneman]

Great news! Go Brent!

[shady]

Very Nice.

[blykins]

I got a kick out of the last reader comment, "Do I see some sort of adapter to allow use of a 351C manifold?"  FE Power, still flying under the radar...

Did anyone see the other comment? 

"The poorest engineered of all of the 60's engines to come out of Detroit. A wedge style combustion chamber with symetrical intake ports. The worst lubrication system and an extremely heavy engine block for its diminutive 352 cubic inches. Only an emotional "Ford lover" would build this joke of an engine."

That was from a big dork named Dennis Moore, who apparently is a professional armchair engine builder.  Either that, or a Chevy guy. 

[67xr7cat]

I got a kick out of the last reader comment, "Do I see some sort of adapter to allow use of a 351C manifold?"  FE Power, still flying under the radar...

Did anyone see the other comment? 

"The poorest engineered of all of the 60's engines to come out of Detroit. A wedge style combustion chamber with symetrical intake ports. The worst lubrication system and an extremely heavy engine block for its diminutive 352 cubic inches. Only an emotional "Ford lover" would build this joke of an engine."

That was from a big dork named Dennis Moore, who apparently is a professional armchair engine builder.  Either that, or a Chevy guy.

Is the Roddy Dangerfield of engines... just cannot get no respect... LOL

Honestly all the 1950's designed engines - FE, MEL, SBC, Pontiac, BBM, etc... are pretty bad if compared to modern stuff, but they all have some interesting design features. I'd say the FE was one of the most historically significate engines of the 60's. 

[Joey120373]

Did anyone see the other comment? 

"The poorest engineered of all of the 60's engines to come out of Detroit. A wedge style combustion chamber with symetrical intake ports. The worst lubrication system and an extremely heavy engine block for its diminutive 352 cubic inches. Only an emotional "Ford lover" would build this joke of an engine.     

Did not see that one, and I was looking for it. Comments on the YouTube vid or the article?

I still don’t get it, and you beet me to the Rodney Dangerfield reference. This engine dominated lemans for years. Yet guys still call it poorly engineered? Not to mention the tunnel port or SOHC  that was decades before it’s time…. Sigh, just cant get no respect…..

Try going to the junk yard and grabbing a 351 Windsor or 70s era 350sbc and getting 530 HP on stock heads, willing to bet it just ain’t gonna happen….

[Rory428]

"Wedge styled combustion chambers, and symetrical intake ports", you mean like a Chevy LS? Then add the shaft rocker arms, symetrical exhaust ports, and the 427 FE's cross bolted main caps, makes you wonder why Chevy chose to copy such a "joke of an engine". Seems like Mr. Expert is unaware that Ford offered any FEs with more 352 cubic inches of displacement.

[blykins]

Did anyone see the other comment? 

"The poorest engineered of all of the 60's engines to come out of Detroit. A wedge style combustion chamber with symetrical intake ports. The worst lubrication system and an extremely heavy engine block for its diminutive 352 cubic inches. Only an emotional "Ford lover" would build this joke of an engine.     

Did not see that one, and I was looking for it. Comments on the YouTube vid or the article?

I still don’t get it, and you beet me to the Rodney Dangerfield reference. This engine dominated lemans for years. Yet guys still call it poorly engineered? Not to mention the tunnel port or SOHC  that was decades before it’s time…. Sigh, just cant get no respect…..

Try going to the junk yard and grabbing a 351 Windsor or 70s era 350sbc and getting 530 HP on stock heads, willing to bet it just ain’t gonna happen….

I know....and the "worst lubrication system", which on a top oiler is essentially the same as a SBC.  Coincidentally, this "worst lubrication system" held rock solid oil pressure to 7500 rpm with nothing more than a few restrictors and blending in the oil pump/block feed hole. 

That comment was on the Ford Muscle Facebook page:

https://www.fordmuscle.com/tech-stories/brent-lykins-531-horsepower-naturally-aspirated-352-ford-fe-engine/

[chilly460]

I got a kick out of the last reader comment, "Do I see some sort of adapter to allow use of a 351C manifold?"  FE Power, still flying under the radar...

Did anyone see the other comment? 

"The poorest engineered of all of the 60's engines to come out of Detroit. A wedge style combustion chamber with symetrical intake ports. The worst lubrication system and an extremely heavy engine block for its diminutive 352 cubic inches. Only an emotional "Ford lover" would build this joke of an engine."

That was from a big dork named Dennis Moore, who apparently is a professional armchair engine builder.  Either that, or a Chevy guy.

I just had to snoop his page, that guy is an A #1 world class asshole.  Sorry.  I'm not even indicting his political views, he refers to "rural americans" disparagingly dozens of time, a true elitist prick.