Worst FE article I’ve seen

[mike7570]

https://www.junkyardmob.com/misc/ford-fe-engine

[blykins]

It truly was.

I sent them an email.

[fairlaniac]

Must be where some members of the "Ford FE Engine Enthusiasts" Facebook Group get their "facts"?

[MeanGene]

That's what happens when the author is much younger than the engines

[machoneman]

Bad indeed but posts on many other sites are worse!

[thatdarncat]

Must be where some members of the "Ford FE Engine Enthusiasts" Facebook Group get their "facts"?

Ain’t that the truth.

The sad thing is now this article will live on the Internet forever, and be quoted by many. And just as bad, I guarantee the author will never make any attempt to correct his mistakes.

[cjshaker]

"The FE block’s added length allows the engine to contain larger components when enhancements are needed (like larger cylinder heads and hydraulic lifters)."

That's all you need to read. The entire article is an embarrassment.

[shady]

Just a bunch of college guys trying to get something going on. I'll give them credit for that. If they take advice from people in the know, good for them. If not, it's the internet, purveyor of bad advice, no matter what your looking at.

[Southbay_FE_Stang]

Ouch It could of been dismissed for a token Ford article, if Comprehensive was not in the title. I would hate to see what they did with AMC.

[482supersnake]

It read like he had an AI bot write it for him. Unfortunately there are a lot of guys out there who think they know a lot about FE's but really couldn't tell the difference between a C5AE-F head and a C8AE-H head. And if you try and correct them they will tell you you are wrong.  I had one guy tell me that one of my 427 blocks was just a bored out 390 because it didn't have screw in freeze plugs. I tried to tell him that the early blocks didn't have screw in freeze plugs but he didn't want to hear it.

[GerryP]

...I tried to tell him that the early blocks didn't have screw in freeze plugs but he didn't want to hear it.

Casting pearls before swine.

[Urgefor]

Let's not forget the omission of the 390 and 391s. Yeesh!

Over the next eighteen years, Ford would offer the FE engine with 332, 352, 361, 406, 410, 427, and 428-ci displacements.

[RJP]

A 6th grade girl could have done a better article. If ignorance is bliss he must be the happiest SOB alive.

[TurboChris]

It read like he had an AI bot write it for him.

What do you wanna bet?

[fairlaniac]

It read like he had an AI bot write it for him. Unfortunately there are a lot of guys out there who think they know a lot about FE's but really couldn't tell the difference between a C5AE-F head and a C8AE-H head. And if you try and correct them they will tell you you are wrong.  I had one guy tell me that one of my 427 blocks was just a bored out 390 because it didn't have screw in freeze plugs. I tried to tell him that the early blocks didn't have screw in freeze plugs but he didn't want to hear it.

I don't know much about this "AI" stuff but last week I was at the Fairlane Club of America National Meet and another member had an AI app on his phone. His employer asked him to use it to generate "softer" emails that he sends to clients. His own words no longer do the job? Anyhow he showed me how other features worked. He "spoke" into his phone "write a story on 1966 Fairlane". You should have read the 3000 word story. Between the fluff and incorrect info, it was horrible reading.