I think there needs to be a four volume set. Jay could build four engines that are identical except for the stroke. One engine would be a 390 destroked using a 332 crank. Next a standard 390. Then a 390 with a 428 crank so 410 cubic inches. Finally, a 445 built using a Survival stroker kit. It would show exactly why bigger is always better LOL.

I would donate for that volume!

There,  Joe throws down a marker...He has the parts,  Who has the dyno time?  I am sure we could get volunteers to do the wrenching required.. And donations for fuel and gaskets. I am in...

Jay It would be a nice companion book to the intake comparo.. I can see a 3 volume boxed set with a cam comparo added.. 59.95 on Amazon

The block casting numbers are meaningless. C6ME blocks can be 352, 390, 410 or 428 cubic inches. All the 428's (including police 428s) in 1967 had non adjustable hydraulic lifters. There is not one thing in the valve cover area that is different on a 428 compared to a 352 or a 390.

 Pull a spark plug and measure the stroke. If it is 3.98 you have a 410 or a 428. All the head castings and intake castings and block castings are the same for 410 / 428 / 390. No way to tell without pulling a head and measuring the bore to see if it is a 428.

You didn't mention what the engine code was in the VIN - that might tell you something.

I agree with the forum, what little literature I have does not support a P.I. in a 67 TBird. Took a better look at it today. The header flange kept me from seeing weather the exhaust bosses were drilled or not. The valve covers are plain height for hydrolic rockers and the date on the block looked like May 1st 1967. That date on a C6ME block would be correct for a 428. The two 67 390's I had were C7AE casting: www.mustangtek.com/block/Block.html supports what I have learned over the years. The pulley might be the C5AE-D over a C4 ballancer. It has the large port oil filter adapter. If we buy this truck I'll  post what I find.

About the same amount of run time right?

Yes, but.....I thought all NASCAR engines run the same small bearings at 800+ hp  w/o any restrictor plate in many 500 mile races?

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Quote from: jayb on December 27, 2012, 04:10:27 PM

You can lift from there, or from the intake manifold holes, or even from some of the holes on the water pump with no problems.

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My Genesis block weighed 230 pounds on the calibrated scale at Forward Air.

I guess I don't see the point of using aluminum rods in an FE. Why would you want to save a miniscule amount of weight and limit the number of cubic inches? Same goes for the super light crankshaft - with a hydraulic roller cam? It sounds like your goals are confused. All  those light components are completely wasted if the goal is to use a hydraulic cam and have RPM under 6800. Are you building an engine for real, or is this something you fantasize about in study hall?

 

The 1965 model year began July 4, 1964. I don't know when the Medium Riser came out but have never seen any earlier date than this one. January 1965 would be mid - model year.