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Title: 428 blocks
Post by: Hubble63 on January 28, 2014, 04:56:35 PM

what is the difference between a car 428, and a big truck 428 engine/

Title: Re: 428 blocks
Post by: thatdarncat on January 28, 2014, 05:11:05 PM

There is no 428 big truck block that I know of, do you mean a 391 FT block with 428 cylinder cores?

Title: Re: 428 blocks
Post by: Ford428CJ on January 28, 2014, 06:36:54 PM

No such thing as a 428 Truck.... But you can transplant one in there like I did LOL

Title: Re: 428 blocks
Post by: Hubble63 on January 28, 2014, 06:53:28 PM

The only reason I ask, I've seen old ford 2 ton trucks that have 428 on the hood.

Title: Re: 428 blocks
Post by: cjshaker on January 28, 2014, 08:54:48 PM

Likely from an engine transplant.....or from spending a few bucks for 428 badges. You can buy "427 SOHC" badges and stick 'em on your lawn mower if you want  ;)

Title: Re: 428 blocks
Post by: Rory428 on January 29, 2014, 02:09:41 AM

When Ford phased out the FT 361 and 391, they replaced them with 370 and 429 cube truck engines.I have seen plenty of 2 to 5 ton style Ford trucks with "370" and "429 4v" emblems in the grille.Any chance you were just mistaken about the emblem?

Title: Re: 428 blocks
Post by: Hubble63 on January 29, 2014, 08:24:28 AM

Yeah you are right it was a 429.

Title: Re: 428 blocks
Post by: fe66comet on January 29, 2014, 02:50:05 PM

Heavy trucks had a 427 FT, wish I would have had one of them for my build. Simeze bores, thicker webbing, thicker walls and thicker deck. There were a lot of the same blocks that used a 390 bore also making the walls thicker yet. Many went in garbage trucks......Jon

Title: Re: 428 blocks
Post by: Ford428CJ on January 29, 2014, 03:30:56 PM

427 FT!? You mean 331, 361 & 391 FT.....

I know of industrial 427 & 428 but none of those (that I'm a where of) are FT's......

Title: Re: 428 blocks
Post by: thatdarncat on January 29, 2014, 04:46:24 PM

Scrub ( none of my friends use the "C" word ) had a 427 Heavy truck motor, not Ford.

Title: Re: 428 blocks
Post by: Hubble63 on January 30, 2014, 09:13:10 AM

how about outboard engines were FE engines used in them much

Title: Re: 428 blocks
Post by: Ford428CJ on January 30, 2014, 10:34:32 AM

Quote from: Hubble63 on January 30, 2014, 09:13:10 AM

how about outboard engines were FE engines used in them much

You mean Marine engines??? Yes, the 427 Marine was used in Chris Craft Boats and I do believe they where counter rotating

https://www.google.com/search?q=chris+craft+427+marine+engine&rlz=1C1ASUT_enUS447US447&oq=Chris+Craft+427&aqs=chrome.4.69i57j0l5.13494j0j9&sourceid=chrome&espv=210&es_sm=93&ie=UTF-8#q=chris+craft+427+marine+engine&start=0

Title: Re: 428 blocks
Post by: cammerfe on January 30, 2014, 12:27:24 PM

SOME FE marine engines are counter-rotating. Among other things, that requires a 'backwards' turning starter. They look just the same. And if you try to use one on your freshly dyno-mounted engine, the result is a couple of hours trying to find out why the engine won't start! (It started instantly after we changed the starter.)

KS