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Private Classifieds / Re: WTB Brake booster
« on: September 03, 2025, 08:09:45 AM »
That would be great.. It does not have to be "correct"  Just needs to fit.. Which it should...  Brechlrl@charter.net
Thanks...

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Private Classifieds / WTB Brake booster
« on: August 22, 2025, 09:00:41 AM »
I am looking for a rebuildable vacuum booster for a 61-63 Galaxie

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Vendor Classifieds / Re: Best damn FE headers i have ever seen
« on: July 13, 2025, 08:06:55 AM »
You are looking north of 3k depending on the degree of difficulty

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FE Technical Forum / GT header flange
« on: June 30, 2025, 07:51:47 AM »
Does anyone make a header flange specifiic to the 390 GT head?

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Vendor Classifieds / Re: Best damn FE headers i have ever seen
« on: June 30, 2025, 07:40:09 AM »
I should say I put the post here not because I have anything to do with promoting them.  I just thought they were outstanding work.  Did not want to get accused of schilling for a vendor

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Vendor Classifieds / Best damn FE headers i have ever seen
« on: June 29, 2025, 07:45:42 AM »
Local header builder was tasked to build a set of headers for a 67 Fairlane without cutting anything and so they could be installed and removed without raising or tilting the motor  Oh and they needed to be tucked at oil pan height and all the bolts accessible with a socket and extension and spark plug clearance...

Amazing piece of work

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FE Technical Forum / Mallory distributor gear
« on: May 24, 2025, 07:45:39 AM »
I am putting an FE into an RCR GT40. It's a tight squeeze. No room for water pump and the MSD or even stock Ford distributor will not work  My only option seems to be an older Mallory with a marine crab cap.. The FE has a roller cam. What  gear would I use . It's a YL/25 Mallory distributor..

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Non-FE Discussion Forum / Bill Stroppe and the Mercury Mermaid
« on: April 06, 2025, 10:09:03 AM »
Hemi Joel found this and sent it to me.. Of course his real purpose was to rub in the fact that a 57 Plymouth with a Hemi won the event.. But the Mermaid acquitted itself well and some say bested the Plymouth" top speed before losing a radiator hose..  Some of you know I built a tribute car around the Mermaid.. I owned it and showed it for a few years Then sold it about 5 yr ago  Last I knew it ended up in a collection in Cali
Anyway, Brian Lohnes produced an interesting video that featured it.





https://youtu.be/RY_Mwpl902c?feature=shared

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FE Technical Forum / Ford Dyno testing FEs
« on: April 06, 2025, 09:28:44 AM »
Found this article about dyno testing standards that Ford used

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CORRECTED HORSEPOWER (A, B or C curve)
While digging through the ASE Papers for the 1966 Fairlane GT 390-4v engine, we noticed an asterisk that said "Max. bhp (brake horsepower) and max torque corrected to 60°F and 29.92 in. Hg atmospheric pressure." This method is called the STD Correction Factor and it presents an inflated perception of horsepower and torque increases without any actual increase in power.
The SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) correction factor is now the generally accepted "Standard for Comparison" as used by virtually every professional race team and engine builder/manufacture (SAE J1349 and J1995 are the standards and SAE J2723 is the procedure). This is the most accurate and widely accepted form of measurement when it comes to the world of dynoing.
Uncorrected horsepower is NEVER accepted in the world of dynoing and tuning. The correction standards were developed to discount the observed horsepower readings taken at different locations and weather conditions. It is obvious that an engine builder in Colorado could not produce as much horsepower as a shop at sea level. There is just less oxygen for the engine to burn at the higher altitude. What are less obvious are the other weather condition effects on the engine. So in order to compensate for this all advertised horsepower is “corrected” to several different industry standards, here are the main two:
SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) power is corrected to reference conditions of 29.23 InHg (645' above Sea Level) of dry air and 77°F. This standard requires a correction for friction torque.
STD is corrected to reference conditions of 29.92 InHg (Sea Level) of dry air and 60°F. Because the reference conditions include higher pressure and cooler air than the SAE standard, these corrected power numbers will always be about 4 % higher than the SAE power numbers.
A, B or C
Ford also choose what state of tune or readiness to list the advertised horsepower numbers, known as the A, B and C curve. Prior to 1968, Ford would advertise "Engineering A-Curve" power. That was the maximum output you could get out of an engine, an older engine with looser clearances than a new one and with dynamometer headers. Then there was the B-Curve, which was the engine with no accessories, and the C-Curve was "as installed" in the vehicle, which included back pressure. Uniquely with the Cobra Jet, Ford started advertising the B-Curve power rather the Engineering A-Curve. The 428CJ was capable of approximately 405 hp (A-Curve), 325-335hp (B-Curve) and 310-320 hp (C-Curve). NHRA and others immediately refactored the Cobra Jet to 360hp for class racing.
In 1966 Bud Moore dyno tested three 390 GT engines with stock exhaust manifolds with results in the 290hp range. This was done with three brand new engine with tight clearances and higher-horsepower-robbing friction. Adversely, Ford's A-curve was for a well-used, high mileage engine with looser clearances, and dyno headers, which is not what Bud Moore had. Furthermore, Bud Moore didn't correct to STD like Ford did. These two factors may explain the difference in what Ford advertised and what Bud Moore tested.
It wouldn't matter to Canadian Barrie Poole of the Border Bandits with his 1966 Cyclone convertible 390GT called "The Collector" he won 34 trophies and one Eliminator title.

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FE Technical Forum / Re: AUTOLITE INLINE 4V CARB
« on: January 25, 2025, 10:44:42 AM »
Hmmm is this the genesis of a comprehensive Jay Brown dyno thrash to sort this out? 

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FE Technical Forum / 427 Automatic
« on: December 24, 2024, 11:45:41 AM »
Did Ford ever put a C-6 behind a 427?

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Private Classifieds / Re: Seat tracks
« on: December 22, 2024, 09:52:55 AM »
Manual bench seat

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Private Classifieds / Seat tracks
« on: December 21, 2024, 11:15:24 AM »
WTB  front seat tracks for 65 Gal 2dr hardtop

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Non-FE Discussion Forum / Sema
« on: November 04, 2024, 12:06:23 PM »
I assume a few of you are attending ... Check this out...

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/ZfTGu2y8xtfBrpSV/

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Non-FE Discussion Forum / Re: 1957 Daytona
« on: November 03, 2024, 12:34:00 PM »
Hmmmm.. Doesn't that Mercury Mermaid look familiar.. I used that vid to nail down some of the details on mine... Here is proof about JC's bragging on Y blocks  They lead the pack!

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