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FE Technical Forum / Re: 428 CJ FE Ford Build Ep # 3 .....LINE HONE Part 2
« on: Today at 06:59:39 PM »
So, sonic checking the cylinder walls is just a start - so much more machining to do - big job just to get the mains straight - then decked - no wonder intake fitment on an FE can be way off!

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FE Technical Forum / 428 CJ FE Ford Build Ep # 3 .....LINE HONE Part 2
« on: Today at 06:24:03 PM »
Link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3VdS0G7Juw

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FE Technical Forum / 428 build update part 2
« on: October 01, 2025, 07:57:19 PM »
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iF18_pZ-MLQ

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FE Technical Forum / Re: melling lifters
« on: September 08, 2025, 10:46:04 AM »
Roller lifters are the only way to go ... do not even think about it ... do not waste any more of your time and money ... Powell Machine explains why -
re:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_ExoIuTpks

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FE Technical Forum / EAGLE CRANK QUALITY / THIN WALL 390 FE's
« on: September 02, 2025, 08:13:51 AM »
Quality machine shop FE review:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPz00cvo2jI

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FE Technical Forum / Re: cross bolt conversion cost
« on: August 04, 2025, 04:02:34 PM »
This 4.0 litre V8 BMW design is purdy (444 bhp @ 7,500 rpm / M3 GTR race car):

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FE Technical Forum / Re: Valve seat reconditioning
« on: August 03, 2025, 07:07:58 PM »
As I understand, guide replacement comes before any valve seat work.

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FE Technical Forum / Re: 73-79 F100/150 2WD Crown Vic front swap with FE. Anyone do this? Header choice?
« on: July 26, 2025, 09:51:18 PM »
Quote from: fairlaniac on July 13, 2025, 01:53:06 PM
... I plan to drop a 390 stroker in it. Nothing too high Performance just dependable and it’s gonna be more of a beater truck than anything ...

With your application, it sounds like the reproduction 428 CJ cast iron exhaust manifolds would be perfect. Easy installation, reasonable price, quiet, never rust out:
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https://www.cjponyparts.com/exhaust-manifold-pair-428cj-1968-1970/p/EXM5/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=19712467657&gbraid=0AAAAAD1v5VkjRnrRtu058j8tq_RuETPGW&gclid=Cj0KCQjw-ZHEBhCxARIsAGGN96LgH-ZeHSC52CAg7-3XYCEiZRerbqhBZBM38NS_2hXM3Hj96tTGy00aAk7rEALw_wcB

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FE Technical Forum / Re: Ring and Pinion
« on: July 26, 2025, 09:44:16 PM »
Quote from: bsprowl on June 30, 2025, 09:42:39 AM
'70 Maverick Race only, weight about 2400 pounds (hopefully).
Your car is light, but with 800 HP, you know you should not go with a 28 spline pinion shaft.

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FE Technical Forum / Re: Fuel line run under the car
« on: July 26, 2025, 09:36:57 PM »
[FWIW] My 1966 Galaxie XL 390 2V came from the factory with (black?) 3/8"  Nylon fuel line, from the sender to the inner fender.

I replaced the OEM rubber fuel line on my 80,000 mile 1976 F-53 chassis Class A Motorhome 3 years ago, with a 25 foot long, 3/8" clear Nylon fuel line.

The rubber line was so dried out and brittle that I could snap in half with my bare hands (it was a disaster, waiting to happen). Safety FIRST! 

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FE Technical Forum / Re: Max effort 390FE
« on: July 06, 2025, 04:59:29 PM »
Not really mentioned / considered is a 14/1 compression ratio, the limited 390 bore clearance for valve diameter, supercharging, or turbo charging. Has a factory / OEM block ever been tested for it's horsepower capacity? I understand Ford did cast an aluminum FE 390.

Certainly, an "all out" 4.05" sleeved Pond block could make well over 1,000 horsepower.

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FE Technical Forum / HAS THIS CALLIOPE VIDEO BEEN POSTED?
« on: June 24, 2025, 10:42:20 AM »
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtyZi4ZoXKg

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FE Technical Forum / Re: C6 transmission failure
« on: June 07, 2025, 09:17:50 PM »
Quote from: Jb427 on June 06, 2025, 02:24:22 PM
Its a 66 fairlane 482ci and a 66/67case c6 the guy who rebuilt the gear box could not do everything I wanted him to do because it was an early case.

As far as I know, all FE C6 housings will interchange. There never was any exclusive application - the early (1966) passenger car housings were the same as later ones. They did upgrade the 1966 valve bodies in 1967, because of the PRNDL shift change.

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FE Technical Forum / Re: Bolts fore aluminum T oil pan
« on: April 27, 2025, 07:34:48 PM »
I vote for using studs, with hex nuts.

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FE Technical Forum / Re: Returning to the FE world, need re-education
« on: February 17, 2025, 07:40:01 PM »
Never ever never bore any OEM FE or FT block any more than necessary. If you think you need more displacement, use a stroker crankshaft.

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