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Based on the above, the most likely thing is my error.  the 390 is in there, everything works and is hooked up.  I'll double check the motor mounts again.

Thanks

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I replaced the original 352 (C4AE block) in my '64 a few years ago with a late 390 (D3TE mirror 105 block).  It seems that the D3TE block sits a little farther back in the engine bay.  It's not so far back that things don't fit, It just seems that the fan farther away from the radiator than with the C4AE.  Is this just my imagination?

Thanks,

Gregg

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FE Technical Forum / Re: Fuel Economy 352 390
« on: February 28, 2021, 06:34:32 AM »
I have a '64 Galaxie with a 390, slightly upgraded cam, factory shorty cast iron headers, 2.5" exhaust, Magnaflow mufflers, C-6 with the lower 1st and second gear from a AOD, and 3.00 open rear gear.  Around town I get about 9 mpg.  I do like the sound so that includes a lot of WOT so I can chirp the rear tire on the 1 - 2 upshift.

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FE Technical Forum / Re: Welding a 427 block
« on: August 05, 2020, 04:40:26 PM »
Yep, still running the old iron intake and 4100....at 8.9 miles per gallon.  But I don't care.  I blame the 2.5" exhaust and magnaflows, I just can't help myself.

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FE Technical Forum / Re: Welding a 427 block
« on: August 05, 2020, 11:36:19 AM »
Hey Randy.  Not meaning to hijack this thread, but just wanted to let you know that the 390 I bought from you a few years ago is still running great.

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Thanks, I'll check it out.  I posted over here since it wasn't an engine related question.

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I'm getting ready to dump the lower control arm offset shafts for the Rare Parts kit (already have that, and the Quickor front stabilizer bar) and I'm planing on rebuilding the front end while it's already primarily taken apart.  Someone on the Galaxie Facebook page recommended PST.  Their Super kit is $439 and seems to include everything.  But their Yelp reviews don't look very good.  I can find some parts on Rock Auto (Moog upper ball joints and some of the bushings) but the sticking point seems to be lower ball joints.  All I've found for lower ball joints are Rare Parts (very pricey) or unknown brands of unknown origin (likely China, maybe India).  Has anyone here used the PST kit, or any other kit for that matter and if so what are your thoughts?  Any other suggestions or recommendations are very welcome.

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FE Technical Forum / New cast iron shorty style manifolds being cast
« on: April 02, 2020, 10:14:44 AM »
This may have been discussed before, but it seems that some is going to start casting a version of the shorty style headers very soon.  This just popped up on a Galaxie facebook group.  Here is the link:

https://kugelkomponents.com/8307-2/

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FE Technical Forum / Re: 66 427 Fairlane Trick Flow Heads (NOT MINE)
« on: March 25, 2020, 10:01:33 AM »
That guy is either horribly misinformed or trying to pass off something else as a 427.  When folks say things like "where are the cross bolts?" he just spouts off about it being a service block.  When some one with a little FE knowledge calls him out he says .... nothing.

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FE Technical Forum / Re: what brand of battery-------------
« on: February 05, 2020, 08:48:40 AM »
I bought a Duracell for mine at batteries plus that had the proper lip for the hold down bracket.  looks to be in stock locally for me.
Here is a link:

https://www.batteriesplus.com/productdetails/sli27fm


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FE Technical Forum / Re: Who is the "authority" on C6s?
« on: January 14, 2020, 12:03:06 PM »
I'm very happy with my Broader C-6.  I have a mild street only 390 in a '64 Galaxie.  I went with the wide ratio gear option, stage 4 shift and about 2000 - 2200 stall converter.  I thought about a C-4 or AOD, but for my use I just couldn't justify the cost.

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FE Technical Forum / Re: Boring 390's
« on: September 21, 2019, 02:57:19 PM »
From Wikipedia (not the best source, but something)

The FE's thinwall casting production method was innovative and forward-looking in the mid-1950, resulting in lower weight and dramatically reduced production costs. Ford's competitors at the time required thicker castings to mask the flaws and defects that resulted from their processes. Improving quality and allowing thinner walls was accomplished through many engineering improvements, including reducing the number of cores required to cast an engine block. Fewer cores made it easier to assemble the overall mold for casting and reduced the number of potential problems. In the late 1980s when both Ford and GM revamped their V8 offerings, many of the FE's designs and engineering were incorporated in the new engines, including the deep skirt, cross-bolting of the mains and thinwall casting.

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FE Technical Forum / Re: Boring 390's
« on: September 21, 2019, 02:10:51 PM »
Common sense answers throughout this thread.  Sometimes people just want to believe what they want.  I can't really imagine a sales campaign of "Look at our new thin wall engine block technology".  Folks may have cared about brand, most cared about price and options, some fuel mileage, some power.  In fact, some may have been put off by the "new fangled" thin wall technology.

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Already been thinking of sending one of my distributors to Faron for a re-curve.

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FE Technical Forum / Question about Broader Performance Transmissions
« on: March 11, 2019, 10:59:49 AM »
I need to replace (not rebuild) the transmission in my 64 Galaxie and I am looking at the wide ratio C6.  My thinking is that with a heavy car and 3.00 rear gear the wide ratio would give me a better feel from a red light/stop sign.  I am wondering if the Broader transmission would be overkill behind my mild 390.  I purchased the 390 from Randy Millard and I'm very happy with the engine.  Here are the specs:

Block assy:
D3TE mirror 105 @ .030 over, true flattop cast pistons w/9cc eyebrows (calculated c.r. of true 9:1 - reg fuel friendly), 2UA crank at std/std, C7AE rods fully reconditioned using ARP bolts, Cloyes double roller timing set, Melling M57 oil pump, Melling MTF-4 dual pattern cam (.486/.510, 204/214), OE "bull nose" Galaxie oil pan, late (1-1/8" thick) harmonic balancer.

Heads:
Fresh C4AEG units with new 2.03/1.55 valves, hardened exh seats, premium manganese bronze guides, viton positive oil seals.  Spring pressures are 95 @ seat, 270 open.  Chambers cc'd at 75.  Stock rockers with new SealedPower shafts.

Induction:
C4SE iron intake with OE PCV system, freshly rebuilt 1.12 C5 4100 4bbl carb.  Decent Thunderbird v/covers.

Ignition:
C4AF-N (police interceptor) distributor, NOS Autolite points and condenser, new black cap and black Packard wires, new Autolite 45 plugs.

Exhaust:
Shorty style headers with 2.5" pipes and flowmasters.

This is just a nice weather day cruiser.

Thanks for any input.
Gregg

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