Learned Somthing

[chris401]

I didn't know that Ford sold the Performer 390. Over the counter deal?

http://dallas.craigslist.org/mdf/pts/4326372066.html

[thatdarncat]

Yes, sold through Ford Motorsports. Looking back through my old catalogs it became available winter 1986 and sold through 1991. By the 1992 catalog it was gone. There was never a picture of it in the catalog although it did state it was made by Edelbrock, but no mention that it was a Performer 390.

[chris401]

Did Ford brand and sell other Edelbrok intakes?

[Ratbird]

Well that's a coincidence. I just sold a radiator, heads, and FE intake to a guy here in Espanola NM who had a 427 block and Ford aluminum performer intake in the bed of his truck. He had just bought them for $2500 in Albuquerque. He is building a 66 Fairlane. I accidentally drooled on the block while checking it out.
 

[Rory428]

Did Ford brand and sell other Edelbrok intakes?

Yes, on my 331SB Ford, I have a Ford Motorsport single plane intake manifold that has "Ford Motorsport" cast onto the back, with a Motorsport number on a rear runner. It is esentially an Edelbrock Victor Jr., and has a large "E" cast into the underside.  I wouldn`t be suprised if all the F-M intakes were made by Edelbrock.
I have also seen several Jerico 4 speeds with the Ford Motorsport logo on the main case, and also MSD components that were blue with F-M numbers and logos. In my Mustang, the Autometer oil pressure and temp gauges have black lens rings, and Ford Motorsport on the gauge faces. I`m sure that Ford used established sub contractors to suppy the Motorsport/Ford Racing division with a lot of the stuff.