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gdaddy01

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f e in e 150 or e350
« on: February 20, 2022, 06:22:27 PM »
was there every a fe or ft installed in a van , from the factory ? I am thinking of building a motorhome and got to thinking about this .

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Re: f e in e 150 or e350
« Reply #1 on: February 20, 2022, 09:04:44 PM »
I don't remember anything bigger than a 302 in a 69-74 which is where it might have appeared. The earlier models were 6 cylinder only. By the time the '75 models were in production Ford was using the 460. The 460 was, eventually replaced by the V10.

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Re: f e in e 150 or e350
« Reply #2 on: February 20, 2022, 09:15:13 PM »
No factory FE Ford Econoline vans. First year that anything larger than a 302 was offered was 1975, which is the next to last year that FEs were used in PU trucks. So pretty much every Ford engine, besides a FE was used, 6 cylinder, 302, 351W, 351M/400, 460, V10s and diesels, were used, and I imagine the 4.6 /5.4 mod motors as well.
1978 Fairmont,FE 427 with 428 crank, 4 speed Jerico best of 9.972@132.54MPH 1.29 60 foot
1985 Mustang HB 331 SB Ford, 4 speed Jerico, best of 10.29@128 MPH 1.40 60 foot.
1974 F350 race car hauler 390 NP435 4 speed
1959 Ford Meteor 2 dr sedan. 428 Cobra Jet, 4 speed Toploader. 12.54@ 108 MPH

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Re: f e in e 150 or e350
« Reply #3 on: February 21, 2022, 12:14:39 PM »
Seems like a ripe time for an FE Econoline van conversion...  ;)
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Re: f e in e 150 or e350
« Reply #4 on: February 21, 2022, 04:11:21 PM »
thanks guys, I could not remember any being install in one myself. I think that could be a good project not too many folks would have, of course there may be a reason for that.

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Re: f e in e 150 or e350
« Reply #5 on: February 21, 2022, 05:03:18 PM »
thanks guys, I could not remember any being install in one myself. I think that could be a good project not too many folks would have, of course there may be a reason for that.

That's cuz the van craze from the 70's is over.... ;)
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