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428 blocks
« on: January 28, 2014, 04:56:35 PM »
what is the difference between a car 428, and a big truck 428 engine/

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Re: 428 blocks
« Reply #1 on: January 28, 2014, 05:11:05 PM »
There is no 428 big truck block that I know of, do you mean a 391 FT block with 428 cylinder cores?
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Re: 428 blocks
« Reply #2 on: January 28, 2014, 06:36:54 PM »
No such thing as a 428 Truck.... But you can transplant one in there like I did LOL
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64 Falcon 428FE
55 FORD Truck 4-link Rides on air with 428FE

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Re: 428 blocks
« Reply #3 on: January 28, 2014, 06:53:28 PM »
The only reason I ask, I've seen old ford 2 ton trucks that have 428 on the hood.

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Re: 428 blocks
« Reply #4 on: January 28, 2014, 08:54:48 PM »
Likely from an engine transplant.....or from spending a few bucks for 428 badges. You can buy "427 SOHC" badges and stick 'em on your lawn mower if you want  ;)
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Re: 428 blocks
« Reply #5 on: January 29, 2014, 02:09:41 AM »
When Ford phased out the FT 361 and 391, they replaced them with 370 and 429 cube truck engines.I have seen plenty of 2 to 5 ton style Ford trucks with "370" and "429 4v" emblems in the grille.Any chance you were just mistaken about the emblem?
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: 428 blocks
« Reply #6 on: January 29, 2014, 08:24:28 AM »
Yeah you are right it was a 429.

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Re: 428 blocks
« Reply #7 on: January 29, 2014, 02:50:05 PM »
Heavy trucks had a 427 FT, wish I would have had one of them for my build. Simeze bores, thicker webbing, thicker walls and thicker deck. There were a lot of the same blocks that used a 390 bore also making the walls thicker yet. Many went in garbage trucks......Jon

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Re: 428 blocks
« Reply #8 on: January 29, 2014, 03:30:56 PM »
427 FT!? You mean 331, 361 & 391 FT.....

I know of industrial 427 & 428 but none of those (that I'm a where of) are FT's......
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03 F-250 Crew Cab 4x4 6.0 and 35's
64 Falcon 428FE
55 FORD Truck 4-link Rides on air with 428FE

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Re: 428 blocks
« Reply #9 on: January 29, 2014, 04:46:24 PM »
Scrub ( none of my friends use the "C" word ) had a 427 Heavy truck motor, not Ford.
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Re: 428 blocks
« Reply #10 on: January 30, 2014, 09:13:10 AM »
how about outboard engines were FE engines used in them much

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Re: 428 blocks
« Reply #11 on: January 30, 2014, 10:34:32 AM »
Wes Adams FORD428CJ 
Hillside Auto- Custom Curved, Blueprinted Distributors
03 F-250 Crew Cab 4x4 6.0 and 35's
64 Falcon 428FE
55 FORD Truck 4-link Rides on air with 428FE

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Re: 428 blocks
« Reply #12 on: January 30, 2014, 12:27:24 PM »
SOME FE marine engines are counter-rotating. Among other things, that requires a 'backwards' turning starter. They look just the same. And if you try to use one on your freshly dyno-mounted engine, the result is a couple of hours trying to find out why the engine won't start! (It started instantly after we changed the starter.)

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