Ford 534

[chris401]

Royce, have you considered building a 534? I don't know where the rod's oil galleys would end up cut to a BB Chevy journal. If the counter weights could be lightened up getting rid of the heavy rods would be a start.


One of the two I have seen was at the former Master's International dealer in Arlington. The 70's equipment hauler had a regukar intake with a 4150 Holley and 4 windows in the block. The master tech that had the job made it a point to show me what my heavy foot and 750 would do to my Ford. He said it was not the first one that threw a rod after the governed carb was removed. The other (ci?) was in a late 50's fridge body Ford grain truck. It had two carbs on a log type intake.

[chris401]

I thought they were all A.S.E. bell housings. This one looks like an FE pattern: http://www.dieselcranks.com/ford-fi-534-engine-long-block-used-bcn-c5he6015a8a-hcn-d5he8a6090-turns-over.html

[My427stang]

I ran a 534 Super Duty V-8 in  Ford Louisville for many a long night with dual 3 inch truck mufflers and turn downs, I'd run that thing pushing snow for 24 hrs straight with my foot in it all night, all you had to do was keep feeding fuel.  Dad would be out there with me, he had a 3406 Cat in his, he'd run circles around me, especially when the sander was full, but I had heat, that diesel didn't get nearly as warm.

[chris401]

I ran a 534 Super Duty V-8 in  Ford Louisville for many a long night with dual 3 inch truck mufflers and turn downs, I'd run that thing pushing snow for 24 hrs straight with my foot in it all night, all you had to do was keep feeding fuel.  Dad would be out there with me, he had a 3406 Cat in his, he'd run circles around me, especially when the sander was full, but I had heat, that diesel didn't get nearly as warm.

One year (2004?) in Pa. there was a huge car pile up on 80. It happened at the exact time I passed through. I remember thinking it probably happened in my rear view. Below 0° a couple of times and wind chill in the -20°'s was interesting. Took my fan off a couple of times crossing Nebraska and ran with cardboard behind the grille to keep the needle up some. Probably an average to mild winter for the locals.

[Royce]

3500 rpm redline, 1000 pounds. Just a little too industrial for my taste..They have an awesome exhaust note though. And their 1.65 rocker arm can be adapted to a Y Block

[chris401]

3500 rpm redline, 1000 pounds. Just a little too industrial for my taste..They have an awesome exhaust note though. And their 1.65 rocker arm can be adapted to a Y Block

There ya go, lighter rotating and put the Y roller rockers and you have 5500 red line. Wiseco can put the MEL pin ananywhere. I suppose the 534 shouldn't be a problem. I was thinking about the thick cylider wall that thing might have. Little more stroke could get close to 800 cubic inches. All guesswork at this point. The only fact I have seen for myself is the intake changes and tbe gear drive camshaft. Neither were in running condition at the time.

[cammerfe]

Back around 1960 +/-, there was a story that went around regarding an 'engineering exercise to keep abreast of improvements available in the industry'. The anecdote told of an engine swap using a 534 and some top end shenanigans beyond 150 out on the interstate. No telling if there was any truth at all to the story, and may very well have just been wishful thinking, but the idea of 500+ CID IS enough to stir the imagination now, to say nothing about that long ago.

KS

[chris401]

I am pretty good at baiting people with ideas to spend there money. Looks like I struck out, but the theory is sound.

[427Fastback]

Not Ford but it is 500CID....I restored one of the (1977) Panther 6 cars (there are only 2) circa 1990 (I was 31) It was powered by a twin turbo (AK Miller) 1970 Cadillac 500..Lots of go fast parts and we converted the heads to use BBC valves and FE Ford shafts and rockers..It was certainly cool and very unique combo for the day..

It was a very happy engine...
It is a long story but the car disappeared right after it was finished and was found about 20 years later in a wooden box in Greece....

[MeanGene]

We used to run with a guy in the early 70's who had a 534 in an F800 10 whl dump, and the semi guys were running Maxidynes, 335 Cummins, 8V71Ns etc. He had a set of cutouts on it, with the cutout pipes run up between the cab and body, and out the right side about window height. Once in a while one of the semi guys would flat-foot it and pass him on a hill, laughing or shooting him the bird- so he would open it up and pass them back, and just as he pulled alongside, wide open, open the cutouts right in their open window- nobody passed him more than once hehehe

[babybolt]

I was in a scrap yard one time throwing out a bunch of junk from the back of my truck when a high low came by struggling with a big steel enclosure.  He dropped the box on the ground and left, so I went over and pulled up the hinged side cover to peek inside.  It was a mint 534 attached to a generator.  After finishing throwing out the junk, had to do the usual re-weight the truck, etc.  Then went back to see if they were selling the generator but instead saw another guy with a big forklift smash the enclosure and pickle it through with his forks, lift it up and throw the whole thing in the scrap pile.  If the owner of the yard had saw the inside of the generator box he probably would have fired that joker.