Ok here I go! I finally got around and remembered to look at the casting numbers on my engine and was wondering if someone can tell me what they mean and/or do for me? All help will be greatly appreciated!!!

Intake Manifold#: D4TE9425P2A
Exhaust Manifold#: D2TE9431AA
Carb#: D4TE RA
B 4A 17

I couldn't find the one on my engine block because I didn't know where to look & it is coated in old dirt/sludge!

Have a 390GT/CruiseOMatic/Holley 3310 750dual feed set up. Problem is I can never kick the trans into "passing gear". I've backed out screw on kick down rod linkage to where it's practically falling out.

And yet it still is too far away from carb lever to hit it.

Screw is 1" long...supplied by Holley. Looks like metric treads with a large flat but rounded edge head. Looking for similar screw...10/32 should work but starts to screw in tightly and has much smaller head.

Don't want to jury rig something...any ideas?

Grant

http://www.geocities.com/bozo_1974/FordArea.html
Check it out and send me some ideas please!?

anyone heard if there are adjustable pushrods available for a 410. My Edlerbrock alum. heads and crane cam calls for adjustable rockers and the ones from crane are on indefinite backorder.
thanks

it is a 2 bbl with "8A BA" stamped on the drivers side. the motor is a 66 390. also, it has a hose coming off the pcv going into the manifold in 2 places. inbetween is some sort of filter. it is silver with a scren in the bottom. what is it? thanks again.

I dont' want to fill up an engine-based message board with a post about disc brakes. But I was curious if it would be more practical to refurbish an old disc brake assembly off another galaxie or full size ford and use it rather than buy a brand new disc conversion kit( very expensive) from an aftermarket company like Master Power Brakes ( mpbrakes.com). I have a 68' Galaxie with a 390 2-V.
Can someone give me advice or a url to a site that talks about disc brake conversions for 68' Galaxie in depth?
Thanks

Does anyone here in Feforum land have any port flow data for any of the FE heads. Ive been Playing withone of these desk top Dyno programs and can get much more acurate results with some port flow data. My best friend has a 67 goat with a punched out 428 HO in and I want to ensure that I can pass him at will (with the a/c on. you know just because its a Merc) Friends dont let Friends drive Chevys. Besides i Like to tell him it looks almost as nice as a Fairlane! Would also be interested in anyones expirence with these Dyno Simulaters, so far all the engines that ive modeled have come very close to the factory ratings. Im using Dyno2000.Scott

Just sort of curious what you guys think of high volume vs high pressure. Im rebuilding a 428cj for my 67 scode xr7. I was planning to use the high volume pump. I also have a 390 2v in a 120000 mi wagon that im planning to put a high volume pump in-mainly because im not planning to putting bearings in lying on my back in the driveway. Also does anyone know did ford use a nylon timng gear in 67? the car does not burn or use any oil what so ever and is clean as a whistle inside. Im quessing that theres a nylon gear and the peices are plugging the pickup screen. And i can tell that the timings slipped a little again. Scott.

Factory Stock Drags in Ohio have come and gone, and the old dinosaur FE was the fastest Ford present. Sept 08 and 09, Stanton,MI will host the Pure Stock Muscle Car races. Will this be a continuation of the past 4 yrs with the old reliable FE being the fastest Ford products that show up at this annual event ? Stay tuned....

Hi there, my name's Dave King, and I posted this on another FE board, but I'm curious to know what you guys think about it.
First, let me state that I'm only 18. I guess the reason I'm here is to inquire about a 390. But first, a little story. (all good things go with a story, right??)

My younger brother is into street racing. He'll take his '75 Torino Elite with a 351 Windsor and race kids from around the town, and sometimes he does good. But there's one thing nobody can touch in that town, and that's a brand-new Viper.

Well, I had heard lore from my uncle Ray, who once owned a 428 and the power it made. I also knew of an old 390 sitting in a Galaxie 500, and about a '64 Fairlane sitting in the same pasture as the Galaxie. Now, I've done a '48 Flathead to use in my '38 pickup, and that went pretty nice. I've also worked on 2.3L dirt track engines. OK, so I'm a newbie to engines, but I'd like to give that 390 a try. Question One: Would the 390 and the C-6 fit in a Fairlane engine compartment and tunnel to make a nice 'sleeper' car?

My father has some old Motors truck manuals from the '70s, and in there they list truck engines... 390s. But, the earliest ones had 10.5:1 compression ratio, and the last ones had about 8.2:1, with a resultant less horsepower and torque. I'm kinda assuming this was for emissions reasons, and to cope with worse gas. Did truck FE motors differ any from passenger car motors in the way of block strength? (Probably not, but I really don't know.) And what did they do to it to decrease the compression ratio? Different heads with larger combustion chambers?

One last thing I noticed. Well, two things. First, I noticed that, oddly enough, this thing has rockershafts! Will those stock rockershafts, arms, and stands be able to stand hard-pressed 5500 RPMs? I'd like to put an Edelbrock Performer RPM manifold on it, or a triple-deuce setup if I could find one reasonable. Probably a wilder street cam, and new Mallory ignition (thought about a magneto, but heard they're a pain to start.). One last thing. Is there a mail-order company that has a good selection of FE parts? I know of Summit and Jegs, but they seem to worship the Chevy 350 god.

Thanks so much for any advice or input you guys could give me. This is going to be a long-while project, but I want to do lots of thinking before I start.

Much Appreciated,
Dave King
Foley, MN