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| RE: superceded FE |
| By Norm F. - 03/15/2002 12:01:56 AM; IP 64.12.106.34 |
| Well at the time I raced Boss 302 Mustangs but we all realized the FE was running out of dispacement. Chevy had a 454 , Olds,Buick,Pontiac had a 455 , Mopar had the 440. The 385 series (429/460) engine had "Chevy Style" heads , and dispacement growth , it really is a more "robust engine" . As a 429 they didn't perform as well as the 427/428 FE , at first,(too much reciprocating mass) they didn't accelerate as quick , but cubic inch growth made up for this over time.Today its punched out to 550-600 cu inches and will make 1400 on 1 dominator carb , getting 800 hp out of an old FE is a stretch. I happen to have a couple of FEs so thats what I tinker with , but given a clean sheet of paper I would go for the 429-460+ series of engines. |
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