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| It's the standard FE head for 1968-71. |
| By Dave Shoe - 03/27/2004 2:17:28 PM; IP 216.243.176.34 |
Avoid the books, since they've all mixed together the 6090 casting numbers with 6049 assembly numbers. The text is pure pollution.
C8AE-H was found on nearly all 1968-72 FEs, the exception being some early 1968s got C7AE-A and C8ae castings, the CJ got the C80E-N, and the D2TE-AA was phased in during 1972 as the Michigan Casting Center came on line.
As Gerry mentioned, you can find C8AE-H heads drilled for the 8-bolt vertical exhaust of Galaxies and pickups, or the 14-bolt diagonal exhaut of the Fairlane/Mustang. All are the same casting.
The casting is a good, efficient, common one. They performed great on everything from 360 pickups to 428PIs. The D2TE-AA is about identical, and many 1966-67 FE heads are quite similar to the C8AE-H, varying primarily in combustion chamber shape.
All C8AE-H castings have the Thermactor bosses cast in. Some C8AE-H heads will be drilled for Thermactor (GT, PI, and it was a $46 option on any FE because some minicipalities in CA apparently required this option).
Note that Hooker car headers do NOT port match this head, since it's got the repositioned port. Search the forum for "port mismatch" or "gasket leak" for more info. FPA (www.fordpowertrain.com) makes headers that match, and Hooker truck headers are rumored to match.
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