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C1AE-C block marking suggests it's not original. By Dave Shoe - 05/03/2004 8:51:30 AM; IP 216.243.176.34 Since the car is a 1960 and the block is a C1AE-C, it's very likely it is not original to the car. Since 1961 was the first year for the 390, it could be either displacement. Date coding the block will help determine whether it is a 352 original to the car. Also, block casting marks from 1964 tend to be unreliable. Up through 1963 it seems the numbers are likely to be fairly reliable. Having said that, I'm not sure how accurate the documentation is. To be sure, we're still trying to determine the validity and accuracy of casting numbers on early FE blocks. I believe casting numbers got mucked up in 1964 with the introduction of the FT, as there were suddenly a whole bunch of casting variations needed for the FE and all new FT, and the foundry may have had to scramble to make the variations economical top produce by using portions of molds in multiple applications. JMO, Shoe.

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Skip Navigation Links.  Intake Manifold question? -- Randall Ellison, 05/01/2004  Yup. -- Dave Shoe, 05/02/2004  RE: Yup. -- Randall Ellison, 05/02/2004  RE: Yup. -- Boidman Of ATL, 05/03/2004 C1AE-C block marking suggests it's not original. -- Dave Shoe, 05/03/2004  RE: C1AE-C block marking suggests it's not original. -- Randall Ellison, 05/03/2004  352 blocks tend to bore out to 390 without issue. -- Dave Shoe, 05/03/2004  RE: 352 blocks tend to bore out to 390 without iss -- Boidman Of ATL, 05/03/2004

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