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| Dilemma with FE Block: C5AE S G 31 935 |
| By Darren Narine - 11/27/2004 9:37:59 PM; IP 65.94.39.114 |
Hi, I'm new here but I have read some of the topics and have discovered that there are some very knowledgeable people here.
My dad runs a body shop and buys/sells cars often. My dad purchased a "428" from some1 who wasn't sure what it was. He sold it to my friend and my friend's brother because they are going to build a Cobra replicar.
My friend said the engine block # was C5AE S G 31 935. I decoded that as being a 1965 Galaxie engine.
The head casting # is C7AE-A on the outside and 6H25 on the inside. On the other head the # is 6H9. This means that the heads are '67 on a '65 block, not uncommon but I'm still not sure what's up with the block.
The block was sent out for an acid bath and the guy @ that shop said that it's not a 428. My friend measured the bore and it's about 4" (right bore size for a 352). But he said it *may* be a little over, he's not sure of the exact measurement because he didn't use a dial bore gage.
Since the block is apart to measure the stroke he measured the distance from the top ring mark @ BDC to the top ring mark @ TDC on the cylinder walls. His measurement for that was about 3.75" using a ruler.
I'm confused because the stroke of a 352 is 3.50" and the measurement is clearly more than that. The next closest matching stroke length in an FE block is a 390 which has a stroke of 3.78".
My friend made this discovery after odering parts for a 428. Apparently everything is compatible according to people he has talked to and some research I did online. He has ordered a cam+lifters+pushrods (.570 lift and 236 dur.) , intake, distributor, valves, & valve covers.
We are really confused and wondered if the parts spec'd for a 428 would produced a powerful 352 (or whatever this engine really is).
I would like to thank everyone in advance for your time and consideration. |
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