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RE: FE vs 385
By RJP - 11/29/2001 2:11:12 PM; IP 198.81.16.162
P, IMO, reliability can be measured many different ways, not just 500 miles at WOT. It can be the repeated full throttle blasts to 7500 rpm for months or years in someone's race car or boat without any breakage but just routine maintence. It can be the service the engine provides in the enviroment you want/need, such as getting 250K miles of service with no problems whatsoever in a Lincoln Towncar. Just because an engine record hasn't been documented in print is not reason enough to question its durability. As you know from past postings I run both FEs and 385s and do all my own engine work. Each engine has its place, its strong points and weak points. Would I dump all my FEs because I like the 385 better? No, some cars/boats are just "better" with the engine the owner chooses. Just for the record I own more FEs than I do 385s [5 FE powered cars/trucks/boats, 4 385 powered cars/boats] Not including all the extra "iron" collected and stored for some future [?] project. As to the boat racing info. I know of no site that has it all in one place but you might want to check out Hotboat.net/forum There was some good threads regarding some of the races I cited. I wish someone would put together a book on the racing and history of the "California" style hotboat as I have been involved with this type of boat for more than 30 years. One more thing in closing, the FE [427] has been associated with factory, high dollar parts made from unobtainium whereas the 385 can be built from common parts easily found and affordable. The 385 has brought "Chevy" type power and relialablity to the average Ford lover. Kind of what the 5.0 Mustang has done for Ford in general.
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Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=9602&Reply=9602><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor9602" onclick="return false;">FE vs 385</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>mike smith, <i>11/27/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=9602', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor9602') }); </script>  FE vs 385 -- mike smith, 11/27/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=9606&Reply=9602><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor9606" onclick="return false;">RE: apple vs. orange</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Dave Shoe, <i>11/27/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=9606', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor9606') }); </script>  RE: apple vs. orange -- Dave Shoe, 11/27/2001
 RE: Pressures of competition did them in -- Mel Clark, 11/28/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=9614&Reply=9602><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor9614" onclick="return false;">RE: apple vs. orange</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>mike smith, <i>11/28/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=9614', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor9614') }); </script>  RE: apple vs. orange -- mike smith, 11/28/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=9616&Reply=9602><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor9616" onclick="return false;">Reality versus dreams</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Royce Peterson, <i>11/28/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=9616', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor9616') }); </script>  Reality versus dreams -- Royce Peterson, 11/28/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=9620&Reply=9602><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor9620" onclick="return false;">Not in the same class..........reality vs dreams !</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>P, <i>11/28/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=9620', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor9620') }); </script>  Not in the same class..........reality vs dreams ! -- P, 11/28/2001
 RE: Not in the same class..........reality vs dreams ! -- swede, 11/28/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=9631&Reply=9602><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor9631" onclick="return false;">RE: FE vs 385</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>RJP, <i>11/29/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=9631', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor9631') }); </script>  RE: FE vs 385 -- RJP, 11/29/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=9640&Reply=9602><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor9640" onclick="return false;">RE: FE vs 385</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>P, <i>11/29/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=9640', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor9640') }); </script>  RE: FE vs 385 -- P, 11/29/2001
Collapse <b>RE: FE vs 385</b>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>RJP, <i>11/29/2001</i></font>RE: FE vs 385 -- RJP, 11/29/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=9648&Reply=9602><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor9648" onclick="return false;">Good info</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>P, <i>11/29/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=9648', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor9648') }); </script>  Good info -- P, 11/29/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=9649&Reply=9602><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor9649" onclick="return false;">RE: Good info</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>mike smith, <i>11/29/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=9649', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor9649') }); </script>  RE: Good info -- mike smith, 11/29/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=9650&Reply=9602><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor9650" onclick="return false;">unrestricted, the Hemi was better, but</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>mikeb, <i>11/29/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=9650', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor9650') }); </script>  unrestricted, the Hemi was better, but -- mikeb, 11/29/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=9652&Reply=9602><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor9652" onclick="return false;">Let's put the hemi in it's proper perspective here</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>P, <i>11/29/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=9652', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor9652') }); </script>  Let's put the hemi in it's proper perspective here -- P, 11/29/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=9653&Reply=9602><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor9653" onclick="return false;">RE: Let's put the hemi in it's proper perspective here</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>P, <i>11/29/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=9653', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor9653') }); </script>  RE: Let's put the hemi in it's proper perspective here -- P, 11/29/2001
 RE: Let's put the hemi in it's proper perspective here -- mike smith, 11/29/2001
 RE: Good info -- RJP, 11/29/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=9656&Reply=9602><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor9656" onclick="return false;">chevy type power?</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>mikeb, <i>11/29/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=9656', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor9656') }); </script>  chevy type power? -- mikeb, 11/29/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=9659&Reply=9602><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor9659" onclick="return false;">RE: Hemi? Better than what?</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>RJP, <i>11/29/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=9659', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor9659') }); </script>  RE: Hemi? Better than what? -- RJP, 11/29/2001
 RE: Hemi? Better? Only in the minds of MoPar fans -- P, 11/30/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=9676&Reply=9602><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor9676" onclick="return false;">RE: chevy type power?</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>P, <i>11/30/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=9676', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor9676') }); </script>  RE: chevy type power? -- P, 11/30/2001
 Hemi -- Rob, 12/04/2001
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