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| If it's in a dump truck, it's an FT. |
| By Dave Shoe - 11/14/2002 10:10:34 PM; IP 216.243.176.34 |
The FT engine was found on 500-800 series Ford trucks, the FE on 100-300 series. Most dump trucks were F500 or larger. Not many used the F300 series truck.
The FT intake will have no value in an FE application, primarily because the runners are dinky and the heat riser port is postioned incompatibly with FE heads.
I suspect the truck has a 330 CID FT, though if it's a larger series truck it might have a 361FT, or an optional (extra cost) 391FT. The 391 was a 4-barrel (the best I can remember), so you're dealing with a 330FT or 361FT.
FT blocks, 361 cranks, and 391 cranks are desirable in car applications. A couple other parts can also be ported over to performance applications, but not the heads or intakes.
Note that 330FT blocks typically bores out to 352 and 390 displacements with ease, but they don't have the cylinders to go out to 428. Most 361/391 blocks can go out to 428 dimensions, sonic map permitting.
As always, my observations may contain errors. Use with caution.
Shoe. |
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