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| RE: 352 / 390 1968 fe |
| By jake - 11/04/2003 11:28:09 AM; IP 155.82.73.253 |
I have a 65 galaxie fastback--I love these cars. Most FE engines (352,390,410,428 etc) had "352" cast into the block, that is no help with identifying it. A 352 has a 4.00" bore a 390 has a 4.05 bore, if the motor has not been bored oversize, you could figure out which it was by that. From what I have learned many 352 blocks shared the same exact dimensions with the 390 and were just machined with a smaller bore from the factory-my 352 was like this.
A 410 engine is a 390 block with a 428 crank (3.98 stroke) and different pistons. These were put into Mercurys, but not Fords. I have heard that Ross stocks 410 pistons for these and of course they make good custom pistons too, but they will be $$.
By the time you pay for the 428 crank and custom pistons you could lay out a good bit of extra $. If that is not in your budget, you can always build a 390 with dirt cheep stock crank and non-custom pistons and still get great power.
Let us know how you do with your parts search. |
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