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RE: 390 doesn't = 428
By Rollie H - 10/18/2001 2:01:55 AM; IP 152.163.213.184
Here are the block casting numbers that were used for 428s in the 60s: C6AE-A, C6AE-B, C6AE-F, C6ME, C6ME-A, C7ME, C7ME-A, C8ME. There may be others I am not aware of for the 60s. Ford keeps us on our toes when it comes to figuring out what they built back then.
It is possible your 390 may have been built by Ford using one of these blocks. Just because your engine is the original one installed by Ford in 1968 doesn't mean the block wasn't a left over 428 block from the previous years of 428s. Then built into a 390 and installed by Ford. Also, this may not be the original engine in your Galaxie. Don't rely entirely on the cars engine code on the VIN plate. Only a close inspection of the entire engine will give you the real facts.
By the way I currently have a 428 engine built from a heavy duty " mirror image 105" D4TE block. It is bored .030 over standard 428 specs. No problems, but it isn't being used for racing. It does haul the mail very well though. Just can't seem to keep from pulling into a gas station everywhere I go.
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Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=8741&Reply=8741><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor8741" onclick="return false;">390=427?</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Tom, <i>10/17/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=8741', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor8741') }); </script>  390=427? -- Tom, 10/17/2001
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Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=8773&Reply=8741><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor8773" onclick="return false;">RE: Re: 390=427?</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Bob, <i>10/17/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=8773', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor8773') }); </script>  RE: Re: 390=427? -- Bob, 10/17/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=8774&Reply=8741><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor8774" onclick="return false;">RE: Re: 390=427?</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Tom, <i>10/17/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=8774', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor8774') }); </script>  RE: Re: 390=427? -- Tom, 10/17/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=8779&Reply=8741><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor8779" onclick="return false;">390 doesn't = 428</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Paul M, <i>10/18/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=8779', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor8779') }); </script>  390 doesn't = 428 -- Paul M, 10/18/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=8781&Reply=8741><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor8781" onclick="return false;">RE: 390 doesn't = 428</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Tom, <i>10/18/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=8781', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor8781') }); </script>  RE: 390 doesn't = 428 -- Tom, 10/18/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=8784&Reply=8741><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor8784" onclick="return false;">Depends.</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Paul M, <i>10/18/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=8784', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor8784') }); </script>  Depends. -- Paul M, 10/18/2001
 RE: Depends. -- Tom, 10/18/2001
Collapse <b>RE: 390 doesn't = 428</b>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Rollie H, <i>10/18/2001</i></font>RE: 390 doesn't = 428 -- Rollie H, 10/18/2001
 RE: 390 doesn't = 428 -- Tom, 10/18/2001
 390 wont run right -- Dan Wolf, 10/18/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=8788&Reply=8741><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor8788" onclick="return false;">RE: Numbers don't make HP, Knowledge does</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>R. Shannon, <i>10/18/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=8788', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor8788') }); </script>  RE: Numbers don't make HP, Knowledge does -- R. Shannon, 10/18/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=8790&Reply=8741><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor8790" onclick="return false;">RE: Numbers don't make HP, Knowledge does</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Dan Wolf, <i>10/18/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=8790', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor8790') }); </script>  RE: Numbers don't make HP, Knowledge does -- Dan Wolf, 10/18/2001
 RE: Numbers don't make HP, Knowledge does -- Old Bob, 10/18/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=8793&Reply=8741><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor8793" onclick="return false;">390 bogs down</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Dan Wolf, <i>10/18/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=8793', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor8793') }); </script>  390 bogs down -- Dan Wolf, 10/18/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=8799&Reply=8741><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor8799" onclick="return false;">RE: 390 bogs down</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Bob, <i>10/18/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=8799', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor8799') }); </script>  RE: 390 bogs down -- Bob, 10/18/2001
 RE: 390 bogs down -- Tom, 10/18/2001
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