The FE Build.

Been putting this one together for awhile, thought I'd share it.

I'm hoping it will be on Mike Phillips dyno this week and I'll share the sheets.

1968 428 Block bored .040, decked and line honed.
Factory 428 Crank 20/20
Factory Rods with ARP bolts
Speed Pro, Forged CJ Pistons at about 10.5:1
Balanced Internally

Comp Cams small street mechanical flat tapped can and lifters.
Comp double roller timing chain.
SFI Balancer
Melling Std Volumn Pump
Canton T Pan and Pick-up with Tray.

Heads are C4AE-G Big Port 390 heads.
Hardened exhaust seat and ned guides
2.09 1.66 SS Valves and 30 degree valve job.
Mild port work and bowl clean-up
Set of Crane 1.76 Aluminum Roller Rockers.

Edelbrock Perfromer RPM and a Proform Carb
MSD Stand Alone Distributor
Hooker 1 3/4" Haders
Edelbrock ALuminum Water Pump and a set of Ford Racing Aluminum Valve Covers

Here's some Pics of the Engine





And a couple of the Future Recipiant.

sweet car ...always thought those were cool that you dont see them everywere

Cool FE. I learned all about motors from the FE, as I had a 390, then a 428 in my first car--a 1967 mustang GTA fastback.

Nice merc and you should have a good runner for it .I am waiting to pick up the heads for my 428 build going into my 69 cyclone .I had to wait for some valves from SI .dfree have you any experience with si valves ? their prices are reasonable and the valves at least look good .They were$191 with shipping .Good luck and let us know how it turns out .Doug

I'd use SI valves in street performance stuff, they make a good product IMO.

Love the car Dave! Should be a fine cruiser when you get it all together.

Should be a fun engine depending which small mechanical flat tappet street cam you went with... looking forward to hearing the results dave... hope it all works out in your favor.

should be a nice little street bruiser..good luck on the dyno...what are hoping for?

start it and do a burnout...........

Nice rare car !

66prostreetfairlane wrote:should be a nice little street bruiser..good luck on the dyno...what are hoping for?

450-475 hp is what I'm expecting.

The good old FE. My 390 is still runnning strong with about 2000 runs on it. My Falcon ran 7.11@97 last night at 3300lbs

Mike only took it to 4800........

It made 425 hp @ 4800 was still climbing and 500 ft lbs.

I figure with another 1000 rpm its probably in the 450-475hp range.........

Did it make peak torque @ 4800? To bad mike didn't find the horsepower peak... how much duration @.050 and what LSA? Must be fairly large for a cruiser. Ya don't see dyno data on FE's very often... thanks for sharing.

dfree383 wrote:Mike only took it to 4800........

It made 425 hp @ 4800 was still climbing and 500 ft lbs.

I figure with another 1000 rpm its probably in the 450-475hp range.........

Why only 4800 rpm did he have dyno problems or something..............

bluef100fe wrote:Did it make peak torque @ 4800? To bad mike didn't find the horsepower peak... how much duration @.050 and what LSA? Must be fairly large for a cruiser. Ya don't see dyno data on FE's very often... thanks for sharing.

Its a small cam IMO 231 242 just under .600 lift on a 110.

Blake I'm not sure why Mike didn't pull it a little higher, I'm guessing he had a brain fart or was in a hurry?

Wow quite the split... i guess its pretty small compared to what your used too.... sounds like it runs well... hope you get to enjoy it. Thanks for sharing.

You gonna be revving that thing above 5k? I would think with that cam it should get real close to 500HP once it hits its peak. Very cool car BTW. By the looks of all your projects, you're obviously not married.

It's just a cruiser and car show queen won't see much if any track action, other than I have a rivalry with a 73 Buick Electra that needs a woopin'

No wife and Kids...... Is it that obvious?