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| RE: best FE engine |
| By Will - 01/31/2001 8:38:40 PM; IP 24.162.190.33 |
The best engine is the one that pleases its owner the most.
If you want the cheapest, easiest Ford horsepower, that's either a 5.0, 5.8, or 460. But then, you'd be just like everyone else. That's why they're the cheapest and easiest.
FE's are different. Once you understand them, they're not any harder than any other engine. Some parts cost more, but not a lot more. Other parts cost a lot more, but they aren't absolutely necessary. Other parts are simply unavailable. For example, nobody makes a "kit" to put a Vortech on an FE.
it doesn't make sense to say that a 351C is a better performance engine than a 428 (or vice versa). Either can be made to run hard. I would never replace a 351C in a Pantera with a 428, nor would I put a 351C in a Shelby.
I guess, if you define the type of race, you could compare different engines. For example, a 428 in a 68 Mustang will probably be a better performance engine for heads-up, non-bracket-style drag racing than a 351C in the same Mustang. I say "probably" because you've got to look at all the rules. For example, the 351C would be better if smaller displacement engines were allowed to run blowers.
As far as your experience with FE's, they're mostly the same - 390's and 428's that is. If I could choose between the two, I'd pick the 428, but that's just because of the extra displacement. If I could have any FE, it'd be a 427 SOHC, followed by a Shelby alum block 427. |
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