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Old Bud Moore Torino up for auction:
Bud Moore NASCAR ‘72 Ford Torino Heading to Auction - StreetLegalTV.com
Bud Moore NASCAR ‘72 Ford Torino Heading to Auction - StreetLegalTV.com
That's her!
Lots more has happened in the last few weeks. Frame was cleaned and painted, holes fixed in the car, car blasted, motor out for checking out, interior parts being dyed, etc.
352 390 427 427SC 428 are y block or better know as side oilers
Actually the FE series of engines were Y blocks as well as the big block mopars and most of the new engines that have cross bolted mains.A "Y" block is a 292/312 series from 1954 on. The above blocks are "FE" and some can be "FT" blocks, very different from a "Y" block engine. And only some 427s were "side oilers" the great preponderance of FEs are not side oilers.
True yes, but in Fordland a "Y" block is a particular series, ie.e the 292/312 etc.
While the new 5.0 "Coyote" has a deep skirt block, no one in the Ford world calls it a "Y" block.
not only ford but chevy ls and the new dodge semi hemi is also based on a Y block as the pan rails exceed the crank center line my point was Ford only produced one big block engine and that was the 429 series engines and all big block engines are of the V style not the Y style and a cleveland or M series engine is not a big block they are a dirivative of the asusi 302 cleveland that was there small block ford V8 where as the 230 260 289 302 351 W series is the US version of the ford small block
my point was Ford only produced one big block engine and that was the 429 series engines and all big block engines are of the V style
Hogwash, up til 71 the aussies used the 302w/351w in the falcon, then when the 351c phased out the 351w they made the crank/rods/heads to be able to make both 302/351 based on the 351c block. In 74 when USA production of 351c finished patterns etc were sent to Australia for all 351 casting production...in that interim period of 72 thru 74 all aussie 351 blocks/motors were sourced ex USA. Any aussie 302c can be converted into a 351c simply by swapping crank & rods along with adjusting the compression to suit your application
'M' series are a seperate item-3" mains,taller deck height, dual engine mount bolt pattern provision, bell housing has 429/460 bolt pattern.
Go back much further & include some of the Lincoln/Mercury stuff & you get really 'big block' stuff with even more CID like the ones fitted to larger ford F series trucks... most of these could be described as being 'Y' blocks as well. Interesting point is the crank from a 429/460 ( 385 series ) will fit in the old Lincoln Mercury 430 etc cu in motor due to same bore centers, but the two engines were about 12 years apart in production.
Ford MEL engine seem pretty cool. I don't know that much about them other than I like the way they look, on the rare occasions I actually see one in a car.
The 'BIG' ones I was trying To remember earlier were known as the 'Super Duty', introduced around 1958 and 534 cu in ( plus a couple of smaller cid versions as well), fitted to Ford Trucks and also known as 'Sea Masters' in the marine field, friend found a couple recently & is letting his brain run wild trying to think of a home for them- Im sure it will be 'out there'![]()