Ford FE engine
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The Ford FE engine is a family of big-block V8 engines produced by Ford in the late 1950s through the 1970s, widely used in both passenger cars and high-performance racing applications, including the legendary 427 used in NASCAR and Le Mans.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ford engine
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engine family ⓘ |
| aftermarketSupport | strong in classic performance community ⓘ |
| blockMaterial | cast iron ⓘ |
| boreSpacing | 4.63 inches ⓘ |
| configuration | V8 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| cylinderCount | 8 ⓘ |
| displacementClass | big-block ⓘ |
| displacementRange | 332 cubic inches to 428 cubic inches ⓘ |
| fuelType | gasoline ⓘ |
| headMaterial | cast iron ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
iconic American big-block V8 family
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key role in Ford’s 1960s racing dominance ⓘ |
| inductionOptions |
dual 4-barrel carburetors
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single 4-barrel carburetor ⓘ tri-power carburetion on some versions ⓘ |
| introducedForModelYear | 1958 ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Ford Motor Company ⓘ |
| marketedAs | FE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | Ford-Edsel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
center-oiler oiling system on early variants
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side-oiler oiling system on some 427 variants ⓘ top-oiler oiling system on some variants ⓘ |
| notableVariant |
Ford 352 FE engine
NERFINISHED
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Ford 390 FE engine NERFINISHED ⓘ Ford 406 FE engine NERFINISHED ⓘ Ford 410 FE engine NERFINISHED ⓘ Ford 427 FE engine NERFINISHED ⓘ Ford 428 FE engine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performanceRole |
Le Mans endurance racing engine platform
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NASCAR racing engine platform ⓘ |
| productionEnd | 1970s ⓘ |
| productionStart | late 1950s ⓘ |
| replaced | Ford Y-block engine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
Ford 335 engine family
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Ford 385 engine family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
24 Hours of Le Mans
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NASCAR NERFINISHED ⓘ high-performance racing applications ⓘ light trucks ⓘ passenger cars ⓘ |
| usedInVehicle |
Ford GT40 (427 variants)
NERFINISHED
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Ford Galaxie NERFINISHED ⓘ Ford Mustang (early big-block models) NERFINISHED ⓘ Ford Thunderbird NERFINISHED ⓘ Shelby Cobra 427 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| valvetrain | overhead valve ⓘ |
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