Ford fe cylinder head porting book

Cylinderhead porting basics for the home enthusiast. Since its fairly obvious that youre looking at a cylinder head, the important digits are the first four and last two, and in. Survival felony heads deliver serious performance right out of the box. The promaxx maxx series ford fe 390428ci aluminum cylinder heads are taking affordable performance street and strip cylinder heads to the next level. How to choose ford fe engine factory cylinder heads build max performance for the 332, 352, 361, 390, 406, 410, 427, and 428 engines and how to stroke your engine. Is there a good website that lists out the fe cylinder casting numbers and their applications. For the record, pocket porting heads reworking and blending the seats into the first 2 or so inches of the port is all about focusing on rule number1, to the exclusion of almost all else. Fords part number convention generally follows the format of a fourdigit casting code, followed by a fourdigit basic part number, which will be 6090 for a cylinder head, followed by the revision version. By giving our customers more, chi has grown into one of the largest cylinder head remanufacturers in the nation. Fe power publishes test results and data for high performance and racing ford fe engines. As with most ford heads, the intake port is plenty generous if not a little. The survival motorsports head would be my pick for a strong street motor. The flow data shown at right shows a comparison between out of the box edelbrock heads and factory ford 428 cobra jet heads.

The cylinder head determines how much air can flow in and out of any motor. Ford mustang cylinder head porting head trip cylinder head porting. Identifying the ford cylinder head code stamp can be quite easy, aside from the fact that certain makes must actually have the head removed to read the code, which appears on the underside of the head. Excellent coverage of the fairlane and mercury comet cyclone. Fe specialties incorporates the latest technology in head porting techniques to insure that we are getting the most out of each engine. The release of the edelbrock aluminum cylinder head was key to the mainstream resurgence of the fe engine. We also have vast experience cnc porting cylinder heads. How to choose ford fe engine factory cylinder heads. Jan 16, 2015 in the late 1980s and early 1990s, production processes resulted in much more accurate castings. Never installed in any production engine or car, these heads were an effort to address. This intake has been welded in the corners to allow further porting.

Porting at homethe stock 429460 iron heads in this story represent an interesting challenge. Ford fe 39 stage iv porting entrances to match inake used. That is the same bore size as standard ford fe series 360, 390, and 410 engines. Ford fe engine fans who haven t read jay browns book the great fe intake. Jan 21, 2015 the five golden rules of porting cylinder heads part 7. Ford fe 390 1960 closed chamber head porting stage iii.

Great new aluminum fe ford cylinder head by survival motorsports cyclone03 november 30, 2012 at 7. We can also do vintage restorations for your classic engine. Ford fe guys whats the best head for a strong street motor. How to port and polish your car cylinder heads yourmechanic. Aug 09, 2011 that is the same bore size as standard ford fe series 360, 390, and 410 engines. Patterned on ford s famous 427 fe mediumraiser cast iron heads, shelby fe heads offer leading edge air flow improvements, starting with standard 2. Ford cylinder heads remanufactured by clearwater cylinder.

The first set has a casting number of c3ae6090c and i understand they are for a 63 406 engine. Ford 390 1960 fe head porting combustion chambers part 4. Kasse is known for boss 429 and lima 385 style big blocks not fe s. Flow comparison between factory 428 cobra jet heads and. Aluminum heads and blocks both are great for the street. Felpro gasket on edelbrock performer 390 intake manifold. Ford cylinder heads casting and mustang cylinder heads casting.

I dont need a full port job but just a little to clean up. Port size on smallblock fords has always been a shortcoming, even with the 351c and boss 302 with huge ports. Odds are that we do have your head, but we have not added it into the online store yet. Cylinder head porting refers to the process of modifying the intake and exhaust ports of an. This one is for a family heirloom 65 f100 custom, the other is more.

At the end of the day, pocket porting may not produce the fastestlooking set of heads. The 352 and 410 were dropped after 1966, and the 390 and 428 continued as the only fe. The 352 and 410 were dropped after 1966, and the 390 and 428 continued as the only fe engines in passengercar production from 1968 through 1970. The five golden rules of porting cylinder heads part 7. Ford tunnel port 427 fe head vs promaxx new fe head 1. When it comes to amateur porting, smokey yunick put it best in one of his books. Ford fe guys whats the best head for a strong street. Survival, edelbrock and blue thunder cylinder heads. Big block ford cylinder heads, valves and valvetrain mre books. I have two different 390406 heads i can use to rebuild my 390 engine. Promaxx maxx series ford fe aluminum cylinder heads jegs. You can work the heads to where they will perform comparably to the edelbrocks, but whether or not its cost effective depends on if you already have a set of heads. Head porting is also designed to each application, so we dont port a street motor. Trick flow introduces new 390428 ford fe heads at sema.

Some applications are restricted to the stocktype iron heads and valve sizes with no porting allowed, but most applications allow aluminum heads with a variety. Bolt them on with an edelbrock performer rpm intake and youll be good. All billet force cylinder heads are fully water jacketed and can be customized to fit your exact needs. If you need more than that click here to look to our fully cnc ported blue. The medium riser head is usable with bowl and port. Ford basically redesigned the fe head for 1966 to meet emissons requirements. The ar head doesnt have this reshaped exhaust runner, and it keeps. And as a result, a lot of high performance ford fe engines history was written in a very short time. Order ford focus engine cylinder head online today. I started this book and decided that it was best to first get, to an extent, immersed into the subject of.

The ford fe engine platform is a very popular engine choice among classic ford car enthusiasts. The casting number, c8oe6090n, can be found in the recessed area between the middle two spark plugs as shown in the picture below. Ford cylinder head casting numbers hot rod reference. The great fe intake comparo book is sold through this site, as well as some performance parts for fe engines. Ford and mustang cylinder heads 6090 ford casting id. The great fe intake comparo book is sold through this site, as well as some performance parts for fe.

The second set has a cast number of c1ae6090a and they are for. Check out free battery charging and engine diagnostic testing while you are in store. A bolt on replacement for production heads, designed to flow much better, and allow flexibility with further modifications. Fe power dedicated to building and racing the ford fe. Fe cylinder head casting numbers 332428 ford fe engine forum. The lost art and business of head porting engine builder magazine. Cylinder head services livernois offers something that most of our competition just cant match, complete in house cylinder head development from start to finish. Discussion in the hokey ass message board started by tlmartin84, aug 9. Our billet force fe ford cylinder heads are ideal for any maximum effort fe ford. Jul 01, 2010 the first ford fe engine came to life in 1958, along with the mel engine familykind of like ford s version of a chevy 409as the bigblocks that would propel the larger, higherend members of the. The porting and polishing process is broadly the same. This tech tip is from the full book, highperformance ford engine. Cylinder heads casting id decode for 260 289 302 351 390 406 427 428 429 460fe boss shelby.

Auto krafters a very good source for fairlane and many other ford parts. Ford fe 39 stage iv porting entrances to match inake used 5. You can remove the guide boss for added flow on the ex. Head casting numbers chart 332428 ford fe engine forum. Six budget ford heads that work car craft magazine hot rod. Performance cylinder heads enhance the airflow into your engine, giving you improved power and torque. Flow comparison between factory 428 cobra jet heads and edelbrock fe heads. You may browse the list of ford cylinder heads below or use the search form below to find the cylinder head for your specific ford vehicle. Due to valve size, the heads are suitable only for shelby 427 alloy fe or factory 427 cast iron blocks. We specialize in modular ford engine builds with proven data and track experience in 4. The cast iron cylinder heads used for both 428 cobra jet and super cobra jet engines from 1968 through 1970 part number c8oz6049k are easily identified by casting number and physical appearance. Modular performance solutions modular ford engine builder. Ford fe engine fans who haven t read jay browns book the great fe intake comparo have missed out on the all time best ford fe intake manifold mass dyno test wherein jay tests every fe intake manifold ever made. There are enough flow numbers on our website to keep everyone busy for a while.

Mild port work on an edelbrock streetmaster for a 390 mercury fe that is getting a fitech efi system. Cylinder heads and valvetrain interchange for bigblock fords ford bigblock engines enjoy a wealth of available cylinder heads designed for performance use. Fe cylinder head casting numbers 332428 ford fe engine. I want to use the heads that will provide the most compression.

Cylinder heads with the exception of stock eliminator drag racing and various lower level circle track applications, most racing engines use aluminum heads. The fe ford forum a webbased discussion group on all topics relating to the fe engine. Since 1968, cylinder heads international has been rebuilding quality cylinder heads. They basically added more bend to the whole exhaust runner yuk and, yes, the shrunk the bowl. Our sst porting is for applications where porting the head is allowed and, because of the application, the cylinder head just doesnt need to be fully 100% ported. After i get through home porting the heads the machinist is going to do the bowl work and install 2. How do i identify a ford cylinder head by the letters on the. Estreet ford cylinder heads this madeintheusa head. It is common knowledge that ford engineers struggled a great deal when it came to port. Not to say that he cant do them but in the fe world his name isnt mentioned often. And, if you want to improve your odds, go with cncported 351w cylinder heads. This chart contains errors that evidently are errors on some ford.

I was kind of stunned to hear that because first thing to pickup power through a head is to port. Tunnel port heads are another completely different cylinder head that came from ford s racing program. How to port flow test cylinder heads ford 289 302 351 390 427 428 vizard. This is one of two fe ford builds we have scheduled for this year. Bolt on a set of fully assembled heads for instant power gains or custom build your engines topend.

Cylinder heads and valvetrain interchange for bigblock fords. The result was head castings that had far more effective ports as received from the head manufacturer. The powerport 175 heads have a 175cc intake runner with a cnc port. How to port flow test cylinder heads ford 289 302 351 390 427.

Stan weiss cylinder head flow data at 28 inches of. This chart contains errors that evidently are errors on some ford factory blueprints. November 29, 2006 cylinder head port design and modification has. November, 2019 winter sale on all of our ford modular head programs. It would be a kind of steve crist book on heads we could call it the jay brown fe head manual lol. The advance design era 19471955 has been overlooked for long enough and deve krehbiel, a wellknown restoration expert from who specializes in these trucks, puts. Bear block motors bbm is proud to introduce the incredible new bbm fe cylinder head for 390, 427, and 428 bigblocks with 2. The medium riser head is usable with bowl and port clean up but benefits from chamber profiling. Upgrade to solid roller springs and titanium retainers for. Whether you race pro stock, super comp, or just want to rebuild your old chevy 350 small block, there are cylinder heads just for you. Home porting cylinder heads i am going to have a 5 angle valve job done soon and i was looking at the exhaust ports. This was the start of what can truly be described as the golden age of cylinder heads for the v8 performance community and. Blue thunder ford cylinder head big block fe 390427428.

I dont need a full port job but just a little to clean up right inside the opening. There are a lot of shops that offering porting, or cnc porting, or cylinder head machining. My brother bought edelbrock aluminum heads for his 428, and what follows is some descriptive text and numbers for weights and port sizes. During an engine rebuild, the process becomes simplified when the detached head can be easily read and interpreted. I run a comp 270h cam in my 300, it has great low end torque and pulls good through the rpm range only 4500 rpm, as the head gets pretty wheezy after that. If you dont believe me, just search online for cylinder head porting. Another thing cool about these heads, they flow more unported than barrys own stage x ported edelbrocks for less money.

The common production heads not only have a lowered exhaust runner roof, but a lowered runner floor. Few things determine an engines personality more than cylinder heads, camshafts, and rocker arms. Ford 300 engine build performance reccomendations the h. I wonder if a book with an all around in depth listing for their application and potential would be worth putting together.

November 29, 2006 cylinder head port design and modification has been a source of. Decking is good, it never hurts to bring the compression up, just keep an eye on your clearances. Find your cylinder head 10% off on all gasket sets with the purchase of a cylinder head. Also includes an ebook library of classic texts on mechanical design and engineering.