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New Trick Flow heads for Ford FE #2425632 12/30/17 02:35 AM 12/30/17 02:35 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 31,271 Oregon A AndyF OP I Win
AndyF OP I Win A Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 31,271 Oregon	Probably a few FE fans on here so I'll post a few pictures. This is a 482 inch FE that I'm building with a buddy for his Galaxie. Original '67 427 side oiler block with a SCAT rotating assembly and the brand new heads from Trick Flow. We got one of the first sets of heads and have them bolted to the short block. Just waiting for some custom intake gaskets from Cometic and the engine will be ready to fire up.

Re: New Trick Flow heads for Ford FE [Re: AndyF] #2425635 12/30/17 02:42 AM 12/30/17 02:42 AM
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AndyF OP I Win A Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 31,271 Oregon	The interesting thing about FE engines is that there are a ton of different intake manifolds available. And the FE intake is super complex compared to the Mopar big block which makes it weird. Basically the aftermarket has decided to tool up a bunch of really complex low volume intakes for the FE engine while they refuse to build simple intakes for the BB Mopar. Guess they just love the FE for some reason......... We're using a tunnel wedge intake which is kind of a cool intake but there is nothing like that available for a BB Mopar engine. The tunnel wedge will be topped off with dual throttle bodies from FAST. The ignition is also from FAST and will all be controlled by the EFI system.

Re: New Trick Flow heads for Ford FE [Re: AndyF] #2425648 12/30/17 03:12 AM 12/30/17 03:12 AM
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cudadoug master C Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 3,250 Between a rock & a hard place	FE fan here! Looks like a very cool build. Did you flow those heads?

Re: New Trick Flow heads for Ford FE [Re: cudadoug] #2425656 12/30/17 03:33 AM 12/30/17 03:33 AM
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Prochargedmopar enthusiast Joined: Jan 2017 Posts: 274 Granbury TX	Engine rebuilder 390 FE from last weekend. Once I get a couple other projects done I plan to add a turbo. Gotta practice tuning this Sniper NA first though. "Old" member Registered: Sep 2001 Lost my credentials, I'm Back!! LOL 71 Ply Satellite Procharged 73 Dodge Dart Swinger 73 Ford F-100 390/Sniper efi/back to carb 01 Town and Country Limited 08 Dodge 2500 6.7 5" Deleted 02 Mercedes C230K 19 Camry

Re: New Trick Flow heads for Ford FE [Re: AndyF] #2425702 12/30/17 10:30 AM 12/30/17 10:30 AM
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Spaceman Spiff master S Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 3,698 jersey	Have a buddy that's a big FE guy. he's got a '70 mustang FE powered, 4 speed, street car. goes 10.20's. on the back window he's got a big sticker that says " Fear begins with F.E." 526 cubes of angry wedge, pushbutton shifted, 9 passenger killer!

Re: New Trick Flow heads for Ford FE [Re: AndyF] #2425718 12/30/17 11:06 AM 12/30/17 11:06 AM
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Blusmbl master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,247 Plymouth, MI	That is a neat build, especially with the dual EFI throttle bodies. What are you expecting it to make for HP? Is it incredibly expensive to put roller cams in FE's? '18 Ford Raptor, random motorcycles, 1968 Plymouth Fury III - 11.37 @ 118

Re: New Trick Flow heads for Ford FE [Re: Spaceman Spiff] #2425721 12/30/17 11:11 AM 12/30/17 11:11 AM
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MR_P_BODY Master Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 52,972 Romeo MI	Glad to see you went EFI on it

Re: New Trick Flow heads for Ford FE [Re: MR_P_BODY] #2425728 12/30/17 11:29 AM 12/30/17 11:29 AM
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Jeremiah master Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 9,120 Rogue River, OR	I agree, the intake manifold selection is staggering for these. What do you think it will make for hp/tq? That Galaxie is a BIG car.

Re: New Trick Flow heads for Ford FE [Re: AndyF] #2425759 12/30/17 12:19 PM 12/30/17 12:19 PM
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sgcuda master Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,243 Charlotte, North Carolina	Do you foresee any problems with the slightly longer, taller runners on the rear cylinders like that? What's the deal with the center ridge in the floor of the intake port in the cylinder head? [image][/image]

Re: New Trick Flow heads for Ford FE [Re: Blusmbl] #2425765 12/30/17 12:30 PM 12/30/17 12:30 PM
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AndyF OP I Win A Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 31,271 Oregon	Originally Posted By Blusmbl That is a neat build, especially with the dual EFI throttle bodies. What are you expecting it to make for HP? Is it incredibly expensive to put roller cams in FE's? I don't think it will make a ton of power, maybe 625 hp and 600 ft-lbs or something in that neighborhood. The cam is a Comp XR292R solid roller so it is decent size but not huge. Should have a bit of a lumpy idle but hopefully is driveable in the Galaxie. I don't think it is anymore expensive to put a roller in a FE than a Mopar. Just buy the cam and the roller lifters. The Trick Flow heads only come with hyd roller springs for some reason. Trick Flow makes these heads with hyd roller springs and Ti retainers which seems like a silly combination. So we changed springs and kept the Ti retainers. Factory FE rocker arms are 1.76 ratio so you get a lot of valve lift from fairly modest lobes.

Re: New Trick Flow heads for Ford FE [Re: MR_P_BODY] #2425768 12/30/17 12:32 PM 12/30/17 12:32 PM
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AndyF OP I Win A Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 31,271 Oregon	Originally Posted By MR_P_BODY Glad to see you went EFI on it I'm switching everything I own to EFI and most of my future projects will be EFI.

Re: New Trick Flow heads for Ford FE [Re: AndyF] #2425772 12/30/17 12:41 PM 12/30/17 12:41 PM
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JAMESDART mopar J Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 619 nj	I've been thinking the same thing about the bb intakes lately. More head choices than ever and seems like less intake choices.

Re: New Trick Flow heads for Ford FE [Re: AndyF] #2425845 12/30/17 02:08 PM 12/30/17 02:08 PM
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1Fast340 master 1 Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 2,578 sweden	Sweet! Now lets wait and see if Trickflow makes some heads for a Y-Block aswell.:) As for intakemanifolds, for bb mopars, Edelbrock makes dualplane dual quads manifolds for RB motors and offenhauser makes singleplane dualquad manifolds for the B series and probably for the RB aswell but cant remeber for sure. OFFY is actualy real cool and has a bunch of oddball stuff in their catalog,check them out you might be surprised of what is available,and considering what i see on their instagram from to time it would not surprise me if they could do some oddball stuff that is not in the catalog aswell. Totaly offtopic,i wish the smallblock mopar had some exhaustmanifolds as nice as those... Last edited by 1Fast340; 12/30/17 02:09 PM.

Re: New Trick Flow heads for Ford FE [Re: 1Fast340] #2425877 12/30/17 02:58 PM 12/30/17 02:58 PM
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RUNCHARGER I Live Here R Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 15,976 Chilliwack B.C. Canada	First thing I thought of when I looked at the photo was that the intake is a copy of the Stage V Hemi piece. Of course my money is on the Hemi. Sheldon

Re: New Trick Flow heads for Ford FE [Re: sgcuda] #2425895 12/30/17 03:11 PM 12/30/17 03:11 PM
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Spaceman Spiff master S Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 3,698 jersey	Originally Posted By sgcuda Do you foresee any problems with the slightly longer, taller runners on the rear cylinders like that? What's the deal with the center ridge in the floor of the intake port in the cylinder head? i think that ridge is for pushrod tube clearance. Pushrods go through the intake on FE engines. 526 cubes of angry wedge, pushbutton shifted, 9 passenger killer!

Re: New Trick Flow heads for Ford FE [Re: RUNCHARGER] #2425901 12/30/17 03:18 PM 12/30/17 03:18 PM
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AndyF OP I Win A Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 31,271 Oregon	Probably the other way around. The FE tunnel wedge intake was available over the counter from Ford back in the 60's. I don't think the Stage V dual carb single plane showed up until 40 years later.

Re: New Trick Flow heads for Ford FE [Re: Spaceman Spiff] #2425972 12/30/17 05:14 PM 12/30/17 05:14 PM
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SCATPACK 1 pro stock S Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,509 TN	Originally Posted By Spaceman Spiff Originally Posted By sgcuda Do you foresee any problems with the slightly longer, taller runners on the rear cylinders like that? What's the deal with the center ridge in the floor of the intake port in the cylinder head? i think that ridge is for pushrod tube clearance. Pushrods go through the intake on FE engines. That intake in the picture is NOT a tunnel wedge. My buddy has a set of those and the ports are as big as baseballs with a tube right thru the middle of them on the intake side. The heads are also very large with no tube restrictions. He said they do not really run that well because of the airflow restrictions from the big pushrod tubes. This is still a very nice looking set up. Old Geezer Racing

Re: New Trick Flow heads for Ford FE [Re: AndyF] #2425975 12/30/17 05:18 PM 12/30/17 05:18 PM
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SCATPACK 1 pro stock S Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,509 TN	Originally Posted By AndyF The interesting thing about FE engines is that there are a ton of different intake manifolds available. And the FE intake is super complex compared to the Mopar big block which makes it weird. Basically the aftermarket has decided to tool up a bunch of really complex low volume intakes for the FE engine while they refuse to build simple intakes for the BB Mopar. Guess they just love the FE for some reason......... We're using a tunnel wedge intake which is kind of a cool intake but there is nothing like that available for a BB Mopar engine. The tunnel wedge will be topped off with dual throttle bodies from FAST. The ignition is also from FAST and will all be controlled by the EFI system. Tunnel port intake Old Geezer Racing

Re: New Trick Flow heads for Ford FE [Re: AndyF] #2425980 12/30/17 05:25 PM 12/30/17 05:25 PM
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CompWedgeEngines master Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 3,547 Syracuse,NY	I grew up working on FE Fords, I still do some BBF engines.Ford FE series engines, are literally among some of the biggest movers right now for some of the manufatures parts...its scary how many are being built right now. Cheap, easy to find, and decent bang for the buck.460 BBF is same, easy to make great power and torque, and parts ARE available. RIP Monte Smith Your work is a reflection of yourself, autograph it with quality. WD for Diamond Pistons,Sidewinder cylinder heads, Wiseco, K1 rods and cranks,BAM lifters, Morel lifters, Molnar Technologies, Harland Sharp, Pro Gear, Cometic, King Engine Bearings and many others.

Re: New Trick Flow heads for Ford FE [Re: SCATPACK 1] #2425992 12/30/17 06:13 PM 12/30/17 06:13 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 31,271 Oregon A AndyF OP I Win
AndyF OP I Win A Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 31,271 Oregon	Originally Posted By SCATPACK 1 Originally Posted By Spaceman Spiff Originally Posted By sgcuda Do you foresee any problems with the slightly longer, taller runners on the rear cylinders like that? What's the deal with the center ridge in the floor of the intake port in the cylinder head? i think that ridge is for pushrod tube clearance. Pushrods go through the intake on FE engines. That intake in the picture is NOT a tunnel wedge. My buddy has a set of those and the ports are as big as baseballs with a tube right thru the middle of them on the intake side. The heads are also very large with no tube restrictions. He said they do not really run that well because of the airflow restrictions from the big pushrod tubes. This is still a very nice looking set up. The intake we're using is a tunnel wedge. The intake you are talking about is a tunnel port.

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