Technical Ok, Ford FE gurus let’s talk

Sounds pretty healthy!!

 

@Jeff Norwell where did you say those sexy exhaust manifolds were from? I thought you told me Sanderson, but I didn't see them on their web page.

 

Are you thinking of the cast shorties from Kugel?

https://kugelkomponents.com/8307-2/

 

Yes! Thanks.

 

Bump for the Ford crowd.

 

Those are actually better than the originals! Kugel took the short comings of the shorties and improved then. One thing I know they did was cast thicker flanges!



Bones

 

Does anyone know if the Kugel manifolds fit on trucks? I have a 1973 F-100 with a 390 and C-6 waiting it’s turn and really hope those manifolds fit! Don’t want to fight headers and the stock manifolds SUCK!

 

I always 'heard' how stupid-heavy those 390 intake manifolds are until I "helped" my boy work on his 390.
HOLY-MOLEY !!!!!!!..
We ended up with a 2X4 hooked to the intake and both of us lifting it in place ...
Just replacing that thang and the heads should reduce the front end weigh of a truck/car a good 250 pounds!
MPG or two ??!
6sally6

 

Boy, you hit the nail on the head there! Stock FE exhaust manifolds are terrible at best. Those Kugel units look real nice.

 

I'm curious why Sandersons are on the bad list.

 

Okay, I see now.

 

OK, my Alzheimers was kicking in.....I couldn't remember who you said.

 

So what is the deal with the little overflow tanks inline with the radiator? Did the FE's run hot? Surge tanks, I have heard them called. Have to run them?

 

Not all FEs had them.

 

Tank does a couple of things as I’m told , it has a cap on it to fill coolant , and it places cap higher than the block , most cars fitted with them had a cross flow radiator and it was lower than the top of da block