All right Mike, inquiring minds need to know!....you can't throw a teaser out for us and not follow through!....what DID you trade the 54 with a badass 427 for?
Sorry, but there were no "side oiler" engines in 63- actually "side oiler" is a later variation of the block, not an engine
If it was mine I’d go with the 390. My ‘60 T-bird had a fresh 390 in it when I bought it. It made that heavy ‘bird haul butt. The Y block is a good old engine but the FE is just better all around. Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
MeanGene, I agree that the side Oiler came out a few years later , 1965 or 6, not sure. But if you say “ side Oiler “ in any group of older Ford guys, most will know that you are talking about the latest version of the 427 FE engine. It has almost reached it own engine status among FE enthusiasts. I’m sure Mike made a typo or got his dates/ engines mixed up! Back in those days I did several engine swaps and now I couldn’t tell you with in 5 to 7 years of the exact date I did what to what. Bones
Truck 64, I guess you are right! Never really thought of it that way! So..... now the side Oiler came out in 1954? lol Bones
So is a GAA- designed in the 30's. DOHC, 4-bolt main, aluminum block n heads, twin carbs, twin ignition. The whole "side oiler" thing has become a buzzword like "billet", fueled a lot from the myth that 427 Cobras all had "sideoilers"- in fact, most did not. Most times when someone (especially the ones who couldn't tell an FE from a washbucket) asks what engine, and you reply 427, you get the knowing nod and grin and "Sideoiler?". Geez, no, it's only a lowly center oiler- sorry to disappoint lol..
Ive seen Y blocks with leaking rear main seal. The entire bottom of the vehicle was oiled! does that count?
Maybe bad but its factual. I have a tea pot carb . came fron a 56 ford car engine that was in a 55 ford pickup I got by trading a $50 horse for. That engine rear main seal leaked profusely. rocker arms dry. and had excessive blow by. I ran a vacuum cleaner hose from the oil fill to the top of the air cleaner. Made that engine eat the oily blow by. That carb more than 50 years later is still free. not any stuck parts throttle shafts and linkages all move freely . really oily even the mud wasp leave it alone.
I tried to use the front parts from a FOM and the rest a COM but it did not work out. If I remember right, something with the input shaft from the FOM was a little too thick to mate with the COM case and other parts. I ended up with no end play. It looked like I could take a few thousands off of the shaft but was afraid I would just end up with a pile of junk so I went back with the FOM.
Yea.. its an old thread. but it has some good info in it...... its pertinent. Glad to see the OP make his decision .... fine fine choice. I was on the fence to use a nice 292-Y I have.. but chose an FE...428.... The 57 is still under construction.55-57's take an FE easily.... Your exhaust options are limited unless you want headers... and in todays world. its $$$$$,Heck ANYTHING automotive today is $$$$.... I chose the FE for torque and power over a Y-Block.... don't get me wrong..... love Y-blocks, But I just love the FE more. Still working on it....
My next 55 or 56 will get the FE but since my dad bought this 55 new I got to put it back close to the way it was but with some improvements.
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