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FE engines are pretty tough if built correctly and no material flaws. In my younger days my folks had a '66 Galaxie XL with the tried and true 390 4 bbl (dad refused to get a 428 because he had a 430 in his 60 T-bird and it kept burning exhaust valves so for some reason he thought the 428 would have the same issue even though it's a totally different engine....and the 427 mill was a $1030 option...on a $3000 car). Anyways I can tell you I had that 390 rev'd up "as far as it would go" meaning it would not rev higher, in 1st and 2nd gear, on many occasions, showing my buddy that it was faster than his '77 Camaro (and it was). It never broke. Sold that car with 125K on the original engine in '84.
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