Thread: Difference between a 390fe and 428fe?
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Old 09-23-2008, 07:08 PM
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buy the book "High Performance Ford Engine Parts Interchange" by George Reid ISBN 1-884089-33-X $16 to $24

Big block FE (FORD ENGINE) 332 352 361 390 406 410 427 428

introduced in 1958 the 332 4" bore and 3.3" stroke

352 4" bore and 3.5" stroke
361 4.05" bore and 3.3" stroke
390 4.05 x 3.78
406 4.13 x 3.78
410 4.05 x 3.98
427 4.23 x 3.78
428 4.13 x 3.98

Buy the book and it will tell you what parts will work with what block.
The 390, 406, 410 and 428 use 2 cranks and 2 pistons with the same 6.488 rod lenght. Some rods are better than others. The first 427 used a forged truck crank, which broke. So they designed a better one that broke and another till they had a crank that would last 24 hours at 7000 plus rpms. Great book.
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