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Originally Posted by SoTxButler
Calling all "down under". Word is that there is a someone in Australia that has a manifold for a stack system that fits the high-riser heads on an FE.
Sure would like to find that chap!!!! These manifolds have not been produced over the past 20 years or so, but there are some around and one is in Australia.
Hope someone can help me....thanks in advance.
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Hi there Rus,
Yes, your probably right. F.E.'s were made a long time ago.
From memory, they came out after the F.J., but I think your a bit out on your estimatation of 20 years since they were around. F.E.'s came out in 1957.
As for high riser heads and a manifold that has a 'Stack System' for an F.E., you've got me.
The best I've seen in our F.E.'s were Waggott ported and polished heads with twin Stronbergs, triple SU's, or a brace of side draught 48 DCOE Webbers hanging off the side and if you were really cool, a big lumpy cam.
Then again there was the top of the tree Repco Cross Flow Head and I think they tried their hand at a twin overhead cam head for the old grey motor.
I am starting to convince myself that the F.E. which your referring to and the F.E. that we all know 'down under' are two totally different vehicles.
Our F.E. was a G.M. Holden product which was released to the unsuspecting public between 1956 and 1958. It cost the equivalent of $AU2,284 new and would leap over the standing quarter in close to a day (22 seconds.) It had a massive 132.5 cubic inch (2.15 litre) engine which produced 70 bhp or 52 K/W at 4,000 rpm. Through it's 3 speed column change, it would manage 29 mph in 1st, 55 mph in 2nd and 79 mph in top.
Then again if we are talking about the same car, your high riser heads and stack system manifold may bring it's quarter mile times down to under 20 seconds.
I hope someone out there can help you more than I could, but at least you've received some free education on the F.E. haven't you?
Regards Baz
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