My dad just purchased an f600 powered by a 330 industrial engine. Since the original motorcraft carb runs kind of ratty, we were thinking about swapping to a four barrel intake and carb. However, I have heard that the intakes from the FE motors are not interchangeable. Is this true? Also what carb would be about the right size for this motor?

 

there is a port mismatch with an FE intake.

 

Definitely a port mismatch with the FE intakes - you'd need an FT intake. 4bbls did exist on the 359/361/389/391 FT's

But I'm not sure the exhaust crossover and intake ports would match up with the 330 heads. I remember something about the exhaust gaskets being different between the 330 and the larger FT's, but I might be mis-remembering.

The best thing for you to do? Get a Holley 500 2bbl - which might be kinda big, actually...

 

I'd be swapping an FE in there.

But yeah, 4 barrel FT intake do exist. Look on 361's and 391's.

I'd get one of the smaller Holley 4 barrel vacuum secondary carbs, and put a stiff spring in the secondary diaphram.

 

Thanks for clearing that up guys. I'll probably check wrecking yards for a 361-391 4V intake; and if I can't find one, I'll get the Holley carb. As for replacing the engine, it runs pretty strong to be thinking of that.

 

hi just reading your thread you will need this number intake D5TE-9425-TA
long live the ft,s

 

The exhaust cross over passage is centered in the FT heads and intake. Not offset to one side like an FE. Just replace the carb with either a 350 or 500 cfm Holley 2 bbl. 330 doesn't need a big carb.

 

OK. Thanks for the info.

 

i think that,s one i pick up he said it was of a ft 391

 

im sure now a have look at the one off it both the same ports size

 

Just fix the friggin carb. :/

Alvin in AZ

 

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