330 FT to FE heads?
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330 FT to FE heads?
Hello all. My dad just picked up a 1966 f600 with the 330 ft engine. It has a pretty nasty exhaust manifold leak on the passenger side. Taking a close look today, it has a crack in the head at the front exhaust port. Rather than trying to repair the head, I was thinking of swapping the ft heads out for some FE heads. I know that that intake would have to be swapped too, but that would give us the chance to put a 4 barrel carb on it. Would I be losing much low end torque with that, and is it actually possible to swap the whole top end like that?
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It depends on the 330 - if it's an MD or HD.
Take come pics, especially of the exhaust manifolds.
The problem comes in when it's an HD and the distributor hole in the intake is different.
A small 4bbl carb with smaller main venturis than the 2bbl would actually help low-end-torque and drivabilty (and maybe gas mileage). Gotta be careful that you're not going to lose compression though, depending on the chamber volume in the heads.
Another thing to think about is how the truck will be used after this. Heavily loaded, a set of FE heads with normal valves and seats might not last as well as a redone set of 330 heads.
Take come pics, especially of the exhaust manifolds.
The problem comes in when it's an HD and the distributor hole in the intake is different.
A small 4bbl carb with smaller main venturis than the 2bbl would actually help low-end-torque and drivabilty (and maybe gas mileage). Gotta be careful that you're not going to lose compression though, depending on the chamber volume in the heads.
Another thing to think about is how the truck will be used after this. Heavily loaded, a set of FE heads with normal valves and seats might not last as well as a redone set of 330 heads.
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Good point.
Also, those FT exhaust manifolds will not bolt up to an FE head, and who knows where the exhaust will wind up with FE manifolds versus motor mounts, steering, etc.
I think you're better off replacing that one head with a 330MD head and be done with it.
Also, those FT exhaust manifolds will not bolt up to an FE head, and who knows where the exhaust will wind up with FE manifolds versus motor mounts, steering, etc.
I think you're better off replacing that one head with a 330MD head and be done with it.
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There was one FE manifold with a similar outlet to the FT piece, but that was a driver's side part only. And didn't point straight down like the FT's. Block hugger headers would be the closest thing to the FT's, IF the larger FE valves didn't interfere with the 330's bores. Seems I recall the 330's had a 3.70-ish bore combined with the 3.5" 352 stroke.
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It depends on the 330 - if it's an MD or HD.
Take come pics, especially of the exhaust manifolds.
The problem comes in when it's an HD and the distributor hole in the intake is different.
A small 4bbl carb with smaller main venturis than the 2bbl would actually help low-end-torque and drivabilty (and maybe gas mileage). Gotta be careful that you're not going to lose compression though, depending on the chamber volume in the heads.
Another thing to think about is how the truck will be used after this. Heavily loaded, a set of FE heads with normal valves and seats might not last as well as a redone set of 330 heads.
Take come pics, especially of the exhaust manifolds.
The problem comes in when it's an HD and the distributor hole in the intake is different.
A small 4bbl carb with smaller main venturis than the 2bbl would actually help low-end-torque and drivabilty (and maybe gas mileage). Gotta be careful that you're not going to lose compression though, depending on the chamber volume in the heads.
Another thing to think about is how the truck will be used after this. Heavily loaded, a set of FE heads with normal valves and seats might not last as well as a redone set of 330 heads.
Didn't the md and hd have a different timing cover and water pump, have heard there was a light duty 330, and it had the same water pump as an fe. His has that fe pump, so maybe ld 330, or perhaps a fe with already md-hd heads and intake? Also heard the ld took the same flywheel as an fe.
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Didn't the md and hd have a different timing cover and water pump, have heard there was a light duty 330, and it had the same water pump as an fe. His has that fe pump, so maybe ld 330, or perhaps a fe with already md-hd heads and intake? Also heard the ld took the same flywheel as an fe.
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