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Tuned
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Looks like a pretty nice truck though not a fan of the radio cut in. It sure could have been a PI engine. It certainly makes a good story. The casting numbers for the manifolds and engine would start with C?A as opposed to C?T if it came out of a car. There definitely seems to have enough fuel going to it. Kind of surprised it doesn't have headers being on old fast engine. Is that shifting lever a little short or is it just the what the pic was taken.
You might find this chart useful if you come up with the block casting numbers: Ford FE Engine Block Casting Numbers - FORDification.com definitely not gospel.
You might find this chart useful if you come up with the block casting numbers: Ford FE Engine Block Casting Numbers - FORDification.com definitely not gospel.
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If a police engine, it's probably a 428. A friend of mine had a '66(I think) Ford highway patrol car. The badges on the side read 428. I know it was really geared for speed over takeoff. It could be up to highway speed before shifting out of first.
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Tuned
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Looks like a pretty nice truck though not a fan of the radio cut in. It sure could have been a PI engine. It certainly makes a good story. The casting numbers for the manifolds and engine would start with C?A as opposed to C?T if it came out of a car. There definitely seems to have enough fuel going to it. Kind of surprised it doesn't have headers being on old fast engine. Is that shifting lever a little short or is it just the what the pic was taken.
You might find this chart useful if you come up with the block casting numbers: Ford FE Engine Block Casting Numbers - FORDification.com definitely not gospel.
You might find this chart useful if you come up with the block casting numbers: Ford FE Engine Block Casting Numbers - FORDification.com definitely not gospel.
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Owners claim a lot of things on sale day. The 390 PI engines were only around from 63 to 65 and they were all solid lifter engines. Naturally cams and lifters can be changed, pull a valve cover and if it has adjustable rockers, it might have been a cop engine.
The 428 PI engines were around from 66-70 and weren't all that different from the passenger car 428. They were rated at 360 HP, 25 more than the 428 CJ which was a sure enough high-performance engine. And proves that Ford was lying thru their teeth about the actual HP of the 428 CJ.
Both of these engines were Premium fuel engines. Ask the guy what fuel he burns in that thing. Because both of the PI engines would need 93 octane unleaded and even then, they might rattle.
The 428 PI engines were around from 66-70 and weren't all that different from the passenger car 428. They were rated at 360 HP, 25 more than the 428 CJ which was a sure enough high-performance engine. And proves that Ford was lying thru their teeth about the actual HP of the 428 CJ.
Both of these engines were Premium fuel engines. Ask the guy what fuel he burns in that thing. Because both of the PI engines would need 93 octane unleaded and even then, they might rattle.
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Tuned
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Owners claim a lot of things on sale day. The 390 PI engines were only around from 63 to 65 and they were all solid lifter engines. Naturally cams and lifters can be changed, pull a valve cover and if it has adjustable rockers, it might have been a cop engine.
The 428 PI engines were around from 66-70 and weren't all that different from the passenger car 428. They were rated at 360 HP, 25 more than the 428 CJ which was a sure enough high-performance engine. And proves that Ford was lying thru their teeth about the actual HP of the 428 CJ.
Both of these engines were Premium fuel engines. Ask the guy what fuel he burns in that thing. Because both of the PI engines would need 93 octane unleaded and even then, they might rattle.
The 428 PI engines were around from 66-70 and weren't all that different from the passenger car 428. They were rated at 360 HP, 25 more than the 428 CJ which was a sure enough high-performance engine. And proves that Ford was lying thru their teeth about the actual HP of the 428 CJ.
Both of these engines were Premium fuel engines. Ask the guy what fuel he burns in that thing. Because both of the PI engines would need 93 octane unleaded and even then, they might rattle.
On a scale from 1-10, I give the truck about a 6.5. I'd like to believe there are better examples out there for the $$$ but I may be fooling myself.
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Tuned
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$20k. I think around $16k is more like it but I really don't know. The truck has good bones for sure. When I went and looked at it, it was on a lift. Didn't appear to have many rust issues.
