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I'm pretty sure you're in the wrong forum, but here's my best answer. The FE series of engines were rather thin-walled big blocks produced by Ford in the 60's. The more well-known offerings were a 390, 427, and a 428 cubic inch configuration. The 427 side-oiler is considered the most desirable of these engines because it's oiling system had a gallery devoted that fed directly to the main bearings, which made the engine more durable at higher rpm's. The 427 also featured a large bore and short stroke that allowed it to make more power at higher rpm's. This was the FE engine most often used in racing applications, such as NASCAR. The 428, although slightly larger, had a longer stroke and smaller bore and a less impressive oiling system that made it less suitable to high rpm applications. The 428 is more common than the 427, however, mostly because it was cheaper to produce.
These engines were replaced by the 385 series big blocks (429 and 460's), which are physically larger and heavier engines.
These engines were replaced by the 385 series big blocks (429 and 460's), which are physically larger and heavier engines.
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FE (Ford/Edsel) engines introduced in 1958, used thru 1976.
332 = 1958/59 Passenger Cars only.
352 = 1958/67 Passenger Cars / 1965/67 F100/350.
360 = 1968/76 F100/350 only.
361 = 1958 Edsel only.
390 = 1961/71 Passenger Cars / 1968/76 F100/350.
406 = 1962/63 Passenger Cars only.
410 = 1966/67 Mercury Parklane only.
427 = 1963/68 Passenger Cars only.
428 = 1966/70 Passenger Cars only.
F100/350: The 360/390 were replaced in 1977 by the 351M/400.
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No 429's in F100/350's. 1968/73 Passenger Cars only.
460: 1968/78 Passenger Cars / 1973/79 F100/350 / 1982/97 F250/350, F(Super Duty) / 1975/96 Econoline.
btw: Edsel Ford had nothing to do with FE engines, since he died in 1943.
332 = 1958/59 Passenger Cars only.
352 = 1958/67 Passenger Cars / 1965/67 F100/350.
360 = 1968/76 F100/350 only.
361 = 1958 Edsel only.
390 = 1961/71 Passenger Cars / 1968/76 F100/350.
406 = 1962/63 Passenger Cars only.
410 = 1966/67 Mercury Parklane only.
427 = 1963/68 Passenger Cars only.
428 = 1966/70 Passenger Cars only.
F100/350: The 360/390 were replaced in 1977 by the 351M/400.
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No 429's in F100/350's. 1968/73 Passenger Cars only.
460: 1968/78 Passenger Cars / 1973/79 F100/350 / 1982/97 F250/350, F(Super Duty) / 1975/96 Econoline.
btw: Edsel Ford had nothing to do with FE engines, since he died in 1943.
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FE (Ford/Edsel) engines introduced in 1958, used thru 1976.
332 = 1958/59 Passenger Cars only.
352 = 1958/67 Passenger Cars / 1965/67 F100/350.
360 = 1968/76 F100/350 only.
361 = 1958 Edsel only.
390 = 1961/71 Passenger Cars / 1968/76 F100/350.
406 = 1962/63 Passenger Cars only.
410 = 1966/67 Mercury Parklane only.
427 = 1963/68 Passenger Cars only.
428 = 1966/70 Passenger Cars only.
F100/350: The 360/390 were replaced in 1977 by the 351M/400.
--------------------------------------------------------------
No 429's in F100/350's. 1968/73 Passenger Cars only.
460: 1968/78 Passenger Cars / 1973/79 F100/350 / 1982/97 F250/350, F(Super Duty) / 1975/96 Econoline.
btw: Edsel Ford had nothing to do with FE engines, since he died in 1943.
332 = 1958/59 Passenger Cars only.
352 = 1958/67 Passenger Cars / 1965/67 F100/350.
360 = 1968/76 F100/350 only.
361 = 1958 Edsel only.
390 = 1961/71 Passenger Cars / 1968/76 F100/350.
406 = 1962/63 Passenger Cars only.
410 = 1966/67 Mercury Parklane only.
427 = 1963/68 Passenger Cars only.
428 = 1966/70 Passenger Cars only.
F100/350: The 360/390 were replaced in 1977 by the 351M/400.
--------------------------------------------------------------
No 429's in F100/350's. 1968/73 Passenger Cars only.
460: 1968/78 Passenger Cars / 1973/79 F100/350 / 1982/97 F250/350, F(Super Duty) / 1975/96 Econoline.
btw: Edsel Ford had nothing to do with FE engines, since he died in 1943.
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Edsel B. Ford II is the grandson of Edsel Ford, who had three sons: Henry II (aka The Deuce), Benson and William.
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Yes, you are correct, and he was born in 1948 and grew up working in the Ford Company, and probably knew what the acronym FE meant, as I wrote above. The OP wanted to know what the acronym FE meant, and I feel one of the best people to really know what it meant was Edsel Ford who was born in 1948. There are probably many others that know, but Edsel would be a good source.
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