will any FE intake mount on any FE? is FEDER out there?

[briggs&strattonChev]

Hey guys, I am wondering if any FE manifold will work on any FE? I have a 59 332 and found a manifold from around 1967. Will it work? I think it will, but I wanna make sure before I lay the money down.

Chris

[hatch]

I don't think a 332 is an FE type engine....

[briggs&strattonChev]

im pretty sure a 332 IS an FE

332 352 360 390 406 410? 427 428, and probably more

at any rate, 332 is a DOG

[Fat Hack]

If the 67 intake is off of a 390, it should be a direct bolt-on for your 332.

The situation gets a little cloudy when you start talking about the various 427 heads, such as the Low Riser, Medium Riser, and High Riser variants. (There was also an extremely rare Tunnel Port 427, in addition to the fabled 427 SOHC, but let's stick to REALITY here! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif).

The low, medium and high riser designations refer to the different cylinder heads used on 427 engines, and port size and spacing are different amongst them, calling for different intakes.

Most "average" FE engines use the same intakes, though. Only the more exotic or top-end offerings will require special intakes, so odds are, the 67 intake will work out for ya.

[hatch]

The easiest way to tell is if the pushrods run through the intake and not the cylinder head on your engine...that would be an FE. I just don't think they dated back to 1959.

[hatch]

http://www.carmemories.com/cgi-bin/viewexperience.cgi?experience_id=587 this place has part numbers for you

[Bigcheese327]

The 332 and 352 debuted in 1958. They had to have a big block to push around those porky Thunderbirds. The 332 didn't last long. I think it was gone by '60. I always thought that the best use for those engines was to get the accessories and dress up a 360 or larger FE.

[Jake H.]

Should fit without a problem. FE stands for Ford/Edsel series. '59 Edsels had 332's.

However, I had a single plane Torker that was for a 390 that wouldn't fit a 1960 352. The angle along the sides was way off, so there was a pie wedge-shaped gap between the heads and the intake ports. Figured somebody must've machined it. Sold it for pocket change with fair warning to the buyer.

[Bigcheese327]

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'59 Edsels had 332's.

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Yup, and some leftover 361s from '58. Same bore/stroke as the later "360" truck motor. The Edsels called 'em E-400s and the later motor was called the 360 so as not to be confused with the bigger truck-only motor.

[briggs&strattonChev]

332 and 352 were available in 1959 for sure

the car in question is a 59 retractable, ive seen quite a few with 332s and 352s

the 332s were green and the 352s were blue

I think

[57JoeFoMoPar]

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im pretty sure a 332 IS an FE

332 352 360 390 406 410? 427 428, and probably more

at any rate, 332 is a DOG

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Yes, the 410 Merc was an FE block.

[FEDER]

BRIGGS yea it will fit. The port sizes will be larger but thats ok, just leave em alone. Test fit it with no gaskets to make sure it doesnt need surfacing. PM Me if ya need more info. FEDER

[willowbilly3]

I found a steel on a rebuilt 332 still in the crate and put it in a 69 F-250 3x3 with a 600 Holley on a 390 intake. It was a decent running engine and easily had more pwer than most stock 360s. The truck had 4.10s and I used to run it flat out for miles at a time (95 mph). I broke the came in it at about 15,000 and was told this was common on the 332.

[RileyRacing]

"Yes, the 410 Merc was an FE block."

was the 430 Lincoln?

Jay

[Flat Ernie]

All the "garden variety" FE intakes will interchange (332, 352, 360, 361, 390, 391 & base 428) - beyond that, it get's 'interesting'

390GT, 406, 427LR, 428 all had about same size ports, so manifolds will work - minor port mis-matching, but nothing horrible. If you're swapping heads, watch out for exhaust port bolt patterns though!

You can even put a Medium-Riser on a 428CJ - minor mis-matching, but nothing too horrible.

High-Riser & Tunnel-Port intakes MUST go with the matching heads.

Cammer? Fhugghedaboudit! They're made out of unobtainium. I know a guy with a bunch of them though. He's got one built by John Kaase in a '61 Starliner - absolutely beautiful car. Was in Super Ford 10-15yrs ago.

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