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Old 07-25-2015, 12:21 PM
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Originally Posted by olddog View Post
All my life I wondered why did the FE design have part of the head attached to the intake manifold, by all (most) other engine standards.
Ford probably wanted to balance out the weight between the cylinder heads and the intake. Either that, or they were conspiring to make back surgeons rich off all those foolhardy enough to lean over a fender and attempt lifting a cast iron FE intake by without a hoist.
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