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08-03-2012, 01:42 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #732, 428FE (447 CID), TKO600, Solid Flat Tappet Cam, Tons of Aluminum
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Ribs on the FE Blocks
A lot of us have ribs on our late model FE blocks, service blocks, what-have-you blocks (pic of mine, below). There were a lot of rumors as to why Ford did this, but, most of the rumors were crap. A great thread about the ribs was just posted over on the FE forum and, for anyone who has ever wondered about the ribs, it's a must-read. 332-428 Ford FE Engine Forum: rib feature FE cylinder blocks (the real reason why) ......
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08-03-2012, 06:43 PM
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Ribbed block here. The ribs don't seem located or sized for any particular structural purpose so the thread makes sense. Seems like a tedious effort for just noting a different casting group and slight change in metalurgy.
It's interesting some of the stuff they use to cast into engine blocks. 390s and 428s with a 352 number or 66 427 cast in. I was surprised when I pulled the 4-bolt 427 Hi-Per #321 block out of my Corvette and found "Truck" cast in the back bellhousing area. I think foundry workers must have had a strange sense of humor.  |
08-04-2012, 08:12 AM
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Read the article yesterday on the FE forum also. Very informative. My last 3 remaining 427 SO blocks have the ribs. 1 used and 2 still in the boxes.
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09-26-2012, 10:23 AM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Genuine original Unique MotorCars 427 S/C, with a Genuine original Ford 427 Side-oiler.
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I once tried ribs on my 427 block, but the race gas made them taste funny. ;-)
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09-26-2012, 10:32 AM
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oklahoma joe's has real good ribs, but nobody knows why 
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Reason: forgot the smirk
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09-26-2012, 10:39 AM
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Pretty interesting. Still seems to be some debate on whether the change in metallurgy was better/worse/same as the production blocks.
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09-26-2012, 10:39 AM
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Quote:
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Still seems to be some debate on whether the change in metallurgy was better/worse/same as the production blocks.
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09-26-2012, 10:45 AM
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 Huh!
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09-26-2012, 11:40 AM
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09-26-2012, 01:54 PM
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Royce Peterson is the man on FE engines. He can be found on mercurycougar.net or the FE forums on the web.
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09-26-2012, 02:30 PM
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There ribbed for her Pleasure, oh what thats Trojans 
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