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The Mustang's engine compartment was not wide enough to accommodate the massive Boss 429 engine, so Ford contracted with Kar Kraft of Dearborn, Michigan, to modify 4-speed Cobra Jet Mustangs to accept it. Kar Kraft was a Ford exclusive experimental facility that functioned as Vehicle Engineering for Ford's Special Vehicles.
The Ford 385 engine family (also called "Lima" [2]) is a series of big-block V8 engines designed and manufactured by Ford Motor Company. The family derives its 385 name from the 3.85-inch (98 mm) crankshaft stroke of the 460 cubic-inch V8 introduced in 1968. [ 3 ]
2012–present; The 3.2 is an I5 engine used in the Ford Transit, the Ford Ranger, Ford Everest, Mazda BT-50 and the Vivarail. For the North American-spec Transit, * the 3.2 L Duratorq is modified to meet American and Canadian emissions standards and is branded as a Power Stroke engine.
429 Ford Thunderjet The 1968 Thunderbird saw the introduction of the new 385 series big-block "Thunder Jet" 4V (4 barrel carburetor) 429 cu in (7.0 L) V8 engines . Like many Ford engines of the time, they were conservatively rated at 360 hp (268 kW) (SAE gross).
The factory opened in 1957 as the site of production of Ford's MEL V8 for the Edsel car.. It subsequently produced six-cylinder engines (the 170/200/250 family), the 385-series 370/429/460 big-block V8 engines, and the 2.3/2.5 L HSC/HSO pushrod four-cylinder engines for the Ford Tempo, Mercury Topaz, and Ford Taurus.
The Ford FE engine is a medium block V8 engine produced in ... Super Stock technical specifications) ... .5 L), including 429 cu in (7.0 L), giving Ford V8s of 427 cu ...
While the 427 cu in (7.0 L)-4V FE engine was initially listed as an engine option for 1968 in factory literature, no Fairlanes or Torinos were actually produced with this engine during 1968. [4] Introduced on April 1, 1968, the 428 cu in (7.0 L)-4V CJ (Cobra-Jet) FE engine became available as an engine option, but due to its mid-year ...
Second-generation Mercury Marquis powertrain specifications Engine name (Engine family) Production Fuel system Configuration Output [a] Transmission Horsepower Torque Ford 429 V8 (Ford 385 series) 1969–1971 2-bbl carburetor 429 cu in (7.0 L) OHV V8 320 hp (240 kW) 460 lb⋅ft (620 N⋅m) 1969–1973 4-bbl carburetor