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  1. scooper77515

    scooper77515 No current projects.

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    What does "FE" mean...:huh:
     
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    PAINTANK Cometosis Obsessivus

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    I was gonna ask what a "belly bar" and "boomerangs" and "LDO" were.
    *searches forum
    Okay I know Boomerangs now.
     
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    blugene Senior member Supporting Member

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    Ford Edition?
     
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    The sources I looked at indicate "Ford/Edsel".
     
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    scooper77515 No current projects.

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    hmmm...I have heard it for a while and just acted like I knew what it was..."ford/edsel" sounds good enough for me:thumbs2:

    I did a short search on the intarwebs and didn't find a definitive answer...
     
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  6. Mavman72

    Mavman72 Gone backwards but lookin' forward

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    The F/E designation means Ford/Edsel just as MEL stood for Mercury/Edsel/lincoln the biggest MEL engine was the 430 V-8 used in Lincoln continnentals in the early 60's
     
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    don graham MCG State Rep

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    yep FORD/EDSEL!:rolleyes:
     
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    The MEL grew to 462 and was used to 68. After that the 460 Lima (or 385 series) took over.
     
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    frank (71 gold) is married to FE.:D
     
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    The belly bar is a bar that bolts between the frame rails on v-8 mavericks, and LDO stands for Luxury Decor Option.
     
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    Mavman72 Gone backwards but lookin' forward

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    Getting old stinks.Kudos 411 I forgot about the 462 and the relation to the 385 series.Doh!!:banghead:
     
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    rayzorsharp I "AM" a Maverick!

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    Fe

    That is interesting to find out the origin of the name "FE". I've known what they are, just not where the name came from.

    What intrigues me the most on these is how the intake goes under the valve cover.

    I have found 3 FEs (390s) in junkyards in the last year or so, and only one 351 Cleveland in the same amount of time. Surprising ...
     
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    Max Power Vintage Ford Mafia

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    As long as I have been digging Fords, I am still pretty clueless about the MEL engine....
     
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    Bob Wiken Chronologically Gifted

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    I would have said, Fe stood for iron as in "iron heads" That's what I get for taking chermistry 45 years ago
    heheh
     
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