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Ford 292 V8 Engine

The Ford 292 V8 engine first appeared in 1955 and was used in Ford production cars until the end of 1962. Ford kept their 292 V8 around for the popular Ford F-100 pick-up truck until 1964. The Ford 292 gained quite a bit of popularity due to the fact that it was used as the standard base engine in the all new Ford Thunderbird. It also was used in the Ford Fairlane as well as several models of the Ford Station Wagon. Another interesting fact regarding the 292 was that its crankshaft was often used by car enthusiast (with some machining and custom pistons) to increase the stroke in the Ford 289 engine that appeared in 1963.

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Looking for the firing order in the '56 Ford T-Bird

As you can see by the title of this request I'm looking the the firing order of the '56 T-Bird. In particular the one used in the movie "American Graffiti." I would love to have some photos of the interior (passenger compartment) and the engine compartment. I'm in the process of building a model of one for my IPMS club's theme next month (Movies and TV).

#1 - John Wilch (TSgt, USAF Ret.) - 04/08/2010 - 09:53

Firing Order for 56 T-bird

Hi John,
The 56 T-birds were offered with two different V8 motors depending on what you wanted. The 292 was the standard V8 and there was also a Ford 312 V8 that was considered an upgrade. Either way the firing order for both engines is 15486372. The 312 v8 was only produced for two years 1956 and 57 so it might be a little hard to find a lot of info on them.

#2 - Engine Facts Admin - 04/08/2010 - 21:33

looking for firing order on distributor cap

#3 - Dick Berg - 07/01/2010 - 17:41

Ford 312 production yrs.

The last year for the 312 in T-birds was 1957. The 312 remained in production until 1960, used in Mercury and marine applications.

I have never seen y-block firing order on dist. caps. Earlier intake manifolds, '54-56, have the FO cast into their top surface.

#4 - Mike - 07/04/2011 - 19:13


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Engine Specifications

1955 with 2 Barrel Carb
Max Brake Horsepower - 193 @ 4400 rpm (Standard Transmission)
Max Brake Horsepower - 198 @ 4400 rpm (Automatic Transmission)
Max Torque - 280 @ 2600 rpm (Standard Transmission)
Max Torque - 285 @ 2500 rpm (Automatic Transmission)
Stroke - 3.3
Bore - 3.75
Compression - 8.7
Firing Order - 15486372

1956 with 2 Barrel Carb
Max Brake Horsepower - 200 @ 4600 rpm
Max Torque - 285 @ 2600 rpm
Stroke - 3.3
Bore - 3.75
Compression - 8.0
Firing Order - 15486372

1956 with 2 Barrel Carb
Max Brake Horsepower - 202 @ 4600 rpm
Max Torque - 289 @ 2600 rpm
Stroke - 3.3
Bore - 3.75
Compression - 8.4
Firing Order - 15486372

1957 with 2 Barrel Carb
Max Brake Horsepower - 206 @ 4500 rpm (Standard Transmission)
Max Brake Horsepower - 212 @ 4500 rpm (Automatic Transmission)
Max Torque - 297 @ 2700 rpm
Stroke - 3.3
Bore - 3.75
Compression - 9.1
Firing Order - 15486372

1958 with 2 Barrel Carb
Max Brake Horsepower - 205 @ 4500 rpm
Max Torque - 295 @ 2400 rpm
Stroke - 3.3
Bore - 3.75
Compression - 9.1
Firing Order - 15486372

1959 with 2 Barrel Carb
Max Brake Horsepower - 200 @ 4400 rpm
Max Torque - 285 @ 2200 rpm
Stroke - 3.3
Bore - 3.75
Compression - 8.8
Firing Order - 15486372

1960 with 2 Barrel Carb
Max Brake Horsepower - 185 @ 4200 rpm
Max Torque - 292 @ 2200 rpm
Stroke - 3.3
Bore - 3.75
Compression - 8.8
Firing Order - 15486372

1961 with 2 Barrel Carb
Max Brake Horsepower - 175 @ 4200 rpm
Max Torque - 279 @ 2200 rpm
Stroke - 3.3
Bore - 3.75
Compression - 8.8
Firing Order - 15486372

1962 with 2 Barrel Carb
Max Brake Horsepower - 170 @ 4200 rpm
Max Torque - 279 @ 2200 rpm
Stroke - 3.3
Bore - 3.75
Compression - 8.8
Firing Order - 15486372