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Ford 390 V8 Engine

The 390 V8 engine was first introduced in 1961 and was Ford’s chance to jump ahead of the all new Chevrolet 409 that was introduced later the same year. The Ford 390 produced a lot more horsepower than the 409 with its top end performance engine putting out a respectable 401 horsepower in its first year of production (41 more horsepower than the high end Chevy 409). The 390 was used by Ford and Mercury in a large amount of their production cars as well as several trucks. Unfortunately most car enthusiasts were more excited about Chevrolet’s 409 simply because of its larger size which diminished a lot of publicity for the Ford 390. Even today the Chevy Impalas with a 409 sell for twice and even three times the amount than a Ford Galaxie with a 390. Plus the Beach Boys never wrote any songs about the 390 V8:-)

Today the 390 is still a very popular motor due to the fact that it is very easy to get parts for these engines that can easily push the horsepower into the 500+ horsepower range if the motor is built for racing.

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truck
I have a 1976 f 150 with a 390 v8 4 barrel what's a good replacement for max horsepower carb?
#1 - zach walker - 01/12/2011 - 21:26
carb relacement
Holley 4160 is what usually came on them or the autolite 4 barrel, then there's always the Edlbrock/AFB, all need to be set up with ford linkage. Max cfm 600-650.
#2 - William Lamothe - 01/13/2011 - 10:11
C6transmission
When did the c6come out I'm trying to get info about my 1977ford f250with the 390 4 barrow carb
#3 - Justin Lee Hogsett - 01/17/2011 - 11:55
390 LTD
I'm looking a 69 ford LTD with the 390 2 barrell. what can i expect for mileage i figure 13 maybe 14 combined or am i pushing my expectations too far?
#4 - Evan - 06/21/2011 - 22:29
390 engine
I have f-150 with a 390 motor with a edlbrock carb wat liter is it?
#5 - jonny richtor - 07/14/2011 - 16:34
FE 390
@Jonny Richor, its 6.4L
#6 - Jarel Montez - 11/15/2011 - 15:46
64 ford 390
need to know what carb to ask for as a replacement.
#7 - George Ivey - 12/23/2011 - 13:01
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Engine Specifications

1961 - 1965 with 4 Barrel Carb
(Lower Horsepower Model)
Max Brake Horsepower - 300 @ 4600 rpm
Max Torque - 427 @ 2800 rpm
Stroke - 3.781
Bore - 4.0468
Compression - 9.6
(1964 and 1965 compression increased to 10.1)
Firing Order - 15426378

1961, 1963, 1965 with 4 Barrel Carb
(Higher Horsepower Model)
Max Brake Horsepower - 330 @ 5000 rpm
Max Torque - 427 @ 3200 rpm
Stroke - 3.781
Bore - 4.0468
Compression - 9.6 (1961) - 10.5 (1963) - 10.1 (1965)
Firing Order - 15426378

1961 - 1962 with 4 Barrel Carb
Max Brake Horsepower - 375 @ 6000 rpm
Max Torque - 427 @ 2600 rpm
Stroke - 3.781
Bore - 4.0468
Compression -11.1
Firing Order - 15426378

1961 - 1962 with 3 x 2 Barrel Carbs
Max Brake Horsepower - 401 @ 6000 rpm
Max Torque - 430 @ 3500 rpm
Stroke - 3.781
Bore - 4.0468
Compression - 11.1
Firing Order - 15426378

1966 - 1969 with 2 Barrel Carb
Max Brake Horsepower - 265 @ 4400 rpm (Standard Transmission)
270 - 275 @ 4400 rpm (Automatic Transmission)
Max Torque - 401 @ 2600 rpm
Stroke - 3.781
Bore - 4.0468
Compression - 9.5
Firing Order - 15426378

1966 - 1968 with 4 Barrel Carb
Max Brake Horsepower - 315 @ 4600 rpm
Max Torque - 427 @ 2800 rpm
Stroke - 3.781
Bore - 4.0468
Compression - 10.5
Firing Order - 15426378

1967 - 1968 with 4 Barrel Carb
Max Brake Horsepower - 320 @ 4600 rpm
Max Torque - 427 @ 3200 rpm
Stroke - 3.781
Bore - 4.0468
Compression - 10.5
Firing Order - 15426378

1966 - 1968 with 4 Barrel Carb
"GT Model"
Max Brake Horsepower - 335 @ 4800 rpm
320 - 325 @ 4800 rpm in 1968
Max Torque - 427 @ 3200 rpm
Stroke - 3.781
Bore - 4.0468
Compression - 10.5
Firing Order - 15426378

1969 with 4 Barrel Carb
Max Brake Horsepower - 320 @ 4800 rpm
Max Torque - 427 @ 3200 rpm
Stroke - 3.781
Bore - 4.0468
Compression - 10.5
Firing Order - 15426378