I bought a motor that is supposably a 428 cobra "ford" but I went to the auto parts store and was informed that it could be a whole bunch of different motors?? he said the casting number wouldn't really tell me anything cuz its the same block as allot of motors. Any help would be appriciated. Thanks
2006-11-02 03:27:45 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Ford
The bore and stroke will make it a 428. Check the number on the heads and go to "428cobrajet.com" you may still have a 428 , just not a cj or scj motor . Unfortunatly a lot of 390's are sold to people as 428's On ford parts the first letter is the decade (c = 60's , D = 70's E = 80's and so on down the alphabet ) the second numder is the year . A part number C8AE - 6090 would be a 1968 part . cj and scj parts should start with C8** , C9** , or D0** , if its a D1**,D2**,D3**,D4**,D5**, or D6** its a 360/390 truck motor , since they only made those in 1971 to 1976 , this is if its even an "FE" big block.
2006-11-02 09:20:48 · answer #1 · answered by Valvoline10w40 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if it really is a 428 cobra there should be a small plate near the block number. If you know what year the motor is, you can research the block number, and by knowing it is a ford you can elimintate it down. But if you bought it from a reliable source you may just want to ask them.
2006-11-02 03:30:53 · answer #2 · answered by Jon C 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get some numbers or symbols off of the heads. They will tell you what size the heads are. I might be wrong but didn't the 428 come with dual 4 barrell carbs? The valve covers also were unique to that engine. Just a few things to check out... go to www.fordforums.com and ask there. They would know...
2006-11-02 03:32:05 · answer #3 · answered by jimponder 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try mortec.com,they have a huge database of casting numbers
2006-11-02 03:30:35 · answer #4 · answered by zskip62 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pull one head and mic the cylinder bore.
2006-11-05 10:14:41 · answer #5 · answered by George K 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
measure the bore.
2006-11-02 04:08:22 · answer #6 · answered by midnighttoker 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋