What is the lifter diameter of a Ford FE engine?
What is the lifter diameter of a Ford FE engine? The standard FE lifter diameter is the same as other Ford engines at.874 inch, but I have gone to.904- inch diameters in serious race applications. Larger-diameter lifters offer advantages in terms of strength, and on flat-tappet cams they allow more aggressive lobe profiles. How can you tell if a Ford FE engine is a 427? The block is bulged out to accommodate this oil passage, and there are pipe plugs in this bulge, so a sideoiler is easily identified. Unfortunately, the vast majority of FE engines are not 427s, so...