Stock Eliminator Manifold Question.......

[SupStk]

The F.E. Intake manifold is just the copy of the 427 f.e that’s allowed on a 428 Cj and it was approved 30 years ago out of ford Motorsports catalog.

Not to mention the 428 CJ Holley that’s allowed on the 390. Or the PI intake the 390 also gets.

Jeff, the 735 Holley is a factory carb on 390 GT or GTA engines.

The one that is a stretch, allowing the 780 Holley from 375 hp 429s on the '71-'72 4V Clevelands.

[Jeff Lee]

The F.E. Intake manifold is just the copy of the 427 f.e that’s allowed on a 428 Cj and it was approved 30 years ago out of ford Motorsports catalog.

Not to mention the 428 CJ Holley that’s allowed on the 390. Or the PI intake the 390 also gets.

Jeff, the 735 Holley is a factory carb on 390 GT or GTA engines.

The one that is a stretch, allowing the 780 Holley from 375 hp 429s on the '71-'72 4V Clevelands.

No...the GT / GTA 390’s (Mercury Comet 390 also), came with a 600 Holley. From the Factory. From the assembly line. 735 CFM is 428CJ carb. From the factory. From the assembly line. Here’s an easy reference chart:
http://www.mustangtek.com/4150/holley4150.html
Allegedly, the 1966 Comet 390 Indy Pace car (And matching Festival Comets), required “performance enhancements” to keep the pace, FOMOCO placed larger carburetors on them. Now I’m not sure which carb as the 428CJ wasn’t around in 1966. Furthermore, the rules are very specific things like carbs must be “assembly line” parts. Or, in this case, OEM superseded with NHRA approval. Same applies to 351 4v Cleveland (Boss 351 included) which came with Autolite carbs, not 780 Holley carbs.

I am very well versed in NHRA Superseded parts proceedures and the above mentioned 735 and 780 Holley FOMOCO allowances, like it or not, followed the rules and are accepted. Either it’s too bad they were allowed or too bad the same acceptance policy is not applied to other makes. Pick your poison I guess.

[Geoff2]

The Australian XY & XA Phase III Ford Falcons came with 780 Holleys, factory fitted, on the 351 4V engines.

[SupStk]

Jeff I stand corrected on the GT/GTA Holley.