# What motors are compatible with a ford 427? **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [August 9, 2006, 12:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-motors-are-compatible-with-a-ford-427/184136 "2006-08-09T12:58:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Turbocharged](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Turbocharged](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Turbocharged)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2006, 12:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-motors-are-compatible-with-a-ford-427/184136/1 "2006-08-09T12:58:27Z")
I recently picked up a boat with an old 427 in it. I was wondering if there are other motors that can be swapped in. Would a 460 bolt up to the belhousing? I heard a 460 is just a stroked 427. ---
**Author:** ![imported\_gearhead](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/imported_gearhead/32/5957_2.png) [@imported\_gearhead](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_gearhead)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2006, 1:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-motors-are-compatible-with-a-ford-427/184136/2 "2006-08-09T13:11:17Z")
427 is by itself. 460 will not bolt up the same! ---
**Author:** ![Turbocharged](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Turbocharged](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Turbocharged)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2006, 1:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-motors-are-compatible-with-a-ford-427/184136/3 "2006-08-09T13:13:23Z")
so I have to pretty much find a way to rebuild the 427 or find a new one ---
**Author:** ![Turbocharged](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Turbocharged](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Turbocharged)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2006, 1:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-motors-are-compatible-with-a-ford-427/184136/4 "2006-08-09T13:14:14Z")
Do all FE motors bolt up the same? ---
**Author:** ![Shaggy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shaggy/32/5945_2.png) [@Shaggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shaggy)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2006, 1:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-motors-are-compatible-with-a-ford-427/184136/5 "2006-08-09T13:26:39Z")
[http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~stanchfi/specs.html](http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~stanchfi/specs.html) ---
**Author:** ![Pewter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pewter/32/5936_2.png) [@Pewter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pewter)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2006, 1:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-motors-are-compatible-with-a-ford-427/184136/6 "2006-08-09T13:34:50Z")
262,283,305,307,350,400,396,402,427,454 ---
**Author:** ![imported\_gearhead](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/imported_gearhead/32/5957_2.png) [@imported\_gearhead](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_gearhead)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2006, 3:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-motors-are-compatible-with-a-ford-427/184136/7 "2006-08-09T15:35:25Z")
I told you before you went and bought this… 427 bell housings are by themselves. AND, im pretty sure that block is cracked you have… so you’ll have to find anotha ---
**Author:** ![Rammer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d07c76/32.png) [@Rammer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Rammer)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2006, 4:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-motors-are-compatible-with-a-ford-427/184136/8 "2006-08-09T16:42:58Z")
Are you sure it’s a 427? That seems like an odd size for in a boat. You would think that it would have a more popular engine. I’ve never personally seen a 427. I can try to look it up in an interchange manual. What year is it? If it’s a 428, A 360, 390 is a direct swap. If it is a 429, then a 460 will be a direct fit. 351M and 400 use the same bell housing pattern, but different motor mounts. ---
**Author:** ![Turbocharged](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Turbocharged](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Turbocharged)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2006, 6:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-motors-are-compatible-with-a-ford-427/184136/9 "2006-08-09T18:16:13Z")
> [@Anybody wanna go to Flea Market Montgomery?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anybody-wanna-go-to-flea-market-montgomery/23578/2): > > I told you before you went and bought this… 427 bell housings are by themselves. AND, im pretty sure that block is cracked you have… so you’ll have to find anotha yea I am pretty sure it is cracked too. I am just looking for other options. The motor itself is pretty expensive. I just find it strange that no other ford motors would bolt up. Can’t blocks be welded? ---
**Author:** ![77rednecktruck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/77rednecktruck/32/5966_2.png) [@77rednecktruck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/77rednecktruck)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2006, 5:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-motors-are-compatible-with-a-ford-427/184136/10 "2006-08-10T05:53:30Z")
I have a 390FE ford is not like gm. each family of motors has it’s own motor mounts and bellhousing pattern, basically nothing swaps over from a differnet family, unlike GM where everything is common. a 427 is a badass motor and if it can be fixed, do it. It will be worth it. Or just let me have it. :D:D:D:D Is it a side oiler 427 or a normal 427? If it’s side oiler, you have a $15k motor on you hands. measure bore and stroke, that’s the only way to tell what size motor you have. I see a bunch of people selling 390’s and 428’s that are old 360 truck motors with 120hp or so. There is no way to tell from looking at the motor, all fe’s look the same except for the side oiler 427. ---
**Author:** ![imported\_gearhead](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/imported_gearhead/32/5957_2.png) [@imported\_gearhead](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_gearhead)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2006, 7:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-motors-are-compatible-with-a-ford-427/184136/11 "2006-08-10T07:04:00Z")
If it could have been fixed, i think i’d have owned the boat by now!! It looked pretty cracked to me… and last I knew, you aint welding that up ☹ ---
**Author:** ![slowcamaro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slowcamaro/32/5975_2.png) [@slowcamaro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slowcamaro)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2006, 7:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-motors-are-compatible-with-a-ford-427/184136/12 "2006-08-10T07:15:48Z")
some nautical motors crank backwords…so you still might need a boat only motor ---
**Author:** ![7.5hotrod](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/7.5hotrod/32/5993_2.png) [@7.5hotrod](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/7.5hotrod)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2006, 12:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-motors-are-compatible-with-a-ford-427/184136/13 "2006-08-10T12:45:51Z")
now listen… ford has three series gasoline engines they are small block, 385 series and FE series the fe series are 352,360,390,427, the 385 series are the 351M, 400M, 429, 460, the small blocks are 260,289, 303, 351w, 351c, ---
**Author:** ![Turbocharged](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Turbocharged](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Turbocharged)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2006, 4:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-motors-are-compatible-with-a-ford-427/184136/14 "2006-08-10T16:02:15Z")
> [@WTR: looking for a reasonably price apt](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtr-looking-for-a-reasonably-price-apt/23594/6): > > If it could have been fixed, i think i’d have owned the boat by now!! It looked pretty cracked to me… and last I knew, you aint welding that up ☹ so you can actually see the crack? I looked and didn’t really see anything. I just noticed the massive amount of coolant in the oil. I am gonna go check it out. I wouldnt personally weld it. I would pay to have it done. ---
**Author:** ![77rednecktruck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/77rednecktruck/32/5966_2.png) [@77rednecktruck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/77rednecktruck)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2006, 8:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-motors-are-compatible-with-a-ford-427/184136/15 "2006-08-11T08:35:38Z")
> [@NYSpeed Doctors...chime in](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nyspeed-doctors-chime-in/23476/74): > > now listen… ford has three series gasoline engines they are small block, 385 series and FE series the fe series are 352,360,390,427, the 385 series are the 351M, 400M, 429, 460, the small blocks are 260,289, 303, 351w, 351c, you forgot the FE 428 also the 385 series has a 370CI motor a 351m, 400(no M) and 351 cleveland are 335 series engines 😃 ain’t ford motors fun. 🙂