Thread: 62 Galaxie engine are they level or tilted?

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Originally posted by lt1s10
what do you think the drawing is showing? why dont you tell everybody how the oil get to the oil pump pick-up screen then, if its dif. than what i said. oil runs down hill the last time i checked. it dont make no dif. where the sump is if the other end of the pan is higher.

hello ford makes both front and rear what part of that dont you understand i cant say about chevy i dont know, but the real ?? here is the tilt of the engine so if its tilted back with a front sump your right oil wont go up hill so you explain to everyone what your talking about we were all talking about intakes and the tilt of the engine you brought up oil pans?

Originally posted by lt1s10
i think the motor is tilted down to allow the oil to drain back to the oil pump pick-up.

ive never seen a motor tilt towards the radiator but hey maybe so?

Originally posted by carbuff
ive never seen a motor tilt towards the radiator but hey maybe so?

show me on this thread where i said a motor tilt towards the radiator. I've never seen one either. your carb. need sit level and the motor needs to be down in the back for clearance and oil drainage. you ask me how the oil got to the front of the ford front sump pan and i showed you. whats the problem?

".........The reason I'm asking is that a friend has a tri-power setup that has the carbs all on the same plane. I know that other tri-power setups have the carbs at different planes because of engine tilt. My Galaxie has the Thunderbird engine in it and I don't want to buy the wrong intake....."

If you want a Tri-Power and you are not concerned about all that numbers matching/correct/not correct BS, grab it and bolt it on. The 406 Tri-power was different than the 390 62-3 T Bird unit primarly in HEIGHT. The T Bird intake will fit unter the hood of your Galaxie, but the the 406 unit will not let the Thunder-bird hood close.

The 406 will make a little bit more HP, based mostly on the high rise design, but not that much.

Yes you engine sits at a slight tilt, but not enough to matter. (Do you think the makers of the run of the mill aftermarket manifolds really take the eninge tilt into consideration?). JMO, but I believe the tilt on the 406 intakes was mainly for astetics.

Just for general information in the early 60s (at least through 64) Ford slapped Thunderbird valve covers on all their 390 engines no matter what car they were put in. PURE ADVERTISING.

FWIW those Tbird tripower setups are selling for around $2000. The Galaxie setups $1200 and up depending on how nice and completel it is.

Originally posted by lt1s10
i think the motor is tilted down to allow the oil to drain back to the oil pump pick-up.

your right you never stated toward the radiator but if the engine is tilted so it will drain back to the sump well on a front sump engine that means it would be tilted towards the radiator so you explain it then!

Originally posted by carbuff
It1s10 if you dont know they make both front and rear sump!

And don't forget the Ford FT oilpans that are one long sump. Kinda like a marine pan sort of. They hold 10 qts

G.

Originally posted by FFR428
And don't forget the Ford FT oilpans that are one long sump. Kinda like a marine pan sort of. They hold 10 qts

G.

yeppers your right allmost forgot those

Like tech said most ford manifolds are cut an an angle. when i do an engine swap i use a level to try to get the carb mounting surface level side to side and front to back . they work much better that way. If you end up angled, the boaters have angle spacer plates you can add to level the carb. I pitted on the 427 cobra that set the MIS lap record . with the the 427 tunnel port motor in the car it sat with the motor nose Down. we used boat angle spacers and regular spacers to have the carbs level and to equalize length from carb venturi to intake valve.

The tilt is so the shaft lines up with the rear end, and to get the driveshaft lower,reducing the hump in the floor.

yes i know they have both, dont you know that oil runs down hill. go look at the oil pans.