Engine Summary
- Manufacturer
- Ford
- Family
- Ford Mileage Maker Six, Y-block, and FE V8
- Displacement
- 223 cubic inches
Also Known As
1960 Starliner enginesMileage Maker SixThunderbird 292 V8Thunderbird 352 V8352 High Performance
Engine profile
1960 Ford Starliner engine range
Ford Mileage Maker Six, Y-block, and FE V8 · 223 cubic inches · Ford
Identification reference
Engine Details
Source-backed component numbers, codes, stampings, and application notes.
High-performance 352 mechanical-valve camshaft
- Value
- 306-degree intake and exhaust duration, 78-degree overlap, and 0.479-inch intake and exhaust valve lift; hydraulic lifters listed as not available
- Application
- Special high-performance 352 AMA application issued 1959-12-01
- Type
- camshaft / specification
- Car pages
- 1960 Ford Starliner
Sources: 1960 Ford Special High Performance Engine Application AMA Specifications
High-performance 352 Holley four-barrel
- Value
- Holley four-barrel with 1.5-inch primary and secondary barrel size, automatic choke, and dry replaceable air-cleaner element
- Application
- Special high-performance 352 AMA application; the form does not print a carburetor model number
- Type
- carburetor / specification
- Car pages
- 1960 Ford Starliner
Sources: 1960 Ford Special High Performance Engine Application AMA Specifications
Thunderbird 352 Special V8
- Value
- 352 cu in four-barrel FE V8, stated 300 gross hp
- Application
- Optional premium-fuel performance path; engine code Y in the club transcription
- Type
- carburetor / specification
- Car pages
- 1960 Ford Starliner
Sources: 1960 Ford Buyer's Digest , 1960 Ford Fairlane and Galaxie AMA Specifications , 1960 Ford VIN and warranty-plate reference , Shining Star - 1960 Ford Starliner
High-performance 352 distributor
- Value
- Ford C0AF-12127-J dual-point distributor without vacuum advance; 12 degrees initial timing at 700 rpm
- Application
- Special high-performance 352 AMA application issued 1959-12-01
- Type
- distributor / engineering number
- Car pages
- 1960 Ford Starliner
Sources: 1960 Ford Special High Performance Engine Application AMA Specifications
High-performance 352
- Value
- Solid-lifter 352 FE with Holley four-barrel, aluminum intake, high-flow cast exhaust manifolds, and stated 360 gross hp
- Application
- Late high-performance manual-transmission path; records, dates, and all purpose-built hardware must agree
- Type
- engine assembly / specification
- Car pages
- 1960 Ford Starliner
Sources: 1960 Ford Special High Performance Engine Application AMA Specifications , 1960 Ford Starliner 360-hp high-performance V8 , Shining Star - 1960 Ford Starliner
Mileage Maker Six
- Value
- 223 cu in overhead-valve inline-six, stated 145 gross hp
- Application
- Factory digest lists this as standard Starliner equipment
- Type
- engine assembly / specification
- Car pages
- 1960 Ford Starliner
Sources: 1960 Ford Buyer's Digest , 1960 Ford Fairlane and Galaxie AMA Specifications , 1960 Ford VIN and warranty-plate reference
Regular 352 four-barrel AMA ratings
- Value
- 352 cu in FE V8 with 9.6:1 compression, stated 300 gross hp at 4,600 rpm and 381 lb-ft at 2,800 rpm
- Application
- Regular 1960 Ford passenger-car four-barrel 352 power team
- Type
- engine assembly / specification
- Car pages
- 1960 Ford Starliner
Special high-performance 352 AMA ratings
- Value
- 352 cu in FE V8 with 4.00 x 3.50-inch bore and stroke, 10.6:1 compression, and stated 360 gross hp at 6,000 rpm and 380 lb-ft at 3,400 rpm
- Application
- Ford's 1959-12-01 AMA form identifies an all-model special high-performance application with manual transmission standard, overdrive optional, and automatic unavailable; an individual car still requires coherent records, dates, and hardware
- Type
- engine assembly / specification
- Car pages
- 1960 Ford Starliner
Sources: 1960 Ford Special High Performance Engine Application AMA Specifications
Thunderbird 292 V8
- Value
- 292 cu in two-barrel Y-block V8, stated 185 gross hp and 292 lb-ft
- Application
- Optional V8 path; warranty-plate engine code W in the club transcription
- Type
- engine assembly / specification
- Car pages
- 1960 Ford Starliner
Sources: 1960 Ford Buyer's Digest , 1960 Ford Fairlane and Galaxie AMA Specifications , 1960 Ford Galaxie V8 Series 50 Starliner specifications , 1960 Ford VIN and warranty-plate reference
Thunderbird 352 V8
- Value
- 352 cu in two-barrel FE V8, stated 235 gross hp
- Application
- Optional regular-fuel FE path; engine code X in the club transcription
- Type
- engine assembly / specification
- Car pages
- 1960 Ford Starliner
Sources: 1960 Ford Buyer's Digest , 1960 Ford Fairlane and Galaxie AMA Specifications , 1960 Ford VIN and warranty-plate reference , Shining Star - 1960 Ford Starliner
Cars Using This Engine
1 linked car page.
63A two-door Club Victoria hardtop
1960 Ford Starliner
63A two-door Club Victoria hardtop