Engine Summary
- Manufacturer
- Ford
- Family
- Ford Y-block and FE V8
- Displacement
- 292 cubic inches
Also Known As
1961 Starliner enginesThunderbird 292 V8Thunderbird 352 V8Thunderbird 390 Special390 High Performance390 Super High Performance
Engine profile
1961 Ford Starliner engine range
Ford Y-block and FE V8 · 292 cubic inches · Ford
Identification reference
Engine Details
Source-backed component numbers, codes, stampings, and application notes.
390 High Performance solid-lifter camshaft
- Value
- 278-degree intake and exhaust duration at 0.025-inch cold clearance, 0.479-inch intake and exhaust valve lift
- Application
- Ford's November 10, 1960 375-hp high-performance specification; 0.025-inch intake and exhaust lash specified hot
- Type
- camshaft / specification
- Car pages
- 1961 Ford Starliner
Sources: 1961 Ford with High Performance Packages AMA Specifications
390 High Performance four-barrel induction
- Value
- One Holley four-barrel with 1.560-inch primary and secondary throttle bores and automatic choke
- Application
- Ford's November 10, 1960 375-hp high-performance specification
- Type
- carburetor / specification
- Car pages
- 1961 Ford Starliner
Sources: 1961 Ford with High Performance Packages AMA Specifications
390 Super High Performance
- Value
- Three two-barrel induction with stated 401 gross hp
- Application
- Later high-performance context; factory release, dealer installation, and individual-car provenance must be resolved separately
- Type
- carburetor / specification
- Car pages
- 1961 Ford Starliner
Sources: 1961 Ford showroom supercar , 1961 Ford Starliner 390 V8 with three two-barrel carburetors , 1961 Ford Starliner: Gone With the 150-mph Wind
390 High Performance dual-point distributor
- Value
- COAA-12127-K
- Application
- Ford's November 10, 1960 375-hp high-performance specification; no vacuum advance, with 14 degrees crankshaft timing at 700 rpm
- Type
- distributor / engineering number
- Car pages
- 1961 Ford Starliner
Sources: 1961 Ford with High Performance Packages AMA Specifications
390 High Performance
- Value
- Solid-lifter 390 FE with single four-barrel and stated 375 gross hp
- Application
- Limited high-performance manual-transmission path; records and date-compatible hardware must agree
- Type
- engine assembly / specification
- Car pages
- 1961 Ford Starliner
Sources: 1961 Ford showroom supercar , 1961 Ford Starliner: Gone With the 150-mph Wind , 1961 Ford with High Performance Packages AMA Specifications , Two Heavy-Hitters From Ford's Early Muscle Years
390 High Performance AMA application
- Value
- Ford high-performance package issued November 10, 1960 for the 1961 model year
- Application
- All 1961 Ford passenger-car models except station wagons; the reviewed form documents the 375-hp single-four-barrel package, not the later 401-hp configuration
- Type
- engine assembly / specification
- Car pages
- 1961 Ford Starliner
Sources: 1961 Ford with High Performance Packages AMA Specifications
Thunderbird 292 V8
- Value
- 292 cu in two-barrel Y-block V8, stated 175 gross hp
- Application
- Regular Starliner V8 path; warranty-plate engine character W in reviewed decoding evidence
- Type
- engine assembly / specification
- Car pages
- 1961 Ford Starliner
Sources: 1961 Ford car shop manual identification section , 1961 Ford Galaxie Starliner valuation overview
Thunderbird 352 V8
- Value
- 352 cu in two-barrel FE V8, stated 220 gross hp
- Application
- Regular FE path; engine character X in reviewed decoding evidence
- Type
- engine assembly / specification
- Car pages
- 1961 Ford Starliner
Sources: 1961 Ford car shop manual identification section , 1961 Ford Galaxie Starliner valuation overview , Ordered New and Later Restored: 1961 Ford Galaxie Starliner
Thunderbird 390 Special V8
- Value
- 390 cu in four-barrel FE V8, stated 300 gross hp
- Application
- Regular premium-fuel FE path; engine character Z appears in reviewed car records
- Type
- engine assembly / specification
- Car pages
- 1961 Ford Starliner
Sources: 1961 Ford car shop manual identification section , 1961 Ford full-size deluxe brochure , 1961 Ford Galaxie Starliner valuation overview
Cars Using This Engine
1 linked car page.
63A two-door Club Victoria hardtop
1961 Ford Starliner
Model 53 / body 63A two-door Starliner hardtop