Engine Summary
- Manufacturer
- Ford
- Family
- Ford Big Six
- Displacement
- 240 cubic inches
Also Known As
1965 Galaxie 500 240240 Big Sixcode V 240 six1965 Ford 240 I61965 Galaxie 240 six
Engine profile
1965 Ford Galaxie 240 Big Six
Ford Big Six · 240 cubic inches · Ford
Identification reference
Engine Details
Source-backed component numbers, codes, stampings, and application notes.
1965 Ford engine identification tag
- Value
- The factory tag records displacement, model year, production month and year, and change level. On 260/289 engines it is under the water-temperature sender; on other Galaxie engine families it is under the ignition-coil attaching bolt.
- Application
- Use the complete surviving tag with the warranty-plate engine code and car records; the tag alone does not prove that an engine is original to a specific car.
- Type
- engine assembly / date code
- Car pages
- 1965 Ford Galaxie 500
Sources: 1965 Ford Full-Size AMA Specifications , 1965-1972 Ford Car Engine Identification Tag Codes
C-code 289 V8
- Value
- 200 gross hp at 4,400 rpm; 282 lb-ft at 2,400 rpm; 9.3:1 compression; two-barrel carburetor
- Application
- optional small-block V8
- Type
- engine assembly / specification
- Car pages
- 1965 Ford Galaxie 500
Sources: 1965 Ford Full-Line Brochure , 1965 Ford Full-Size AMA Specifications , 1965 Ford Full-Size Cars Fact Sheet
P-code 390 Police V8
- Value
- 330 gross hp at 5,000 rpm; 427 lb-ft at 3,200 rpm; 10.0:1 compression; four-barrel carburetor and mechanical lifters
- Application
- fleet and police availability, not represented as ordinary retail equipment
- Type
- engine assembly / specification
- Car pages
- 1965 Ford Galaxie 500
Sources: 1965 Ford Full-Size AMA Specifications , 1965 Ford Full-Size Cars Fact Sheet
Q-code 427 V8
- Value
- 410 gross hp at 5,600 rpm; 476 lb-ft at 3,400 rpm; 10.9:1 compression; single Holley four-barrel
- Application
- optional high-performance configuration with four-speed
- Type
- engine assembly / specification
- Car pages
- 1965 Ford Galaxie 500
Sources: 1965 Ford Full-Line Brochure , 1965 Ford Full-Size AMA Specifications , 1965 Ford Full-Size Cars Fact Sheet
R-code 427 V8
- Value
- 425 gross hp at 6,000 rpm; 480 lb-ft at 3,700 rpm; 10.9:1 compression; dual Holley four-barrels
- Application
- optional high-performance configuration with four-speed
- Type
- engine assembly / specification
- Car pages
- 1965 Ford Galaxie 500
Sources: 1965 Ford Full-Line Brochure , 1965 Ford Full-Size AMA Specifications , 1965 Ford Full-Size Cars Fact Sheet
V-code 240 six
- Value
- 150 gross hp at 4,000 rpm; 234 lb-ft at 2,200 rpm; 9.2:1 compression; one-barrel carburetor
- Application
- base six-cylinder Galaxie 500
- Type
- engine assembly / specification
- Car pages
- 1965 Ford Galaxie 500
Sources: 1965 Ford Full-Line Brochure , 1965 Ford Full-Size AMA Specifications , 1965 Ford Full-Size Cars Fact Sheet
X-code 352 V8
- Value
- 250 gross hp at 4,400 rpm; 352 lb-ft at 2,800 rpm; 9.3:1 compression; four-barrel carburetor
- Application
- optional FE-series V8
- Type
- engine assembly / specification
- Car pages
- 1965 Ford Galaxie 500
Sources: 1965 Ford Full-Line Brochure , 1965 Ford Full-Size AMA Specifications , 1965 Ford Full-Size Cars Fact Sheet
Z-code 390 V8
- Value
- 300 gross hp at 4,600 rpm; 427 lb-ft at 2,800 rpm; 9.6:1 nominal compression; four-barrel carburetor
- Application
- optional premium-fuel FE-series V8
- Type
- engine assembly / specification
- Car pages
- 1965 Ford Galaxie 500
Sources: 1965 Ford Full-Line Brochure , 1965 Ford Full-Size AMA Specifications , 1965 Ford Full-Size Cars Fact Sheet
Cars Using This Engine
1 linked car page.
54A four-door sedan, 57B four-door hardtop, 63B two-door hardtop, or 76A convertible
1965 Ford Galaxie 500
Sedan, two- or four-door hardtop, and convertible