Ford FE 427 Side-Oiler Tunnel Port Engine | Fresh Ford Blue | Correct Original Dual-Quad Carbs | Ready to Run
Up for sale is a genuine FE 427 Side-Oiler equipped with tunnel-port heads and the correct, original dual-quad carburetor setup. If you’re looking at this listing, you probably already know what this engine is: one of the most famous, race-bred Ford big-blocks ever built.
The 427 Side-Oiler was developed in the late 1960s for one purpose. Sustained dominance at high RPM. Ford built it specifically for NASCAR, endurance racing, and top-level drag competition. Its side-oiler lubrication system ensured direct oil delivery to the crankshaft under extreme loads, technology that was well ahead of its time. It became the foundation for Ford’s most formidable race machinery: GT40s, lightweight Galaxies, Fairlanes, Cobras, and other factory-backed competition cars.
This engine is fitted with Ford’s most radical FE cylinder head design: the tunnel-port head. Massive, straight-shot intake ports and large valves were designed to move extraordinary volumes of air at high engine speeds. Combined with the correct dual-quad carburetor setup, the result is an engine that keeps pulling hard well into the upper RPM range, exactly as Ford intended for competition use.
Finished in fresh, correct Ford Blue, it presents exactly as it should.
Carburetor and casting numbers
Carburetors: C80F-9510-AC and C80F-9510-AD. Tunnel-port heads: C70E-6090-K (both sides). Engine block casting numbers and date codes visible in the listing photos.
Condition and details
Genuine 427 Side-Oiler block, the strongest and most desirable FE configuration. Tunnel-port cylinder heads, Ford’s ultimate high-RPM FE casting. Correct and original dual-quad carburetors fitted. Period-correct, original air cleaner assembly included. Original-style ignition coil installed. New pulleys fitted for improved reliability. Freshly painted in original Ford Blue. Ready to install in a project, restoration, or race build.
Why this engine matters
The combination of a 427 Side-Oiler block and tunnel-port induction is the absolute peak of Ford FE development. Airflow is immense, durability is legendary, and performance potential is unrivaled within the FE family.
Complete, correct examples like this are exceptionally hard to find, particularly with the proper carburetion and period accessories already in place. This one is clean, correct, and ready to go.
Ideal for a high-end Cobra build, lightweight Galaxie or Fairlane race replica, GT40 or Mustang restoration, period-correct competition build, or as a centerpiece for a serious collection.
Price: €29.950 / $34.950
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