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1958 MEL engines available in Edsel's 410 with 475ft lbs toque to bad 59 was dropped for FE V8s. My dad had a 59 rusted Edsel repowered in its life he bought it cheap it had a c6 & unknown V8 was healthy in early 90's he left it over night at a ol school A st speed shop & tried Vic Hubbard try Id it in Hayward CA but no idea on the engine cu in. That boat would fly down the highway but was parked end 90s. 60s was great time for engines.

Basically the MEL died because the Edsel died, even though it was used in common 430/462
cu.in. in Lincolns. Ford was already working on the 385 family 429/460 for 1968, and for those
who wondered why there was two transmission bolt patterns on the 385 blocks was Ford kept
the 430/462 C6 bolt pattern on the 429/460, could mate either transmission. The MEL was also
a wedge chamber, combustion chamber in bore, with cylinder head deck flat, it really wasn't
a good flow design.
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But the FE was produced in so many hp ratings and the possibilities were endless for the times
because Ford's high performance division was given a green light to compete in just about any
type of racing. In 1961 the 390 was offered with a tri-power and rated at 401 hp then came the
406 in 1962 rated at 405 hp to replace the 390 hi-perf, only to be outdone in 1963 with the 427.
Which even today the 427 SO is still a engine to contend with, one of the very first designed to
withstand a continuous 7000 rpm in a big block. To be followed by the SOHC 427 at 600 hp which
was a low rating at that time. Ford like Chrysler was pouring buckets of money in factory sponsored
racing. It's what made Mickey Thompson, Holmes & Moody & Shelby household names.

Mega ship 2 stroke engine built in place as ship is built around it?

Wartsila-Sulzer.