It seems it's absent of any significant tailpipe smoke, as well. It actually makes sense that the motor might've been changed out because the engine runs better and quieter than engines in most 90,000 mile vehicles of that era that I encounter. Given that my car has a 2bbl, carb AND a blue air cleaner AND blue valve covers - all of which are non-spec - (and it doesn't look like the engine has been repainted) I'm going to assume at this point that the engine probably isn't original (though it's possible that Ford could've changed those colors late in the model year.) I UNDERSTAND that people can repaint engine parts, but I'm wondering if blue was a standard color for cleaner and covers on other fords of the era, and if that could help explain why I have a 2bbl on my FE. Which color was original on '65 Thunderbirds? I've also seen one with gold air filter and blue valve covers. Others have a dark blue air cleaner housing with blue valve covers like this (Not my car, but mine is like this car.): When I google image "65 T-bird engine compartment" I get two different color schemes (pics don't say if engines are original.) One has the gold colored air cleaner housing and valve covers like this: I've read online (so it must be true) you can't really use engine numbers to identify 60's FE engines to specific vehicles. I consider myself fortunate to have an engine that runs this good and doesn't smoke for the price I paid, so I'm NOT going to change it out if it isn't an original T-bird engine, but would like to know what I'm dealing with for adjustments, timing and tune ups. ![]() I figured a previous owner changed the carb out at some point, but then considered the possibility that it might be a non-original engine. The '65 Thunderbird (mild) project car that I bought several months ago runs well, but the FE engine in it has a 2bbl carb rather than a 4bbl, and (as I understand it) all '64 and '65 came with a 390 4bbl engine, no exceptions.
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