1969 Mustang Mach 1 | Exhaust Walk Around | Ford FE 390 | Large Cam
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- Walk around of my 1969 Ford Mustang 390 Fastback. First cold start in the morning. Ended up taking it out of the garage to do some interior work. I finished up the restoration about a year and a half ago but have lots of odds and ends to finish up.
The exhaust sound is brought to you by a Pypes 2.5" kit with Race Pro mufflers. I had Street Pro, but they were too loud for my neighborhood...
Ford 390
XE284H Cam
Blue Thunder Medium Riser
Edelbrock RPM Heads
Holley 750 Ultimate Double Pumper
4 Speed Toploader
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390 is one of the most under appreciated motors ever. Only Ford guys really know what they are.
I definitely agree with you here. They were definitely under appreciated at the time (and still are)
those fe engines have a sound of there own when big camed with tuned exhaust. good music here,,
Yes they do! That’s why I haven’t hooked up a stereo yet.
I always thought the 69 was one of nicest looking cars ever made.
Same here
That's because it is
They outsold the Camaro 2 to one.
68/69 best years
"FE" Family
Man, I LOVE the way this thing sounds!!
Thanks @Crazy Casey's Customs!
great throttle response and sound.
Thank you!
Perfect model for Mustang.
I agree!
Sweet build. Always liked the jade color. I owned a ‘70 Mach 1 back in 1973-75. Car was lime green metallic with rear slats and deluxe white interior. Car was a looker but not much of a runner as it had the base 351W 2 bbl and FMX auto. I did a few bolt ons such as headers, dual exhaust, off dual plane with a 600 Holley. I put in 3.91 rear gears so it was decently quick up to about 40 but then I got left in the dust. Back then there was almost no aftermarket support for either the Windsor nor the FMX.
Hey Dan, thank you! I really like the lime green metallic color too. It must have looked great with the white deluxe interior. I like the white interiors, but they must be so hard to keep clean. How did you like the 3.91 gears? I’m debating which ratio to go with right now.
@@SmackeysGarage- It was a real looker for sure. I don’t recall the interior being that hard to keep clean but hey, I was a kid right? The 3.91’s were actually a bit too low for normal street driving. It would run over 3000 RPM on the highway (65) with the short 14” rim and tire. If it’s just a weekend fun car then a steep gear might be ok but not for a daily driver which mine was back then.
@Dan Myers that is what I have been debating. Will the 3.91 be too low for regular cruising. The car gets driven maybe once a week for a ride and once to a show. Most of the shows I take the highway. Cruising with a big block at high rpm on the highway gets loud. I might calculate it at whatever rpm it will be at 55 and then go see what it sounds like.
@@SmackeysGarage 3:70 gears is a good choice for the street.
Oh my lord that sounds perfect. Such a beautiful car.
Thanks!
Great sound!! Only 3 things that car needs. A shaker scoop. A gold reflective race stripe down the sides. Rear window louvers.
May as well use a flat black hood too.
I have the gold and white reflective stripes arriving tomorrow! I plan on doing a video on the installation. I’ve been debating the louvers.
One word: Beautifull.
Thanks Joel! I appreciate the positive feedback! It was a great deal of effort that went into building this car over multiple years.
Great Job Sr., i imagine that’s a fine feeling to drive that machine every weekend... May the force be with you master👍🏻
Thanks. It definitely is a great feeling!
man this is a dream car! she sounds incredible!
Thank you! It's definitely been a fun build.
Damn that sounds nice.
Thanks!
That sounds amazing!
Thank you!
SUPER nice looking car !!
Enjoy it :- )
Thanks!
My dream car!
Mine too!
What a gorgeous car my friend. I can only hope the 69 we're looking to aquire will end up this beautiful.
Thanks man!
I thought I’d start here! I’ll be watching everything. Beautiful Blk. Jade 69 ! Sounds incredible!
Thanks man! Great starting point. The video production definitely evolved as time went on.
Awesome soundtrack!, don’t need a radio.
Thanks! My feeling exactly. Isn't like you would hear the music anyway!
Love it!
Thank you!
Super nice car .
Thank you!
Let me know (please) if you decide to sell . I've got a 69 428CJ engine that I'm thinking about putting in my 73 that I had when I was 18,19 . It needs a ton of work (the jet does too) . Cool car 😎 !
Will do. Highly unlikely I will ever sell it but I will keep you in mind if it ever happens. Did you have a 69 Mach 1 that you pulled the engine from or did you get the engine alone?
@@SmackeysGarage yes I had a car that was smashed and lots of parts . This going back , way back 70's . I'm running 🏃♂️ out of time !
Dang that 390 sounds awesome! Have you ever taken it to the track? I havent seen alot of FE engines being run nowadays and it is great seeing this.
@Bazooka Joe Thanks! I haven't taken it to the track yet. I'm planning on changing the gears this year to something steeper and then I will be. I live within an hour of New England Dragway.
@@SmackeysGarage I am currently building a 1968 Shelby GT500KR. It seems alot of guys talk about how hard it is to change spark plugs for a FE engine inside of a 1967-1970 mustang. Do you think they are that hard to change in your 69 Mach?
Wow! That's an awesome car!
Yes they are a major pain. The shock towers are extremely close to the side of the engine. Taking the plugs in and out isn't hard but putting the plug wires back on is a pain. I made custom wires with bendable plug boots that made it much easier.
You know...Yet again another Similarity! I had a Blue 96 Saleen S281 that looked similar to your blue one in the background!
That’s awesome! The s281 was a vehicle I always wanted to own but never had the opportunity/money back then. This is a 94 painted in sonic blue. I bought it when I was 18. It’s still in the family.
Beautiful ride and it sounds awesome!
Thanks Eddie!
Sounds wicked! I see you're in MA. Any chance you had Reid's machine do any of the work on the block? I'm cracking into a 390 build myself for a Galaxie and plan to bring the block over to them.
Hey. I did not have Reid's machine do any of the work on the block. I used Bouches Racing Engines in Rowley, MA. Cool to see your in MA too. What year is your Galaxie?
@@SmackeysGarage Good to know! A buddy had some nice work done there on an older Volvo engine. My Galaxie is a 65 Convertible with a tired 289 in it. Just finished full hotchkis TVS on it and going front discs this year as I ramp up the 390 build.
Awesome. The 390 will definitely help move that big Galaxie along. It's such a torque engine.
Nice video. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Ang!
The rarest of the 69 Mach 1s. I don't think I've ever seen a 390 Mach 1 in the flesh. I had a 69 Mach 1 with the 351 4V great fun but it rusted right out from under me.
That happens. I’ve seen lots of them rust out over the years. When the torque boxes or front rails go it’s a major project.
Perfect idle!
Thanks! Great wsb icon!
i love this cam. i have a xe268 in my 390 fastback. id love to have more thump, but my cars a gta i dont think it would work with my stock converter. Beautiful car though bud. Im also from MA. Fall River here
Thanks for the compliment on the car! I really like the whole XE line of cams. I love the GTA cars. What color is it? I’ll have to look for you at some of the shows. I have been going to the Mustangs of Massachusetts shows. I just bought a new place in Beverly, MA with a much bigger garage.
@@SmackeysGarage its pacific green metallic. I have pictures on instagram rmac_67fastback.
@@r_mac67fstbck41 Found and followed you, great looking and sounding car! What exhaust do you have on it?
@@SmackeysGarage flowmaster super 44s and 2.5 inch piping. i was considering electric cutouts for some fun
Electric cutouts do sound fun. Great way to let them know you’re coming!
Sounds really, really good. What’s the idle speed set at?
Thanks! The idle speed is set somewhere between 750 and 800rpm.
Big cammed FE's..does it every time
Yea it does!
Amazing!
Sounds and looks amazing bro! 👍🏻🔥🔥🔥
Thanks!,
@@SmackeysGarage So looks like there’s going to be a VERY long wait for those Edelbrock FE heads and RPM intake for my Mach 1… totally bummed out. Summit said shipping by July… rubbish 🤦♂️
Wow. I can’t believe they are that far behind. Any idea what’s causing them to be so long? Another good alternative to the Edelbrock heads are the Blue Thunder ones. Might want to reach out to survival motor sports if you need something quicker.
@@SmackeysGarage definitely! I reached out to Barry from Survival. Waiting to hear back for heads, intake, etc… Edelbrock stated that there is an alleged “Material supply shortage”. I’m going to call BS as I’ve seen a posting that a Major Parts company in Los Angeles had not been keeping up with their financial obligations to a local foundry that is producing and machining their parts. Sounds VERY sus to me, so we’ll leave it at that… LOL
@@bigmike2149 Glad to hear you reached out to them. They have been good to me in the past. I bought my Blue Thunder MR 427 Intake from them. Their site says they have the Edelbrock heads in stock so you might get lucky.
What is the compression ratio? Sounds awesome!!
Probably somewhere around 9.5/10:1. Thanks!
Hello...its beautiful your mustang 69, can you say me the size of tires and rim??..im restoring a mustang mach1 1973, thanks!!!
Thank you! I'm running Front: 15x7 and 215/60R. The Rear is 15x8 245/60R
Not a big fan of mustangs but that one is clean 🔥
Thanks!
I am currently building a 1968 Shelby GT500KR. It seems alot of guys talk about how hard it is to change spark plugs for a FE engine inside of a 1967-1970 mustang. Do you think they are that hard to change in your 69 Mach?
Wow! That is a fantastic car.
The spark plugs are a major pain to change. There is almost no room between the shock towers and the engine itself. I'd say the hardest part is actually getting the spark plug boots back on, not taking the plugs in our out. That can be done with the correct tools.
I'd suggest making some custom wires with bendable boots. It has made it much easier for me.
@@SmackeysGarage Awesome and thanks for your experienced input!
Any time!
Sounds like mustang galloping
It does!!!!
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Is it wrong that the sound of that wicked 390 gave me a HOFNER?
😂😂 .. and no it isn't wrong.
Hello.
How much Lift has the cam ? Roller or flat tappet ?
0.584/0.588 and it is a hydraulic flat tappet
@@SmackeysGarage
Beautiful Mustang and great sound.
I'm currently rebuilding my FE 390, the first V8 I've done. Very exciting but it is a lot of fun. Have a 63 galaxie 500 xl
Got some help in the USA from Brent Lykins, you probably know him from TH-cam. Brent had a roller cam made for me. At least he created the profile, comp made it. I was too scared as far as flat tappet cam is concerned. One hears of many failures. That's why I decided to go with roller cam. Am very curious how the FE then runs. 586/601 Valve lift
Have changed to Brents roller rocker. Tomorrow I will put on the Intake. Hope everything will seal.
Wish you a lot of fun with the Mustang
Greetings from Germany
Thanks! The Galaxy is a big car but and the 390 FE is going to be perfect for it! I hear you on the flat tappet vs roller cam. If I were to do it again I probably would have converted the block to a roller and not done the flat tappet. Did he give you a range of RPM the car will have the most power during? Let me know when you get it running! Interested to hear how you like the engine!
@@SmackeysGarage
I had told him everything Brent wanted to know. Which Intake, carburetor, transmission, ratio rear axle, heads. And that I would rather cruise, no high rpm. My camshaft has accordingly more torque in the lower range. Will then soon also upload a video on my channel. Have there already some of the galaxy and rebuilt. Unfortunately I can not provide contact details here, TH-cam will then not publish the comment. Had just tried it. Is then not posted.
1969 was the last year for a 390 4v engine in a Mustang.
Yes it was.
@@SmackeysGarage I have a yellow all-options '69 Boss 302 Mustang that I bought new from TASCA Ford in RI. I wanted a '69 Boss 429. TASCA had two but both were already sold. Bob Tasca Sr advised me to get the Boss 302 instead. I'm glad I listened to him. Back in the mid-to-late 60's, I bought 4 high-performance Fords there. I still have three of them. Bob Tasca Sr created the Cobra-Jet Ford engines idea for Ford. He and Henry Ford II were close friends. Bob Tasca Sr also came up with the idea for the Ford leasing program. He was a sales marking genius.
I've heard stories of him but never got to meet him. Seemed like a very down to earth intelligent person. Do you know why he suggested the 302 over the 429? I'm curious to know! Was it the way you were planning on using the car?
@@SmackeysGarage Bob Tasca Sr advised me that a Boss 429 Mustang would not be very good as a daily driver. In 1966 I came close to buying a Shelby AC 427 Cobra. Bob Tasca Sr advised me to not do so. He took me for a test drive and showed me why. Highly noisy, no heater, no radio and couldn't be driven on bad weather days. I ended up buying a 1966 427 Fairlane XL instead. I'm glad that I bought the '69 Boss 302 Mustang because I still have it today. Bob was right, it was a good daily driver and still is if I wanted it as such.
@@SmackeysGarage Bob Tasca Sr was a very nice guy. He treated every customer with high respect and always gave great advice. He was also a sales marketing genius. Bob Tasca Jr was/is the same way. Bob Tasca Jr helped me get the maximum performance out of my '69 Boss 302 Mustang without adding a bunch of expensive hardware mods. Bobby Jr started as a new car prep/car wash guy when he first started working for his dad. I've not yet met Bob Tasca III but I'm sure that he's a good guy also.
What mufflers are those super 44s
No, they are Pypes RacePro mufflers (2.5”)
What kind of mufflers do you have on the mustang?
I have Pypes Race Pros and their X-Pipe
Why did you put an x pipe in the exhaust system of such a beautiful example of old school muscle? It changes the sound too much. Sounds too 1993 5.0 GT. I had one. Kinda like a cheap who're compared to, name your perfect woman. I would have gone with 2.5" cherry bombs and maybe an H pipe, maybe. I don't care if the X pipe makes 100 more hp, this car needs the old school sound. But it's your hotrod and I love it!!
@@elituko like you said in the last part, it’s his hot rod
What cam and mufflers?
I'm running a Comp XE284H Cam, Hooker 6114 Long Tubes, Pypes Race Pro Exhaust
what happens if you leave the stock valve springs for this cam?
There wouldn’t be enough pressure at the higher RPM range of the cam and will cause the valve to flutter or miss. I wouldn’t recommend it.
@@SmackeysGarage thank you for the response. i put upgraded valve springs with dampers for my build.
@@obsessedwithcars219 Great! What did you go with?
@@SmackeysGarage I left the cam that my motor came with (melling MTF 4) backfaced valves and (marathon) valve job and port matched. but it sure does like the rpms with the new springs and dampers! Thanks for checkin in!
Glad to hear you are happy with it!
I have a 67 FB bullitt clone with a 390. Just finishing her up. What type and size cam are you running? That sounds killer!
I’m running the Comp XE284H. I believe it is about 0.600 lift. I’m also running Harland Sharp rockers on it. Thanks!! These 390s sound good.
Are you running stock rockers?
I'm running Harland Sharp rockers on the car.
@@SmackeysGarage are you running power brakes?
@@r1ckgrimes97 Yes, I am. I'm running the stock brake system.
@@r1ckgrimes97 One more point. I am running a vacuum system on the car.
@@SmackeysGarage I was curious with that cam if it would produce enough vacuum for power brakes lol
What's the exhaust setup and cam?
The exhaust is, Hooker Super Competition long tube headers, Pypez Street Pro Mufflers on a 2.5" system.
The cam is a XE284H running on 1.76 rockers.
@@SmackeysGaragecool I have a mercury with a 390, and was trying to find a good exhaust setup
@@sharps_1367 I've had this setup, Pypes Street Pros, and a set of turbo mufflers. The Street Pros were way too loud. The Race Pros are quieter.
It does have an X-Pipe on it. I'm debating trying to swap it out with an H-Pipe over the winter to hear how it sounds.
What do you have right now? Anything on it? The 390 is a good sounding engine!
@@SmackeysGarage I just picked it up and it has open headers at the moment
@@sharps_1367 That sounds good too. Neighbors probably won't like it though!!
Let me know what you choose or find.
What’s the story with the blue sn?
Its a 94 5.8L with a Procharger painted in Sonic Blue. It's my brothers car. It is on the road.
@@SmackeysGarage man, that’s something to aspire to have
We have always been a Mustang family. That was the first car I bought myself. Sold it to him after I had too many projects.
SN95 REPRESENT!!!
They are great cars!
Love i wanna put a turbo charger too 😭
There is literally no room in the engine bay for one. I'd have to completely redo the front end!!
@@SmackeysGarage yess I understand da I have a FE 1974 super cab so I’m hoping that it will fit it big single lol
@Pocket Square hell yeah more horse power 😂
What’s your set up?
Exhaust set up? Hooker super comp long tubes running to a Pypes exhaust system with their RacePro mufflers.
What are the tires and wheel specs?
Front is: 15x7, 215/60; Rear is 15x8, 245/60
My dad has a friend who have a 69 mach 1 390 wich have just been standing since 93. I want to buy it but hes a grumpy old farmer who just wont sell it
They are awesome cars. If you convince him not to be grumpy get it! Tell him you'll take him for a ride in it when it is back on the road.
@@SmackeysGaragei’ll try to convince him but im only 18 so I don’t have the money yet. The only hope for me to get it is if my dad loan me the money.
As a die hard ford man don't let the profile thing fool ya. It's a 347 stroker RWD Converted T5 Del Sol just to get that out there before I catch hate.... This Stang sounds off to me I realize it's a big lift cam and all but I've had a many of 390 FEs got a few right now one in the ole f100 and the one in the pick up aside from some LT header and high rise and dual 4 barrels it sounds better than this. I'm not hating this thing genuinely sounds off I'm baffled worse sounding 390 I've ever heard. But beautiful car none the less
You're getting hate either way for touching a del sol and going the complete wrong direction with it..🤦♂️
I'm very happy with it. That's all that matters!
How big is the cam lift?
I'm running 1.76 HS rockers and the cam has 0.584 Lift on the intake side
@@SmackeysGarage very nice. I just ordered my cam from Oregon Cams for my FE390.
What’s the specs of the cam you purchased?
@@SmackeysGarage that's quiet a lift on that cam. Did you have to get a torque converter? What do you think is the max lift cam one could go with without getting a torque converter?
@@MrMedicAdnan I have a four speed so I didn't have to mess with the converter. Low gears are a must though. Comp recommends a 2800+ stall with this cam. I've never had an automatic behind the engine, if it was me I would talk with the cam company for there recommendation.
What mufflers are you running
Pypes 2.5" Race Pro Mufflers
@Smackey's Garage sounds awesome I have a 69 with a 445 stroker Flowmaster is getting old and doesn't have the sound I want I find myself running the dumps more
@@whosthere2707 Thanks! What cam are you running in the 445? Sounds like it could be a strong combination with that number of cubes. I'd say my sound is coming from my Long Tubes and the Pipes setup. If you get it, you'll love it. What cam are you running?
@Smackey's Garage yeah it pulls hard have a Lunati roller 310/318 roller have the long tube also ran a 10.80 and spun some still didn't use the nitrous. I have the original 428 out of it didn't want to hurt it
Sounds like a great build. Must be a fun car to drive and race. I hear you and pulling the original 428. That’s a smart move.