The automaker's answer was a 7.0-liter, 426-cubic-inch displacement engine. It used the same block as Ford's earlier 427 FE V8 but incorporated numerous performance upgrades to improve power output.

We combed through offerings to find the crate engines that Ford Performance sells with the most horsepower. Can you guess ...

Introduced for the 1959 model year as a range-topping model, the Ford Galaxie received ... When equipped with the 406- and 427-cubic-inch (6.6- and 7.0-liter) FE V8 units, the Galaxie morphed ...