The "J" associated with MEL blocks was used only to identify cast components of the 430 block. The code used was "EDJ." Had nothing to do with performance. All 383 unique cast components used the code "EDG."
I'm greatly confused by the information quoted about the "FE" blocks and early '60s racing, or is it the source site author is confused. The FE was introduced in 1958 production, the same as the MEL block. It was often referred to as a baby MEL in those days. The FE initially came in two displacements, 332 c.i. and 352 c.i. The latter being the basis for the T-Bird engine and Police engines.
Robert McNamara while President of Ford, before he became Secretary of Defense in the Kennedy Administration, basically killed Ford's direct participation in all forms of racing. Ford re-entered the world of racing and racing sponsorships after luring Larry Shinota from GM's Corvette development group in the mid 1960s. Shinota was responsible or all the Ford "Boss" this and "Boss" that engines. Most notibly he was esponsible for the 428CJ (there's that "J" again) To create the 428CJ some 430/462 MEL parts went into a bored and stroked "FE" truck block. Such things as part of the rocker assemblies.
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