I bought my first Ford truck this spring. It is a 92 F250 XL, 2wd, extended cab, w/C6 tranny. The truck was a city of San Antonio truck, used on a small municipal airport, and currently has about 84k miles. It is currently my daily driver, as well as my farm truck. Everything is bone stock. I purchased this truck back in March, and found out pretty quick that it is way short on power necessary for pulling a trailer loaded with hay or my tractor through the hills where I live.

I would like to rebuild the engine and increase the low end hp and torque to meet my needs. I have been looking at the 408 stroker kits, but I am open to suggestions. If I purchase the kit, what cam, heads, etc. should I be looking for to match it? Do I need to stick with the stock EFI, or go another route?

Also, how does the stock C6 hold up to increased hp? I would prefer a manual transmission, but would hold on to what I have in order to save money for now.

 

Welcome to FTE

This same question, in one form or another, gets asked just about everyday. Here are a few recent threads you can review that may answer your questions. Speed/HP/TQ costs money, how fast do you want to go?

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...questions.html

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...ld-thread.html

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...or-hop-up.html

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...nce-build.html

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...1990-f150.html

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...-strokers.html

As far as your C6 transmission goes, it is one of the best designs Ford ever made. It can be built to withstand 400+ HP and beyond without breaking the bank.