Does anyone know what is the difference or rather why ford put a 370cid engine in such a big truck like the F-600??? Is the 370 truck engine any different than the 429 or the 460?? Like does the 370 have a steel crank or better stronger rods and does it have forged pistons. Since I believe that the 370 is in the same family as the 429 and the 460, I was thinking that I could swap the 370 with a 429 or better yet a 460 and put one of those super tree trunck pulling torque cams with a healthy compression ratio (9.0 to 1). If anyone could please help me, I have absolutly no experience with the 385 series. I mostly mess with the Windsor blocks. Is there a good book that deals with the 385 series engines that you would honestly say' "Man that is a good book and I must have it in my collection." Any comments would be appreciated. Thanks

 

you can swap your 370 for the 429 or 460. Should bolt right in.

 

Low rpm and gearing are what's important in heavy trucks and equipment.

 

The only difference in beween the 370 and an industrial 429 is the bore. You COULD swap in a 460, but I really dont think you want to. The internals are beefier in the industrial motors and they have more low end grunt. The crank snout is longer on the 370/429 so you would need a different balancer setup and I believe you would have to change the timing cover to get your front motor mount to work. If you are dead set on having more power I would look around for an industrial 429.