Will these heads work?
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Will these heads work?
Hey guys im startin to make my shopping list for my truck for when i get back from my deployment next summer. Its a 76 f100 with the 360. Now from what i thought the 360 and 390 were the same besides the crank and rods so would these 390 heads work?
Edelbrock 60057 Edelbrock Ford FE Performer RPM Heads
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Edelbrock 60057 Edelbrock Ford FE Performer RPM Heads
thanks in advance guys
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Yes, they'll fit but the performance return will be disappointing.
The compression ratio and camshaft in a 360 is dismal.
I think your money would be better spent getting a 390 crank and rods and turn the 360 into a 390 get the 390 pistons also this will raise the compression ratio to something thats decent.
Then, with a decent cam, intake and exhaust system if you have the money go for the aluminum heads.
The compression ratio and camshaft in a 360 is dismal.
I think your money would be better spent getting a 390 crank and rods and turn the 360 into a 390 get the 390 pistons also this will raise the compression ratio to something thats decent.
Then, with a decent cam, intake and exhaust system if you have the money go for the aluminum heads.
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I did basically the same thing for my '73 F100. It's now a 390 (395.77 with the +.030" overbore).
I got the machined 390 crank and bearing kit and the eight rebuilt 390 connecting rods on E-bay. The crank was turned -.020" on the mains and -.010" on the rod journals. The connecting rods had resized big ends with new bolts and the small ends had new bushings already honed. Total cost was between 5 & 600 dollars. I bought them a couple of years ago so my memory of the exact cost is a little foggy.
I used Silv-O-Lite #1131 pistons that I got from Summit Racing for $144.00. With these pistons I'm running aprox. a 10.2:1 compression.
Very low compression (less than 8.0:1), and an emission cam that is installed 4 degrees retarded are the 360's biggest problem.
Forgot to mention, neither the crankshaft nor the connecting rods required cores to be returned.
I got the machined 390 crank and bearing kit and the eight rebuilt 390 connecting rods on E-bay. The crank was turned -.020" on the mains and -.010" on the rod journals. The connecting rods had resized big ends with new bolts and the small ends had new bushings already honed. Total cost was between 5 & 600 dollars. I bought them a couple of years ago so my memory of the exact cost is a little foggy.
I used Silv-O-Lite #1131 pistons that I got from Summit Racing for $144.00. With these pistons I'm running aprox. a 10.2:1 compression.
Very low compression (less than 8.0:1), and an emission cam that is installed 4 degrees retarded are the 360's biggest problem.
Forgot to mention, neither the crankshaft nor the connecting rods required cores to be returned.
Last edited by mikeo0o0o0; Dec 27, 2011 at 08:10 PM. Reason: added info
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Thanks, glad to help if I can.
I want my project to look stock even though it's a mild build so I'm running stock exhaust manifolds instead of headers. For performance and better MPG headers are definitley the way to go.
Here's how my 390 turned out.
I want my project to look stock even though it's a mild build so I'm running stock exhaust manifolds instead of headers. For performance and better MPG headers are definitley the way to go.
Here's how my 390 turned out.
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That looks good i want the rest of my truck to look stock but have some power under the hood, have you heard it run yet?
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Here's what it looks like at the moment, not too much further along than the previous pictures.
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If you ever decide to let it go pm me, im startin to get a lil undecided though cause i just read about the 445 stroker kit
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