Hey, Whats up people..... I am prepping to start working on a new project...


I am intending, to buy a junker 351m/400 with good compression and bulk it up....

In my project i am would like to have a hydraulic roller camshaft, performance heads an top notch decent priced rods.


What i would like to know is what is the best recommended by fellow ford enthusiast.

 

con rods. their are no simple upgrades for con rods that are cheap for the 400. but tim meyer sells a 434" with upgraded kit. usual situation is to ARP everything and polish rods of rough casting and shot peen. several good company's on camshaft applications. i use MPGheads.com custom cam grinder and decent on prices. cylinder heads and application for best reccomendations. several to choose from.

 

i plan to reuse everything on the lower end except the cam.

 

Including worn bearings and worn low compression pistons?

 

its a cheap build and virtually anything can be re used except for the scrap parts such as "BEARINGS"



its a nothing special engine build..... i get bored doing 30-35 hours a week at work job change loss of 5-10 hours and loss of 50 cents.... a hour

 

If nothing special is what you're after, you are on the right track.

 

i want to throw the little engine on something, idk what but it has to be very low to the ground..... fast... and have a nice roll cage.. i wanna make a ATV or something turn the block sideways and hook up some type of system to attatch it to some type of clutch..... Just to build something.....

just to build something.... I know they got v8 lawn mowers but its been done to much before.

 

So you want to make a V8 powered go-cart, using a 351M/400?

Good idea, horrible execution. You could go with a 302 and save weight, have a wider range of aftermarket products, and not have an overly large tube frame with a giant motor in it. The 351M/400 isn't a good choice for that kind of project at all.

However, putting a 351M/400 into a tractor is a much better idea.

Of course, a 460 into a tractor is an even better idea.

 

Call Oregon camshaft grinders they make they best cam. And custom. Just tell them what you want or give them I grind number. There located in Vancouver, Washington. You won't regret it. And it's a great idea! Thing would pull for days with all that torque and no weight. Put it in a trike. Me and my old man built a 347 stroked trike about 5 years ago. Took one run down the road and sold it to my buddy it was stupid fast. 420 hp to the crank. Also had an Oregon cam in her. A turboed vw is always cheap and fun too!

 

He killed him self 2 years later at portland international raceway.. Rip mike dearmin. Hit the wall at 170 on a gxr 1500 ^^