......"Trucks" or "Horsepower TV". Why? Cause I want to go out and start putting that stuff in my vehicles!

I do enjoy those two shows. Too bad I can't actually afford most of that stuff.


Yesterday (I think it was on Trucks) they were talking about crate motors. Anyone have any opinions on these? Any experience? I had the 302 overhauled in my '86 last year and that ran me around $2,300 by the time it was all said and done. The car is gonna be due for an engine down the road and I have no idea what to do with her.

 

put a 550 hp crate motor in it..

Theo

 

Most of the crate motors seem to be set up for drag racing and not trucks

I think Cheby has a couple that would work for trucks but nothing from Ford.

 

At Jegs they have 351W Sportsman blocks for sale. They aren't to bad of a price either. I figure with the C4 in my garage, the 351W, and a fuel injection manifold and computer I could have one heck of a sleeper.

 

I just wish that doing any of the stuff they do on those shows was a fraction of how easy and quick they make it look

 

It's good show and all but I get tired of "we got the biggest, or best or the most expensive from Jegs"
Gee wish Someone would pay for my truck parts, then I have my own tv show...

 

I thought that the 351w sportsman blocks from jegs were $2,100 or something like that.

 

2100 ain't a bad price now adays. The motor I want to build for my truck will run me at least 5k and then I got to buy another tranny, that is for the 91 4x4, a 460 and tranny (c6 i guess?)....the 02 2x4 motor and trans I expect will run me between 10k and 15k....a roots blown triton V10 with a six speed?

 

2100 for a long block isnt that bad.

 

that's not for the longblock.

 

Ok maybe I should have checked then. I don't wanna build a motor. The GT-40X/302 they have is nice. 3500 for the whole thing isn't that bad.

 

I bought a 351w/392 stroker from Ford Racing for my 65 mustang. It is very easy to live with as far as being smooth idling and such. I wouldn't be afraid to put it into a pickup or Bronco. It was complete except for the carb and headers, cost $6000 but I doubt that you could build it for much less. Puts out 430 hp, too, and that's fun to have available.

 

My roomate jsut bought a 500hp 351W off a friend for his Bronco, guy built it for 5k...

 

Not that long ago, I could buy a rebuilt 302 short block for about $300. Do a valve job on the heads and I was ready to go.