Modifying my 223ci.
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Modifying my 223ci.
I have a 63 F100 with an all original drivetrain. I have the 223ci with the three in the tree trans. It has 64k original miles as well. I am wanting to modify the engine and add vintage air, a CV front end, fuel injection, am am needing some guidance on how and where is the best place to have the block and heads done and any suggestions on how to spice up the I6.
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I am not an expert on the 223 L6 or anything else for that matter but I would look into retrofitting the electronics from a late 80's to 1996 300 Big Six. The intake and exhaust may not bolt on but if you could drill and tap your intake to fit the injectors and then weld in an O2 sensor you are off to the races with the hard part done. Get metered air through a mass airflow sensor into where the carb mounts and then install the wiring harness through the firewall to the computer that i would mount by the glove box. Cut the firewall of the donor truck where the harness passes through and weld that into your firewall and that way the grommet fits like the factory did it in 1963.
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Yup have to agree I would not mess a low mileage truck in that condition. If you go old school the cool factor goes way up IMHO
If you want to better performance out of the 223 look at Clifford Performance. Ford 223/262 ,
Or for old school cool is the Offy set up that is available from summit.
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If you want to better performance out of the 223 look at Clifford Performance. Ford 223/262 ,
Or for old school cool is the Offy set up that is available from summit.
Phethean Racing Products - Offenhauser
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Lol no I'll replace it with an appropriate one to go on top of the EFI unit.
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So are you considering a throttle body unit? It would be a lot easier than my first multi port injection suggestion and would also be easier to disguise as a carb
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Yeah that's the plan, ford motor sports is building me one
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or anything else for that matter but I would look into retrofitting the electronics from a late 80's to 1996 300 Big Six. 240/300 I-6: Intake and exhaust manifolds located on the right (passenger) side.
Not only are these I-6 engines completely different, but they mount differently and next to no parts interchange.
And by the way, an L6 is a flathead engine, as the L refers to the shape of the cylinder head (L head). The 223 I-6 is an inline OHV
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ND I knew the engines were a different breed but some of us backyarders like to try and swap parts because you never know what might work.
A long time friend is as old school as you get and has several heavy trucks from the 50's and 60's. When I called him recently he said he now prefers fuel injection and I asked him if he got hit on the head. He said no but admitted he had to get them to a movie set and none wanted to run because of gummed up fuel filters and stuck floats. Fuelie just hit the key and go.
A long time friend is as old school as you get and has several heavy trucks from the 50's and 60's. When I called him recently he said he now prefers fuel injection and I asked him if he got hit on the head. He said no but admitted he had to get them to a movie set and none wanted to run because of gummed up fuel filters and stuck floats. Fuelie just hit the key and go.
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