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So I decided to go ahead bore the 352 out to std 390 and survival 445 kit Edelbrock heads intake, msd ignition and efi tub setup, behind that is a tko500 and it’s an awesome setup, she fires up instantly and is a blast to hear, soon I will be taking her out for a spin thanks for the help
Cool ! Did you assemble or have Survival build it? They do very good work but can be very busy. Did you run it on a dyno?
I did the build myself except the machine work, I’ve done the break in but not yet dino’d Still a bit nervous, Barry is very good and it did take a long while to get all the parts but well with the wait hopefully the truck will be completely done bye spring but drivetrain is complete working on interior now
I know the trend these days is taking an old car or truck and putting a modern computerized fuel injected engine and drive tran in so one has a classic automobile with all the modern conveniences.
When ever I look at a old car and see a modern engine all covered up with some custom plastic or billet panel trying to cover up all the wiring and fuel rails I walk away disappointed.
I've always looked at the paint and wheels as the cool factor and the engine as the wow factor, can't get better wow than a mulity carbed or blown big block
Modern engines can make more power and get better fuel mileage but just don't have the WOW factor of a neatly dressed older engine.
I'll never give up my 406 FE with three Holley carbs for the modern convenience of computerized fuel injection.
Times 3 to this. Love my 331 tripower in my 77 Comet. Dead nuts reliable. For 14 years now. Carbs ain't been touched the whole time.
I did the build myself except the machine work, I’ve done the break in but not yet dino’d Still a bit nervous, Barry is very good and it did take a long while to get all the parts but well with the wait hopefully the truck will be completely done bye spring but drivetrain is complete working on interior now
That looks great. You're going to have a blast roasting tires in that thing...
So I decided to go ahead bore the 352 out to std 390 and survival 445 kit Edelbrock heads intake, msd ignition and efi tub setup, behind that is a tko500 and it’s an awesome setup, she fires up instantly and is a blast to hear, soon I will be taking her out for a spin thanks for the help
Looks great. What did you use for a camshaft?
It's nice to see a build actually happen, not just get discussed.
If I remember right it’s a comp 270h not to wild and great idle/driving capabilities, yea my project is 13 years so far but been banging it out a lot now adays
So I decided to go ahead bore the 352 out to std 390 and survival 445 kit Edelbrock heads intake, msd ignition and efi tub setup, behind that is a tko500 and it’s an awesome setup, she fires up instantly and is a blast to hear, soon I will be taking her out for a spin thanks for the help
what is involved mating the tko500 to the FE engine? i'm pretty ignorant on the nuances here. Stock belhousing? adapter between somewhere? replacement belhousing... head is spinning.
I believe you just buy the correct QuickTime bell housing. Should be able to get off-the-shelf aftermarket parts...nothing special...just a little moola.
what is involved mating the tko500 to the FE engine? i'm pretty ignorant on the nuances here. Stock belhousing? adapter between somewhere? replacement belhousing... head is spinning.
You can use the stock bell with a 1" spacer if I'm not mistaken. The TKO's fit the Ford "Cobra" and SROD bell's which are 1" deeper than the Toploader bells
11-22-2018, 04:23 PM
