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Dec 24, 2023 | 08:53 PM

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redroad

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Originally Posted by Duncan Andris

thanks for the suggestions! Those parts are probrably dependent on the machine shop bill lol, just a teenager trying to learn.

It really depends on how much horse power you want to produce. If the cylinders just need to be honed and you can use the stock 97' 460 EFI pistons ($200.) , recondition the rods ($125), upgrade the oil pan gasket to a single piece rubber one they're about $50., crank polish (maybe, main and rod bearings, the rest is going to be determined by the machine shop. If you dial in the quench using those pistons and the stock cam set up and some self sustained guided port work you could find 125 hp over stock that way. Which is not to shabby.

edit: With the 88-91 FI piston and 95cc D3 heads, c/r is about 8.9:1, or perhaps 9:1 if you zero deck the block.

Dec 24, 2023 | 08:56 PM

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Duncan Andris

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@redroad I kinda wanna put a bigger cam in it, not huge but reasonably bigger. I'm thinking I would just get a kit from comp cams with everything, what do you think?

Dec 24, 2023 | 09:19 PM

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@redroad I kinda wanna put a bigger cam in it, not huge but reasonably bigger. I'm thinking I would just get a kit from comp cams with everything, what do you think?

I used the 262h for my 390 it's a Comp cam product. The kit is nice with the springs and keepers etc.. It's all matched. The machine shop will help you answer the next questions. You'll need paint for the engine and whatever your going to paint the bracketry for the motor.

Dec 25, 2023 | 08:57 AM

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I think everything else has been covered above, what I did in same scenario (E-350 460 into a truck) after correct oil level determined - cut the dipstick tube with a tubing cutter a few times using the truck dipstick until you get an exact match on oil level to the original.

Dec 25, 2023 | 09:02 AM

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well the original dipstick tube was quite bent and it started to break so I just broke it off in the middle, and I'd be willing to bet it's almost impossible to find another one for the e350 so I think I'm just going to have to change it back tongoing through the block.

Dec 25, 2023 | 09:15 AM

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Mine was using a 90's EFI 460, the E series had a very long dipstick and tube so was easy just to cut shorter. Still went into the pan though from what I remember. Sounds like yours (earlier generation) is different. On the one I used the oil pan is what I think referred to as a mid-sump, which worked well for my application.

Dec 25, 2023 | 09:18 AM

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On cars you can no longer get the tube for that is cracked / broken or that needs to be removed when doing header gaskets the trick is double compression fitting.
You fit the nuts on the tubes, the compression rings and the female fitting and tighten it all up.
Now it is all together and if you have to remove it just undo the fitting and pull it out of the way.
Dave ----