I was hoping to get some advice on rebuilding the 352 in my 65' pick-up. I know others here have rebuilt theirs, what results did you get with what products. I am after recomendations and ideas. I have worked on other engines, but not on any of the FE or FT series of motors.

I know you want to know what I am after. If I am reading the warranty tag right my motor is rated at 172 hp. I want to raise that to 300-400 hp without sacrificing the torque. I still want a good hp to torque ratio. I've always heard these motors had the power to pull hell off the cross but lacked the get up and go to get out of the way. I believe that can be fixed with the right parts? Don't get me wrong I don't want a racer, just a good well rounded truck and motor that can run on pump gas.

I already plan to add headers, different intake w/4bbl carb, hardened valve seals. high pressure oil pump, and electric fan. What else should I be thinking about. Any one run desk top dyno conparing simular products to see the results?

Any help is appreciated. Also I am on fixed income and limited budget. I do what I can as I can when I can. Take my time and do it right, hopefully........ without changing my mind before it is too late, ha ha...

Sorry about rambling on so long. Check out this link below. I wouldn't mind having one of those motors. Is that what they call the 352HP?
Or just a bad mammer jammer?

Thanks,

Bobby

Anyone else from Louisiana?
Good luck with your truck and maybe pray for mine!






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If they make on for the FE series, get an HEI distributor made by DUI. Go to performancedistributors.com to find one. Get their wires too. Unreal amount of spark, big increase in HP and uses all the gas, so more efficient. They aren't cheap, but worth it.

 

I forgot to put the link dumb-dumb me!

http://www.lovefords.org/features/in.../motorlife.htm

Anyone have one of these motors in their truck?

Bobby

 

hey Bobby:
One of those motors would be nice to have these days, but I don't think they would be unleaded fuel freindly. The compression was relatively high in thos and they could run all day on Premium gas. Some thougts on your 352. This motor has basically a 360 crank with smaller bore holes (4.00 I think??). The general consensus is to bore that to 4.05 (same as 360/390) and then dump a 390 crank/rods/pistons and your punching 350 hp with the other mods. Of course, you will need about $1000 .
Check into the FE engine forum, plenty of tricks and ideas there for you...

--Mike G

 

My thoughts, as I said in the other posting are:
use a mild cam around .490lift - .500 lift 280-290durration
that allong with your headers and 4 bbl you will see 325Hp +
and be around 400 for torque. depending on your gears
you could see around 18mi/gal gas mileage as well.
My thoughts.

I run .512lift 292 durration (intake) and .538lift 302 durration (exhaust) Cam with stock cast iron 4bbl intake w motorcraft 4300
4bbl. headers, 2 1/4" dual with strait pipes. it is a 360 over .030
my dyno software says about 370Hp 427 ft lb torque.
the kicker is I get 18-21mi / gal at 2600rpm on the hwy.

 

Go to the FE Forum. We have detailed plans, prices and part numbers for what you want.

 

Cory what tran and rearend gears are you running for that mileage ? Right now I have a three on the tree, but might know where a c6 is, my rear is a 3.50 gears.

The c6 was in an 73 truck my dad sold my uncle years ago. he took the 360 out and put it in another truck, but I tink both trucks are still parked in the woods by his house! PArts that might help me!

Thanks all
Bobby

 

Mine is original NP 435 tied to a 352. The rear is also original 3.25:1
I think the biggest thing for mileage that most people don't understand is
free flow the exhaust as best as you can.
I used to have a '67 LTD 2Dr Hd Top with 390 that I used CJ equivalent
goodies in. It was a C6 auto with 2.73gears and dual exhaust. I got
25-29 Mi/ gal with it.

 

Bobo, I would try to find a 390 to rebuild if you could instead of the 352. The hp numbers you want would be easier to attain with the extra cubes. One word of first hand experience, upgrade to the hardened valve seats on whatever FE heads you chose! Unleaded gas ate my '68 390 heads badly! I ended up using a '78 351W to replace the 390 after that.

 

Bobby-go to your uncles and check out those trucks. Plenty of goodies there can be swapped over to your ride. With any luck, one of them is an F100/150 and you can swap in the front ends with disk brakes .

Happy hunting in the woods.. --Mike G

 

I plan on trying to find a stock cast 4bbl intake and using headers w/ dual exhaust going into 12-18 inch glass packs. What size pipe I'm not surre of yet, 2 1/4-3". What size carb is the motorcrft. I'll probably go with something in the 500-700 cfm range? I want good responce but not at the expence of mileage. Gas is already too high!

I also thought about porting the intake and heads aswell. That should help alot wouldn't ya say?

 

I am not really sure I know it is the square bore motorcraft 4300. I think
it was said to be from a late 60's 429/460. I believe it to be 600CFM.