.......just wanted to consult those who are far more knowledged in the subject then I. I have found a block for the bother of hauling it away. By the codes I managed to get off the Manifold (C8AE-9430-A) and the old lady saying it came out of thier old 1968 Ford truck, I think it's a 360 or 390. It is certainly not a small block by any means. I was thinking about changing out the mounts and scavenging a matching trannie for it, and installing it in my 1987 F-250. I'd prefer to make it a moderate RPM torque oreinted towing block. What cam would you recommend. Would a 750 CFM Holley be a good match? Any Hi-rise dual plane recommendations? What is a good tow oreinted Trannie for that block. And how about a gear set in the 380-400 range........

Thanks in advance for your advice....

 

a good cam for low end would be the crane 343901 cam, agood intake would be the edelbrock performer for low end power and yes the holley 750 would be plenty for it. good luck

 

I think 750 is healthy for a low RPM torque maker FE 360/390. Go 600 if you have a choice. Go with the Edel performer if you think there is no chance of future hot-rodding of the motor. If you think you'll get the urge to build up some more later, splurge for the Edel Performer RPM intake. Il ike the Crane 901 Cam as well.

For towing or racing or anything, I like the C6 Automatic. It's easy enough to find with an FE bellhousing. It's tough.

Now, that being said. I think you're looking at a good bit of work just to use an old FE motor that may need many parts replaced.

What is in your truck now? 351,460

 

i agree with gtex and i bet you would find that a 600 cfm would work a lot better then a 750 carb. The smaller carb seems to run better and make more power to a point.

 

....Originally the truck had a 351, but I bought it for the good condition of the body and chassis. I already had a tricked out 5.0 block with no home, and the price was right. I'm a little suprised the 750CFM Double pumer would be a bit much, it does wonders for the 5.0 . It's (5.0)not a good match for a truck though, although it sounds great. We used to race that block in a 1985 Mustang that normally turned 10.8-10.9 @ 98-99mph in the quarter. We were going to do some suspension work to make it better, then discovered the chassis had pretty much seen it's last days. There was no way I was letting the block go though. I've been more into GM's and mopars for along time and It was my first venture into Ford territory. I want to find a new home for the 5.0, preferably at least 3000 lbs lighter then the F-250. I keep eyeing the wife's little 1984 Ranger, I hear a 5.0 can be a real hoot in them. She remains highly suspicous of the Idea. What I badly need is a big horse to tow all the various cars to where ever they need to be. I'd like to be able to put my 6700lb 1968 Tornado on a trailer and have no problems hauling it. I even thought about removing the bed and putting a stake bed with fifth wheel rig in it. I've already found a number of duelie rear ends in good condition. Of course we are talking serious levels of work here, but hey, I have alot of eager evil minded buddies that like things like this.......I love the body style, and have access to many possible pieces, I just have no idea what combo would work best.....the ideas are intrigueing ..