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360 or 390
well iam looking up pieces and parts for the 72 f-100 4x4 i just bought and i am getting confused from what iam finding in parts list the 360 was avaliable untill 71 then in 72 they dropped in the 390. maybe iam just retarted and cant read right but could some one let me knoe how to identfie a 360 from a 390 so i will know exactally what iam working with....thanks in advance 
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well crap then....does anyone know if the 360 was an option in a 72 f-100 4x4 custom.....but from what i understand the 360 and the 390 are like brothers and have many interchangeable parts....correct?
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Yep, you can pull the guts out of one and stick them in the other. Bore's the same, everything is the same except for stroke.
Both motors, according to Chilton's, were offered that year.
The 390 would probably have been an option over the 360, this is a guess...don't know for sure on this.
Other than a sticker Rusty....that's cheating
Both motors, according to Chilton's, were offered that year.
The 390 would probably have been an option over the 360, this is a guess...don't know for sure on this.
Other than a sticker Rusty....that's cheating
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thanks rusty ill check it out but i dont think there are any stickers on the valve covers the only writing on them say "power by ford" ...i dont know if those valve covers are stock but i kind of like them
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The FE was offered into 1976 in the trucks, however, most of the 4x4 were only equiped with the 360, unless you knew somebody at Ford... You probably have a 360, of course the PO could have swapped in a 390, but you will need to check the stroke to be sure. The 360/390 share the same block, just a different crank/rods/pistons combo.
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well i was looking at basic stuff cam headers intake carb but what threw me was i was looking at a radiator and they had them from 68-71 360 then 68-72 390 i dont really know my attenetion span on reading skills suck so maybee i just dont understand
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Originally Posted by ACESN8S
Bore's the same, everything is the same except for stroke.
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Originally Posted by 76supercab2
Again, I can't see where any of those things will be different between 360 and 390. Radiator included.
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Originally Posted by ACESN8S
Sorry, I considered that in the equation, but not the statment.
But, that's what I meant. Good catch
But, that's what I meant. Good catch
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