Engine swap info needed
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I have a 1977 1 ton f350 chassy that had a u-haul 330ci motor with a NP435 trans what motor will swap. This will be a sound system truck that travel all over California and the USA. I need a motor that can cruise all day at 70 mph. I had a national engine builder suggest a 460 ford any thoughts? Will a 460 bolt to a 330 bellhousing?
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I would have to say that you need to double check that 330ci motor first. Is it a six or an eight? If it has a M or 385 series bell housing, you will be able to use the tranny on the 460. Give us a little more info on the motor in the truck now.
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The motor is a 330ci v8 that came out in all uhaul trucks in 1977. The heads look like a Fe head with the middle sparks plugs that slant towards each other. The intake manifold is just like a 390 that over laps to half of the head. Ive had junk yards tell me a 360,390 or 428 will bolt in but I need to use my oil pan & exaust manifolds. They always reply that they are pretty sure. How would I verify or identify the bell housing?
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Mike the motor is a 330hd V8. It came out in 77 in uhaul trucks. I have not yet found anyone that knows much about this motor. I would like to put a motor in that has a lot of parts out there. I don't know much about ford motors. I once had a 66 T Bird with a 390. Is there a ford web site I can email that could tell me what motor can swap with this bellhousing. Tranny is a np435. Heads look like a fe with slanted middle spark plugs. Intake uses half the head like a 390 ford. Any thoughts.
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Hey Brett:
You are on the right track, IDing the FE and all. My thought was that it is a 332 motor, just didn't want to assume... You are going to be limited to the FE engine to fit the current bell housing. Now whether you can use the tranny on a different bellhousing brings up an additional question. Visit us down the list at the FE forum group, plenty more folks there in the know than I.
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You are on the right track, IDing the FE and all. My thought was that it is a 332 motor, just didn't want to assume... You are going to be limited to the FE engine to fit the current bell housing. Now whether you can use the tranny on a different bellhousing brings up an additional question. Visit us down the list at the FE forum group, plenty more folks there in the know than I.
--Mike
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Thanks Mike I am trying to find a motor that I can exchange with this engine. I found a photo of the 332 and it is a different motor. This engine looks so much like a 390 its knot funny. I will pull the engine in the next two weeks so I can get some numbers off the bellhousing. Is there a web site that has casting numbers or a way to identify my bellhousing.
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Swapping in the FE may be the least resistant way to replace that motor. I think the FT's had different mounting points of the motor, say front and ears on the bellhousing. Pull that motor and let us know what the housing looks like, if it's round, you may be able to get away with an FE. Check in on that forum, there are a few guys who know there FT stuff pretty well.
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Ford 330ci FT
Ok here is what i found out about the 330 ford engine. 330ci/361ci/391ci The FE-series big-block has a tougher twin brother called the FT-SERIES(meaning ford truck) designed for use in medium- and heavy-duty trucks. Displacing 330, 359, 360, 389, and 391ci, The FT-series engines share a lot of interchangeable parts with the FE, including a steel forged crank. Some FT parts can be interchanged into an FE to improve performance even though they are truck parts. Some of these parts, such as engine block, tips the scale at a higher weight, which doesn't always make sense for a performance applications.
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Wooo there. "Some" of the FE and FT parts are interchangeable, not all. For example, the crank. The FT crank has a larger front snout that will need to be turned down to fit an FE block. Consequently, the FE won't work in the FT. The FT designation was used for the larger truck line, above the F350's, the 65-77 F100-F350 still caries the FE designation.
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Well as I read this post FT being a stronger built motor for truck applications. Seems like you would want to look into rebuilding the current engine the maybe upgrade the ignition system and maybe a bolt on efi system. Further more I used to drive a Box van with a chevy 350 in it loaded to the gills with seamless gutter equipment. The addition of headers, free flowing mufflers, and some good radial tires made for 3-4 mpg gain on the highway keep this in mind considering the cost of gas is crusing quickly to $3.00 and up range.
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