351m ugrade question
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351m ugrade question
i gotta 351m/400cid engine inmy bronco and right now its okay cuz its got the 2brl carb on it so its good on gas, but it lacks power. does anyone know if the make one or where i can get a new manifold for this motor to accomidate a 4brl carb?
and question #2: i was thinkin bout gettin one of those serpantine belt conversion kits. does anyone know if they really do anything for the truck aside from asthetics?
#3: and one last thing i wanna do a supercharger or turbosystem or somethin. is there on of those formy motor?
id apprecitate it if someonecould help
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garrett
and question #2: i was thinkin bout gettin one of those serpantine belt conversion kits. does anyone know if they really do anything for the truck aside from asthetics?
#3: and one last thing i wanna do a supercharger or turbosystem or somethin. is there on of those formy motor?
id apprecitate it if someonecould help
thatnks
garrett
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From: Loveland, CO.
Originally Posted by MonsterBroncoKid
and question #2: i was thinkin bout gettin one of those serpantine belt conversion kits. does anyone know if they really do anything for the truck aside from asthetics?
garrett
garrett
One thing for sure, it makes it very easy to change the belt. I can change the stock one on my 1990 in five minutes, with basically no tools and no need to worry about the tension - and of course that takes care of all of the accessories. Compare that to changing 3-4 regular belts, all of the bolts and nuts to remove and tighten and try to get proper tension on all of the belts. It's a pain in the butt. And sometimes if one breaks you have to take others off to get the new one on.
So if ease of maintenance is one of your concerns, then you might like the serpentine belt. I don't know about other advantages, but the serpentine is basically maintenance free as long as your tensioner is good.
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1: I know Edelbrock and Weiand both manifolds that'll fit a 4bbl. I THINK you can run an AFB style AND a q-jet. You may need a spacer for the q-jet. Try Jeg's.
2: I dont think there's a single belt conversion for a 335 series engine. If there is, give me a link please. I'd like it. And ditto what everyone else said on the belts.
3: There was a draw-through setup for the 335 series to run a single, non intercooled turbo long ago, but no longer. You'll have to fab your own. Like me!
And there is a huge roots style blower just for the 335 series, but I dont have the link any more. I found it via google, though.
2: I dont think there's a single belt conversion for a 335 series engine. If there is, give me a link please. I'd like it. And ditto what everyone else said on the belts.
3: There was a draw-through setup for the 335 series to run a single, non intercooled turbo long ago, but no longer. You'll have to fab your own. Like me!
And there is a huge roots style blower just for the 335 series, but I dont have the link any more. I found it via google, though.
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Oh wait..I found the link.
http://www.blowerdriveservice.com/blower_comp_kit.html
Scroll down to the Ford section. There ya go.
http://www.blowerdriveservice.com/blower_comp_kit.html
Scroll down to the Ford section. There ya go.
