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Jul 1, 2005 | 11:33 AM

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hey Well I have been on here a few times before talking about my truck
it is a 79 f250 I was going to put 33's on it drive it but i now have changed my mind I just bought a 88 bronco 4x4. This truck is in perfect shape so I am going to drive it to school and work for now. this way i have something dependable to drive Now my 79 is going to be project truck I am going to fix it up the way i want. I will probally put a 4-6 inch lift on it. And some 35 inch tires. Give it a new paint job. Whatever i want to do to it. but this truck has a 300 straight 6 in it. I was wondering if I should find a stronger engine. I was thinking about getting a 351w but how much would the lift and bigger tires hurt the straight 6??? would it better to go on and get another engine I would probaly find one cheap to rebuild opions??

Jul 1, 2005 | 11:49 AM

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Hey A 300 in good shape will have lots of torque at low RPMs. Another thing would be to check your gears a lower gear would be better for a 300. It wont be as snappy when you stomp on the pedal as the 351W would be. But a 300 is a very tough dependable engine ford put them in many trucks.

Jul 1, 2005 | 12:02 PM

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The 300 is a good engine, lots of power but you can't get in a big hurry with it.

Jul 1, 2005 | 01:50 PM

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thats what i though and it is geared low
i was planning on sticking with it anyways just wanted some opinions

Jul 1, 2005 | 03:40 PM

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I'd put a 300 in my truck before I put a 351W in it. You can buy different cams, intakes, headers, and other performance parts for the 300.

Jul 1, 2005 | 05:55 PM

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try looking at clifford performance they have got some cool upgrades for the 300.

Jul 1, 2005 | 09:01 PM

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the 300 I6 runs more like a diesal engine, with lotta torque and not too much speed or RPMs. ive seen the 300 in f-350 flatbed work trucks that were worked HARD all their life and never quite going, so there must be something strong in em.