i would like to take a stock block and stroke it to 454 which block can i use
i was told that i had to buy a racing block but the book im going by does not match that information from a person at fortes parts connection in burlington, ma

help please!!!

 

351 or 400 maybe? I'm just guessing. Heck, you can swap in a 460 and go up from there if you really want to.

 

could you do that with a 429?

 

I have a friend who went from a 400 to a 460. Noticable weight increase, all else (except cooling at times) OK.

What motor do you have now?

Maybe you could improve on it.

Go here for ideas....

http://www.fordracingparts.com/crateengine/main.asp

 

I went from a 400 to a 429 in a 76 Ranchero.Never really noticed the weight gain but really noticed the torque gain.And got better mileage than my 75 Ranchero with 351M.I am presently rebuilding the 76.I did the crank and piston swap plus a 30 over bore makes it a 466.Can't wait to fire it up.

 

i talked to my friend he said that the bigger the block the more metal i can take off so i may go with the 400m block to 454 stroker thats not really alot of metal. im gonna have trouble finding it though

 

I have book on building stroker engines and it lists stroker kits for ford smallblocks, and they list a race only kit for a 467cu. 351w block.

 

how about i find a bigger block like a 400m and stroke that to 454?

 

im currently have a 302 in it but theres no oumf in it (power) or lack of
id like the engine to be bigger let alone that i will be the only one with this fully modified
86 xlt bronco
torque monster!!!

 

One thing nobody has touched on, is the cost!! You can do whatever you want with MONEY! The only thing that bothers me are the cubic inches of 454 in a FORD, even if it is a FORD motor producing it. Just something sacreligeous about those numbers in a FORD. I built a hefty 351W and spent about 3-Grand on it. We are not talking about heads and all that, just machine work and all the little crap involved like pistons, valves, intake, headers, etc, etc! Good luck with what ever you decide.
Al

 

I would tend to agree with you ALSAIR, 454 is a number far too well known in "other" automotive circles to be boasting about it in your Ford. Too easily misunderstood as some "other" product pushing your Ford around. Don't get me wrong, I think the idea of dropping a stroked high performance mill into your truck is a fabulous idea if you can afford to do it.

 

yea but im sure theres a 435 or a 426 out there that is made by other companies
i guess ill just stroke it out bigger then 454 then depending on my budget

 

I recently read that you can take a 351 out to 427. Which is like big block displacement but saving a huge amount of weight.

 

put a 428 crank in a 60 over 427

 

Just go all out! Convert it to a 385 series block. Take a 429 or 460 and bore and stroke it to 540" and have the "king" of Broncos. Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!