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Sep 24, 2001 | 02:34 PM

#16

85351ho

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From: Auburn,Al

I can't decide yet.

460 cause it will bolt up easier than an Fe, and i love the diesel like torque of a mild 460

1985 F-150/351Ho/c6/4wd~96,000 miles
1979 F-150extcab4x4/460/c6/6inchlift w/60rear44frnt 4.10 gears, 250 springs
37 boggers

Sep 25, 2001 | 08:27 PM

#17

sweet82

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I can't decide yet.

Another FE 360/390 or 428

Sep 25, 2001 | 11:46 PM

#18

kenmt

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From: Miles City

I can't decide yet.

Four-sixty! And I personally don't think they weigh that much more than an "M" or a FE.

Sep 26, 2001 | 05:55 AM

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jowilker

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From: Creedmoor, North Carolina

I can't decide yet.

Sep 26, 2001 | 05:38 PM

#20

fearthis390

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From: Johnstown unitedstates

I can't decide yet.

tally one up for the FE

T.J. Flynn 79 f-150 390 4spd 4x4 33" tires being restored

Sep 26, 2001 | 07:51 PM

#21

Bill_Beyer

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From: PacNW

I can't decide yet.

Anyone who is being honest with themselves has to recommend the 460. Sure if you love nostalgic old boat anchors that bend pushrods if you look at them funny and have heads that breathe like a 90 year old asthmatic then you'd get an FE. Of course you could go the easy route and build a fire breathing 400 that'll bolt right in with absolutely no modifications. Forget the Cleveland, it's a small block car motor. If you're gonna do that you might as well get a 351W. But if you really want to make the rig go and not spend a small fortune on then you have to get yourself a late 60s/very early 70s 460 and build it. Even a mild 460 will make a ton of horsepower and (more importantly) torque.