FE in a big bronco
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Laughing Gas
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FE in a big bronco
Just kicking the idea around, more for fun than anything else. What would you guys think of a 360/390 in an 80 bronco? Built fairly mild, 4bbl, healthy cam probably use the stock manifolds for clearance. opinions?
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go for the 390 right off the bat.. same cost to build and may as well get the cubes!!! i wouldn't bother with a healthy cam if you're gonna run stock manifolds. the stockers are the worst design known on the face of the planet and won't let a bigger cam breathe properly. other than that, i say sounds like a great idea!!
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Ok, the stock manifolds are out, who makes a decent header with a thick enough flange? How's the stock 4bbl intake? leave the heads alone or port/polish? I don't want to get carried away but I want it to pull. I'm running a NP 435, which I would like to keep. Which bellhousing would i need?
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just a FE bellhousing, one from a np 435 or a bor warner will work.. stock intakes are decent enough, if you wanna upgrade- dont waste ur money on a edelbrock performer, they're not much (if any) better than a stocker. porting the exhaust will really wake er up!! maybe just a quick gasket match on the intake is all... hedman elite series are a fairly decent header for the money... semi- short tubes for limited clearance apps and they have a 3/8" flange so they don't leak....
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I used to own a 79 Bronco, It would have been a lot more fun with a 390 under the hood.
Go for it and have fun.
jd
Go for it and have fun.
jd
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A puller, hmmmm. Seen pics in the offroad & 4x4 forum with headers poking out the hood. No clearance issues that I know of. I think the username is Tomsen?
A 390 (or 410+) in any Bronco sounds fun. JMO
A 390 (or 410+) in any Bronco sounds fun. JMO
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I'd go 351C 400 or 460....JMO.....let the flames begin.... 
if you go FE you will go 2WD right....? nevermind.... what's it got in it now... 8 or 6....is it a 4 speed....?
if you go FE you will go 2WD right....? nevermind.... what's it got in it now... 8 or 6....is it a 4 speed....?
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I was all set on putting a 428 in my '78 Bronco - still have the various parts that I collected together for the swap, including the bellhousing. But..the engine found a 'better' home in one of my boats, so the Bronco got a fresh 400 instead. The FE-powered Broncos that I have seen have definitely hauled the mail...but I've only personally seen the swap done on 78s and 79s so I'm no help with an '80.
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Right now the Bronco has a 300 six. 40 over, isky cam, p/p on the head, 3 angle, offy c, edelbrock 500, efi manifolds. Like I said running the NP435, BW 1356 to a 9". It runs great, I just want to build an FE. If I do this I'll start collecting the parts and doing the research now, by the time I get all the bits together and get it built it'll probably be about a year or so.