what v-8 motor??
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what v-8 motor??
a friend has a motor and tranny that was in his brother's 63 (i think that's the year it was) 1/2 ton pick-up...what motor could it be? the dizzy is at the back, and at a slant, top to the pass. side of the engine....exhaust manifold looks like it comes UP off of the head instead of down like most....any help would be appreciated....
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It would have been a 292 Y block motor. But, as the years go by, it could be a 272, or a 312 Y block that someone could have transplanted. Take a good look at it for casting numbers and someone will nail it down better. Alot of swap were done over the years.
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Does it look like one of these? I used google image to pull up the webpage.
http://www.ford-y-block.com/enginepics.htm
http://www.ford-y-block.com/enginepics.htm
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another question, now that i have the engine family narrowed down....what would it entail to put such an engine into, say, a 82 fullsize bronco, or an 83 f-250? and would it be worthwhile? let me know what ya'll think....
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Originally Posted by MontanaFord
another question, now that i have the engine family narrowed down....what would it entail to put such an engine into, say, a 82 fullsize bronco, or an 83 f-250? and would it be worthwhile? let me know what ya'll think....
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I realize that stock engines are generally the better option, for reason of simplicity...but where's the FUN in running something stock? lol...what's the phrase....."Boys and their TOYS" it's much more fun to have a toy that you've built up to play with than just leave something stock....also, when your girlfriend asks "how can you justify spending that much money to do that?"...and you say "i can't, i just wanted to see if it would work"...the look on their face is generally priceless....
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"Boys and their Toyz." I have heard that one before. How about this one "A fool and his money are easily parted." I would go stock. Get a stock engine and soup it up. The parts will be more readily available and generaly cheaper.
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Go For It!!!
It's yours do with it what you want!!! I am putting a 450 hp 460cu.in in my 1986 F-150 who gives a hoot about resale!! Build it for the fun of it!! The only person you have to satisfy is YOU!!!
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With all due respect to the Y block, with which I am familiar and into the carburetor of which I have stuck my entire foot in my dad's '58 F600, why would you transplant a down-on-power unit into a later model truck when as indicated, the stock motors, either 302 or FE, or even the dreaded smog motors of the '70s, the 351m and 400, can be made to make much more power for less?
What fun is it to go slow?
I think you can get, gasp, maybe 300 horse out of a y block without supercharging it and/or breaking the bank. That's if you have one without the oiling problems that plagued early ones......
What fun is it to go slow?
I think you can get, gasp, maybe 300 horse out of a y block without supercharging it and/or breaking the bank. That's if you have one without the oiling problems that plagued early ones......
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Originally Posted by 85e150six4mtod
What fun is it to go slow? ...
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i was just askin question...i highly doubt that i'll get the motor from my buddy, simply because i'm not a huge fan of v-style motors anyway...i have a serious love affair with the inline motors...mainly the 300...all of my trucks have had them (4 total), and i love'em....the one in my bronco seems in decent shape, so it'll probably be the one i build up...i was just lookin to find out roughly what the motor was, cuz my buddy that has it wasn't sure what it was....anyway, thanks for the help....
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