Help me out on engine Build up Please?
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Help me out on engine Build up Please?
Ok I dont reall know whats best. But this is gonna be a High Perf rebuild. Not Limited to waht I can spend on it. I'll say what I have decided on and asked your opinion on what to get.
-Probly geting some earlier heads 69 or 70 with screw in studs instead of pedestal type.
-The block is a '71
-Heads are '73
-Probly gonna go with Edelbrock 750 Man. Carb
-Either TRW or KB Pistons dont know which..Looking for about 9.5:1 compression.
-Dont know which cam
-Crankshaft PAW
-All the bearings, dont know which is best
-Rods, Also dont know which is best
-Intake Manifold- Performer RPM, Or Performer
-Timing Chain, True Roller
What else did I miss?
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1985 "Cowboy Cadillac" Ford F-250 4x4, Granny 4-speed, 4:10 Gears, 460 with Holley 750cfm 4-barrel Carb, Custom Painted Block (Ford Dark Blue), Rebuilt Transfer Case, BFG Trac-Edges, Tachometer, Kenwood CD Player and Pioneer Speakers, 27" cherry bombs dualed out each side with 2 1/2 inch pipe, NAPA Premium Clutch, NAPA Premium timing Chain, Gooseneck Ball, Hitch Reciever, Whistler 400 radar detector!
"When in Doubt GAS it"
-Probly geting some earlier heads 69 or 70 with screw in studs instead of pedestal type.
-The block is a '71
-Heads are '73
-Probly gonna go with Edelbrock 750 Man. Carb
-Either TRW or KB Pistons dont know which..Looking for about 9.5:1 compression.
-Dont know which cam
-Crankshaft PAW
-All the bearings, dont know which is best
-Rods, Also dont know which is best
-Intake Manifold- Performer RPM, Or Performer
-Timing Chain, True Roller
What else did I miss?
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1985 "Cowboy Cadillac" Ford F-250 4x4, Granny 4-speed, 4:10 Gears, 460 with Holley 750cfm 4-barrel Carb, Custom Painted Block (Ford Dark Blue), Rebuilt Transfer Case, BFG Trac-Edges, Tachometer, Kenwood CD Player and Pioneer Speakers, 27" cherry bombs dualed out each side with 2 1/2 inch pipe, NAPA Premium Clutch, NAPA Premium timing Chain, Gooseneck Ball, Hitch Reciever, Whistler 400 radar detector!
"When in Doubt GAS it"
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Help me out on engine Build up Please?
Its a 460.
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1985 "Cowboy Cadillac" Ford F-250 4x4, Granny 4-speed, 4:10 Gears, 460 with Holley 750cfm 4-barrel Carb, Custom Painted Block (Ford Dark Blue), Rebuilt Transfer Case, BFG Trac-Edges, Tachometer, Kenwood CD Player and Pioneer Speakers, 27" cherry bombs dualed out each side with 2 1/2 inch pipe, NAPA Premium Clutch, NAPA Premium timing Chain, Gooseneck Ball, Hitch Reciever, Whistler 400 radar detector!
"When in Doubt GAS it"
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1985 "Cowboy Cadillac" Ford F-250 4x4, Granny 4-speed, 4:10 Gears, 460 with Holley 750cfm 4-barrel Carb, Custom Painted Block (Ford Dark Blue), Rebuilt Transfer Case, BFG Trac-Edges, Tachometer, Kenwood CD Player and Pioneer Speakers, 27" cherry bombs dualed out each side with 2 1/2 inch pipe, NAPA Premium Clutch, NAPA Premium timing Chain, Gooseneck Ball, Hitch Reciever, Whistler 400 radar detector!
"When in Doubt GAS it"
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From: Gravel Switch, KY
Help me out on engine Build up Please?
If you ain't in a real big hurry, you should watch EBAY for a pair of Edelbrock or other aluminum heads. You can pick up a pretty good bargain there at times. I wish I had thought of that and maybe saved a few bucks.
DannyP
89 F-150 4x4 former EFI I-6 now carbed 351W, Edelbrock heads,cam,intake,carb.
MSD 6A, ZF, Sterling 10.25 with 3.55L's.
DannyP
89 F-150 4x4 former EFI I-6 now carbed 351W, Edelbrock heads,cam,intake,carb.
MSD 6A, ZF, Sterling 10.25 with 3.55L's.
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Help me out on engine Build up Please?
Hi Danny,
When you converted from the I6 what did you have to change? The wiring harness? how did it all match up? did you do away with the computer and what not?
I am look for a set of earlier heads like the 69 or 70's I dont want to go into aluminum just yet. Also what about adding some CJ heads off a 429?
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1985 "Cowboy Cadillac" Ford F-250 4x4, Granny 4-speed, 4:10 Gears, 460 with Holley 750cfm 4-barrel Carb, Custom Painted Block (Ford Dark Blue), Rebuilt Transfer Case, BFG Trac-Edges, Tachometer, Kenwood CD Player and Pioneer Speakers, 27" cherry bombs dualed out each side with 2 1/2 inch pipe, NAPA Premium Clutch, NAPA Premium timing Chain, Gooseneck Ball, Hitch Reciever, Whistler 400 radar detector!
"When in Doubt GAS it"
When you converted from the I6 what did you have to change? The wiring harness? how did it all match up? did you do away with the computer and what not?
I am look for a set of earlier heads like the 69 or 70's I dont want to go into aluminum just yet. Also what about adding some CJ heads off a 429?
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1985 "Cowboy Cadillac" Ford F-250 4x4, Granny 4-speed, 4:10 Gears, 460 with Holley 750cfm 4-barrel Carb, Custom Painted Block (Ford Dark Blue), Rebuilt Transfer Case, BFG Trac-Edges, Tachometer, Kenwood CD Player and Pioneer Speakers, 27" cherry bombs dualed out each side with 2 1/2 inch pipe, NAPA Premium Clutch, NAPA Premium timing Chain, Gooseneck Ball, Hitch Reciever, Whistler 400 radar detector!
"When in Doubt GAS it"
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From: Gravel Switch, KY
Help me out on engine Build up Please?
When I did my swap to a 351W and carb, I just isolated the few wires I needed from the 1" thick wiring harness and clipped off the remainder. It was a big job going from the EFI I6 to a carbed 351W-had to change just about everything but the bellhousing. I am not an expert on Big Blocks, heck, this is the first Ford I ever owned. I do believe that the Edelbrock heads breathed alot of life into my 351. I drove a 96 F-350 with a 351W in it and it was sick compared to mine.
DannyP
89 F-150 4x4 former EFI I-6 now carbed 351W, Edelbrock heads,cam,intake,carb.
MSD 6A, ZF, Sterling 10.25 with 3.55L's.
DannyP
89 F-150 4x4 former EFI I-6 now carbed 351W, Edelbrock heads,cam,intake,carb.
MSD 6A, ZF, Sterling 10.25 with 3.55L's.
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Help me out on engine Build up Please?
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Help me out on engine Build up Please?
Forget about machined parts from PAW. Go with a good speed shop that will properly setup and grind the crank. I bought a PAW rebuild kit and the rods were not resized properly. I ended up having the bottom end redone by a professional speed shop.
Also, when I was doing the rebuild myself, I asked the shop that was doing the balancing if they could finish off the build and give a warrenty on it, the answer was no. Most good shops won't stand behind someone elses machine work. PAW as fine for ready made parts (intakes, oil pans...) but I would never buy machined parts from them again, the quality was poor.
I'm not the only one that has had this problem with PAW, I only wish I had checked them out before spending all the money.
Also, when I was doing the rebuild myself, I asked the shop that was doing the balancing if they could finish off the build and give a warrenty on it, the answer was no. Most good shops won't stand behind someone elses machine work. PAW as fine for ready made parts (intakes, oil pans...) but I would never buy machined parts from them again, the quality was poor.
I'm not the only one that has had this problem with PAW, I only wish I had checked them out before spending all the money.