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Old Aug 10, 2002 | 04:01 PM
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[updated:LAST EDITED ON 10-Aug-02 AT 05:03 PM (EST)]will the 32 valve heads for a 351 cleveland also bolt up to a 400?
They are located at www.araoengineering.com
 
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Old Aug 10, 2002 | 09:41 PM
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[updated:LAST EDITED ON 10-Aug-02 AT 10:46 PM (EST)]yes for $5600-$7200 they will bolt right up.



so i need these and that custom dual carb intake and im all set to 700hp. oh i just know the wife will like that.
 
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Old Aug 16, 2002 | 11:57 AM
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I sit here an Salivate over those heads, every so often I'll go to there web page, But I can't get up the nerve to order a set. Even tho my DTDyno Says I'll make over a 1000 H.P. with them, I don't know if my 2 bolt bottom end could handle all the power.
 
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Old Aug 16, 2002 | 12:51 PM
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Might keep an eye out on ebay for some 4 bolt mains. Just in case the urge gets to be too much.
 
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Old Aug 16, 2002 | 02:16 PM
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>Might keep an eye out on ebay for some 4 bolt mains. Just in
>case the urge gets to be too much.

A 4 bolt main 400?

To quote a fomous TV personality, "I don't think so Tim"
 
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Old Aug 17, 2002 | 03:42 AM
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[updated:LAST EDITED ON 17-Aug-02 AT 05:11 AM (EST)]i used to have a link of a company that made 4 bolt mains for a 400. it was the 2/3/4 mains.

if i look hard enough...

you can have new 4 bolt caps made at Pro Gram Engineering. the sell the center caps for $285 for a 400 ford.

http://www.pro-gram.com/
 
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Old Aug 19, 2002 | 07:46 PM
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By the way, the trend that I've seen in that link is that the letter before the part number would be indicative of the engine application. More directly, the manufacturer thereof.

I.E.- SB=small block(you know what!)
BB= big block (naturally!)
M= Mopar
F= Ford
P= Pontiac
B= Buick

The only listings for A 400 cu in engine are; Mopar, Pontiac, And definitely last- Small Block Ca-Ca.

Just an observation.


 
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Old Aug 19, 2002 | 08:19 PM
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i wonder if 4-bolt 351W caps would work for mains 2, 3, and 4...?
 
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Old Aug 20, 2002 | 12:46 AM
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I checked an aftermarket 351W 4 bolt main cap. The bolt holes are closer together than a 400 cap.
 
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Old Aug 20, 2002 | 01:58 AM
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call them and send email. the last time i did they said they only had them for the middle caps, not the ends.
 
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Old Aug 20, 2002 | 02:20 AM
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>I checked an aftermarket 351W 4 bolt main cap. The bolt
>holes are closer together than a 400 cap.

the *******s! i swear, they do stuff like that just to #@$*& us up!


 
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Old Aug 22, 2002 | 08:16 PM
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>>Might keep an eye out on ebay for some 4 bolt mains. Just in
>>case the urge gets to be too much.
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>A 4 bolt main 400?
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>To quote a fomous TV personality, "I don't think so Tim"

I disagree My machinist has told me if I want a 4Bolt main 400 it's one of the first things we have to do after filling the block with bloc hard. You get a set of caps from a 351C 4Bolt main block And you have to have them rebored to the 400's Mains size and drill the Block for the other bolts.

But here's some stuff I learned over the year. 4Bolt main with the bolts straight up seems to make the block a little weaker where splayed caps are Much stronger.

But so far my 800 H.P. 400 seems to be holding together pretty good with just the APR Studs and my Altered 351W Main Girdle.

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Old Aug 23, 2002 | 10:20 AM
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how much did you have to alter the 351W girdle?

was it the type that's "missing" the side by the oil pump, or the kind that makes an arc around it?

any idea if the re-work would have been less severe with a stock crank vs. your stroker?

thanks!

 
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Old Aug 23, 2002 | 11:00 AM
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>I disagree My machinist has told me if I want a 4Bolt main
>400 it's one of the first things we have to do after filling
>the block with bloc hard. You get a set of caps from a 351C
>4Bolt main block And you have to have them rebored to the
>400's Mains size and drill the Block for the other bolts.

I agree that 4 bolt main caps could be fabricated for the 400 but I doubt you'll find any on eBay any time soon...I was simply trying to say that Ford never made a stock 4 bolt 400.
 
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Old Aug 25, 2002 | 08:43 AM
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