Planning for the future
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Planning for the future
I have finally come to the decision to keep my truck. I had planned on using the truck as a daily driver but the terrible gas mileage has made me reconsider. I will only be using it for hauling purposes. Nothing to heavy just yard waste and trips to the home center kind of stuff. Eventually I would like to convert the engine and trans to a 302 or 351W with an AOD. I want to keep the motor carburated with as little electronic controls as possible. I believe that means I will have to stick with something pre 1987. I was wondering if a motor mount and trans mount change would have to be made. I am sure there is a huge laundry list of things to consider so any and all input would be appreciated. Thanks
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Now I may wrong but...you're gonna spend a pretty penny trying to get an AOD to mount with a pre '87 engine. If I were you...I'd take that same money and freshen up your 351M (can do alot with 1500-2000) and maybe invest in an OD kit for right around 2 grand. Especially if you're planning on sticking with carburetion, I really don't think going smaller displacement is gonna make that big of a difference, and if you're just gonna use it to haul you're gonna be glad you have that little extra grunt.
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No problem.. How did you shatter your hand?
Post Fiend
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They Started in Late 85 for the F150,but the F250,F350 were carb until 87 or 88
