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two questions in one maybe
ok i have a 1978 f100 it now has a 302 with a c6 tranny i have purchase a 351 c out of a mercury cougar to replace the 302 and hopfully get som more over all power how hard wil it be to fit this in
and second the leaf springs seem to be lacking in life what suspension ideas to boost it up would anyone suggest thanks for the help
ps any idea on where i can find parts for that engine
and second the leaf springs seem to be lacking in life what suspension ideas to boost it up would anyone suggest thanks for the help
ps any idea on where i can find parts for that engine
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I believe the 351C and 302 use the same tranny. 351C never came in the truck though and may be hard to fit. 351m/400 would be a better choice but you would have to change the tranny to the large bell housing type.
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hmm utftball68 if we cant learn somthing new everyday then whats is there to look forward to eachday anyways thanks for the tips and two evry one else commenting thanks i need all the help i can get iwas told by an outside sourse i could take the cleavland heads pu it on my 302 and make a boss out of it considering i have a bad head anyway any opinions there
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thats probably true and in a truck need more low end torque byt the way rockstone nice looking f250 and your cartoon aint bad either ha ha
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Ben, I figured that you knew that a 302, 351W, and a 351C were all in the same family. like you said, you learn something different every day.
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351C has the same bell as a 302. I researched this before because I was going to put one in my truck until the guy trying to sell it to me kept refering to it as being the same as a 390 block so I just figured he had no idea what he was talking about LOL.
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hmm utftball68 if we cant learn somthing new everyday then whats is there to look forward to eachday anyways thanks for the tips and two evry one else commenting thanks i need all the help i can get iwas told by an outside sourse i could take the cleavland heads pu it on my 302 and make a boss out of it considering i have a bad head anyway any opinions there
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that was a common thing back in the day, but with todays cylinder head technology its a waste of time and money. im not positive on the amount of work needing to be done, but there is some. you would be better off buying a set of aftermwarket heads like AFR 165's or something. or if your going budget, then use a set of gt40p heads of an explorer.
I would save the 351Cs for the Mustang resto guys.
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so i geus that being as my block is strong and good and the one head isnt to hot id be better to find a set of heads to go back on my 302 wich probaly made since anyway well thanks for the insights keep them coming i appreciate them all
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