In 1967 ,I inherited a 1960 Fairlane 500 with a 352 4 barrel ,yellow valve cover ,and air cleaner.Was that an intercepter ?

 

Yes, it was.

 

great piece.i just bored my 360..060, stoked,390 crank with custom cam. balanced. run, sounds good. 9.5 compression. 10+ mpg. in 74,f250 hi-boy . again good job. if had to do over would have rebuilt 460 and get it over with...

 

An why won't a 5 or 6 speed manual trans work with a 360 or 390?

 

No bellhousing to mate the engine and the trans together.

 

The NV4500 can be installed with an adaptor. The Ford issued 5 and 6 speeds have integral bellhousings in non-FE patterns.

BTW, have you priced aftermarket FI? Got $1000?

Check another dealer or go through the TSB's listed to see if there is a fix.

http://www.chevyhhr.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=42

 

Have a '75 F-250 SC with 435 4-spd and 4.10 rear. It had power to spare and scooted down the road quite fine, till it was "loaned out". Am rebuilding a 390 to replace the 360 - will add headers and swap the 4 barrel off the 360 onto the 390 (2 barrel ) The base difference is the 360 seems to be a "destroked" 390. Am looking forward to starting out in 3 gear again.

 

For what is it icy down there? Or you like the smell of clutch in the morning?

 

Broncoholic1 - I didn't make a habit of starting out in 3d gear. The engine at that time was running very strong/ good clutch. I did it just to show some Chebby friends that "I could". Their 350's would stall out. Also had a 4.10 rear to help out. They could take me for 0-60 - BUT - chaining the rear bumpers together, I cuold pull them - I had the tires & weight advantage.( still have the Ford canopy attached )