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Oct 8, 2009 | 11:43 PM

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410 Highboy

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

Oct 9, 2009 | 04:04 AM

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NumberDummy

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Yes, it was.

Oct 9, 2009 | 04:46 AM

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bumsy

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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...

Oct 9, 2009 | 07:13 AM

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Kalve

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

Oct 9, 2009 | 11:06 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Kalve

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.

Oct 9, 2009 | 02:50 PM

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

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

Oct 11, 2009 | 01:20 AM

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George Frasier

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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.

Oct 12, 2009 | 04:15 AM

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Have a '75 F-250 SC with 435 4-spd and 4.10 rear. 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?

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Oct 12, 2009 | 07:01 AM

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George Frasier

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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 )