NEED HELP deciding on an engine!!!
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[quote=Pickupmanx2;8709407]And I go back to my original statement!! You have a GREAT engine in your truck, you plan on using it as a truck on a ranch, workin it,,,, having had this engine and done the same thing,,, stick with it, it is a great low-end grunt, lug the crap out of it, never die motor, if you pull it, punch it and breath it, you will LOVE this thing, and if you don't I will buy it from you! Here you go!! Put this on and you will be impressed. Hell you could even do this without rebuilding it and you would be amazed.
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Well from what you say im startin to think on keepin it. Thanks for taking the time to look up all of those parts for me. It was greatly appricated.
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Lane
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Well from what you say im startin to think on keepin it. Thanks for taking the time to look up all of those parts for me. It was greatly appricated.
Thanks
Lane
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Unless your Ford came from the factory with a 427 with dual carbs, there's plenty of room for improvement. I've played with lots of different Ford V8s and even a Lincoln V12. Stock they all get the job done, but with a few simple after market parts matched to the right factory parts and you can build quite a machine. I use to have an early 90s Econoline with an Inline 6, loaded with 2 tons of soda and candy for my vending machine route. It climbed the streets of San Francisco without any problems. The off the line torque was great. It was really needed when you were at a stop light/sign on a steep hill. It would have been great to hop up a little, but only because it was in there. Even though I prefer V8s with lots of cubes, from what you said, I would rebuild the 6. If you end up not liking it, I'm sure you can sell it and drop in a V8 and have a running truck while you build a V8.
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and I can't tell you how many times I've been stuck behind old *** UPS trucks with gas engines sounding like they are bouncing off redline going 15 mph up the hills here in WV.
Its not a question of will it do it, its just how well.
Its not a question of will it do it, its just how well.
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