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Hey my name is Russell Batista. I live in lincoln,Nebraska. I have a 1971 F100. When I bought it the truck had a 302 in it. I was wondering what I could put in it to amp up some horse and mke it a meaner truck. It has a c4 tranny. Its real old fashion with the tanned wood flat bed,I want to turn it into a show kinda truck...and details on what I should do>?
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The quick answer.
Bigger motor and tranny.
FE 360 and FE 390 were factory options (standard on some of the 67-72's)
Some people drop in a 351 or 460.
Personaly I would not go any biger than a 302 with the C4 tranny.
Bigger motor and tranny.
FE 360 and FE 390 were factory options (standard on some of the 67-72's)
Some people drop in a 351 or 460.
Personaly I would not go any biger than a 302 with the C4 tranny.
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Hi Russell, welcome to FTE!
The only engines you're going to be able to mate to that C4 that will be any bigger are either a 351W or 351C. If you want to drop something like a 460 in there, it's certainly doable, you just need to get a 460 with a C6 tranny.
What do you think your budget is going to be on this? If you do a low-budget swap, you'll have to do some junkyard/craigslist scrounging and really keep a good eye out for some hot deals (they are out there, you just have to look for them.)
The only engines you're going to be able to mate to that C4 that will be any bigger are either a 351W or 351C. If you want to drop something like a 460 in there, it's certainly doable, you just need to get a 460 with a C6 tranny.
What do you think your budget is going to be on this? If you do a low-budget swap, you'll have to do some junkyard/craigslist scrounging and really keep a good eye out for some hot deals (they are out there, you just have to look for them.)
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