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Old Oct 4, 2010 | 09:17 PM
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4.9 inline

i just bought an 85 150 with the inline 6, and 1 barrel carb. Im sitting at 150000 mi. any suggestions for increasing power
 
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Old Oct 4, 2010 | 09:49 PM
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offenhauser intake,4 brl carb and headers
 
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Old Oct 5, 2010 | 10:42 AM
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I just rebuilt my 300 and got it installed and running last week. I haven't driven it yet but this is what I'm doing. Should give me a nice bit over stock HP.

Removed all the emmisions, not required in my county.
Offenhauser DP intake.
EFI exhaust manifolds, way cheaper than headers.
Edelbrock 500cfm carb.
DUI distributor/ignition from Performance Distributors.
Electric Fan.
 
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Old Oct 12, 2010 | 01:23 AM
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heater core

I've taken glove box and dash out and all hardware I could find and it still won't budge. What now
 
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Old Oct 12, 2010 | 10:15 AM
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Originally Posted by ekim642
i just bought an 85 150 with the inline 6, and 1 barrel carb. Im sitting at 150000 mi. any suggestions for increasing power
Take a look at the Inline forum theres quite a few options you can choose from to get some more power.
Ford Inline Six, 200, 250, 4.9L / 300 - Ford Truck Enthusiasts Forums
 
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Old Oct 12, 2010 | 01:40 PM
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offenhauser intake,4 brl carb and headers
In addition, I'd add a cam, or at the least, Chebby rockers. Change the fiber timing gear before you do anything to the valvetrain, tho.
You'll want to change the dizzy from TFI to Duraspark II; no need for expensive distributers (unless you're racing like on a track) DS II has all you need.
 
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