I sent you a PM. I have the engine and all the goodies you need, ready to go.
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If you're talking anything close to streetable or an application of what the OP is asking about, your statement is laughable.
Yep he can get a 5.3 for around 500-800 dollars. All the ls1 stuff bolts right on if he wants to go that route. Hell even a 4.8 would be great. 285-300whp would not be hard to do. Another 600 or so for a 4L60E. Custom mounts an a drive shaft. Little modding of the fuel system. Done. Just saying lol. So much potential with the LSX drivetrain. Ford doesn't come close except the terminators but they are expensive and complicated. The new 5.0 is bad ass but cost an arm and a leg.
But if he wants to stick with ford just find a 5.0 explorer/mountaineer engine. They already have the good stuff on them. Freshen it up a little. Nothing wrong with that.
my statement is very correct. Ford has always been twice as high on parts. Fastest mustangs in OK do have a BIG BLOCK CHEVYS in them, there are a few mustangs with a ford engine that are very fast but they have 50k worth of turbos and prochargers. And i stand firm that the OP should get a 5.0 fuel injected engine harness and computer and make the truck reliable in these 115 degree summers.... That GM lsx engine pakages are very cool but over budget for this build.
Again, for what this gentleman wants, saying that Fords are twice as expensive and not as reliable is a joke.
As for local Ford's having Chevy motors, must be a local thing. At the national level, like in 10.5 Outlaw, the fastest Mustangs have Ford motors.
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to the OP if you decide to have any engine machine work done i recommend gaines grinding out of checotah! very good, VERY clean, you can eat off the floors and that means alot to me on machine work. OH and youll get the parts that you brought, back!!
That's probably great and all but my gut tells me the to steer clear of things that are re-engineered.
sorry but your too soon. I'm still on the fence on whether or not to rebuild, or replace the motor Ive already got.
I'm not worried about a hijack post away. a couple years ago ( pre-kids) I was steering towards a EFI 460 for the truck. I got a 91 F-250 that I was going to part out for it and everything. It would still be sweet but I'd probably kill myself.
Thanks a bunch for the lead! What is the turnaround time to machine a block and the heads? can you ballpark a cost?
So, with smoothness and reliability in mind.... how easy would it be to get 300 to 350 HP out of the engine I've got? what do you think about taking the 351W apart and seeing what is actually there. then letting someone who knows a LOT more then me come up with a shopping list after the block is machined.
Little story about the truck if anyone cares.......
Some of you know that I have a twin brother. both of us had dreams of classic cars when we turned 16. I got the un-molested 55' F100 I wanted and he got the 65 mustang he always wanted (about 1995 ish). Mine had a 200Ci inline 6 that jumped timing after 100 miles and was shortly torn apart. He drove his all through high school. Man was there a leap in technology in 10 years that separated the two vehicles . at the time I was tearing it apart My older brother had a friend who had a 64.5 stang that was a piece of junk. He went to a junk yard and found a late 60's early 70's Cougar that he raped the 351 and an FMX tranny out of and had "rebuilt and "warmed up" buy an idiot in BA. About a month after squeezing the motor into the car his dad got it sideways on the highway and destroyed the back end of the car. I bought the car and that is the engine I'm debating on putting into put into the truck.
Get a 5.0 out of a later 90s Ford Explorer. They are HO motors like the Mustangs. Their intake is basically a Cobra intake. They have GT40 or GT40P heads. They are factory roller motors. Rebuild one of those with a slight bump in compression and a little better cam.
It's hard to guess what your 351W would make without more info. You're biggest issue would be what cylinder heads you have.
It's hard to guess what your 351W would make without more info. You're biggest issue would be what cylinder heads you have.
