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Need 390 FE rebuilt, who’s a good engine shop in the OKC area?
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<blockquote data-quote="MacFromOK" data-source="post: 3157650" data-attributes="member: 40864"><p>FWIW, you can mill those heads .060, but you need to shim the rocker arm assembly with washers to keep the valve train within specs.</p><p></p><p>Dad had a '73 F350 390/2bbl and complained for years that it didn't have enough power (he had a '65 F100 with a 352ci previously). I overhauled it in the '80s, milled the heads .060, and put a 4bbl manifold with a Carter 650 AFB on it.</p><p></p><p>That thing would run like a scalded ape. He said, "Now it pulls like it's supposed to." <img src="/images/smilies/biggrin.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MacFromOK, post: 3157650, member: 40864"] FWIW, you can mill those heads .060, but you need to shim the rocker arm assembly with washers to keep the valve train within specs. Dad had a '73 F350 390/2bbl and complained for years that it didn't have enough power (he had a '65 F100 with a 352ci previously). I overhauled it in the '80s, milled the heads .060, and put a 4bbl manifold with a Carter 650 AFB on it. That thing would run like a scalded ape. He said, "Now it pulls like it's supposed to." :D [/QUOTE]
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