"Redbulldidlo" (Redbulldidlo)
06/03/2015 at 13:01 • Filed to: None
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"Redbulldidlo" (Redbulldidlo)
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I’m putting together my foxbody and need to decide. Both engines need either milled or replaced crankshafts, any input would be great.
Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh
> Redbulldidlo
06/03/2015 at 13:03 |
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Can’t give you any input.. but DAMN that’s a nice looking car.
Party-vi
> Redbulldidlo
06/03/2015 at 13:04 |
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302. Better aftermarket support and ubiquitous parts.
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Redbulldidlo
> Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh
06/03/2015 at 13:06 |
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Thank you! That’s just because it’s the good side though, the messed up trim and the lame eye are hidden.
Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
> Redbulldidlo
06/03/2015 at 13:08 |
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302, because existing aftermarket.
Nibbles
> Redbulldidlo
06/03/2015 at 13:11 |
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302. FEs are great motors but they’re not as ubiquitous and rather heavy, about 200 lbs more than the 302W.
crowmolly
> Redbulldidlo
06/03/2015 at 13:15 |
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Well, how easy is it to make the 360 a 390? I think it’s just a crank change.
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Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh
> Redbulldidlo
06/03/2015 at 13:15 |
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Still a good looking car, the design is nice.. everything fits. No strange “oh crap, we forgot to add” :)
TheD0k_2many toys 2little time
> Redbulldidlo
06/03/2015 at 13:16 |
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302. Lots and lots of aftermarket and knowledge about them. Also ford used it for a very long time so you can swap many things onto the engine. IE gt40 heads
vondon302
> Redbulldidlo
06/03/2015 at 13:21 |
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302 stroked to 331 or 347 with afr heads. It’ll be a screamer. Btw nice stang.
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Redbulldidlo
> crowmolly
06/03/2015 at 13:22 |
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I think crank and rods
Funktheduck
> Redbulldidlo
06/03/2015 at 13:25 |
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302. Way more aftermarket and tech support.
Rock Bottom
> Redbulldidlo
06/03/2015 at 13:29 |
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Don’t do an FE. They’re dump truck engines. The 302 will make the same power for way less money and you won’t have trouble servicing simple things like intake gaskets and distributors. It’s pretty easy to go bigger with a short-deck Windsor, too. It’s not uncommon to stumble across 347 inch short-deckers, which is a hell of a lot of motor for something so compact.
Luc - The Acadian Oppo
> Redbulldidlo
06/03/2015 at 13:35 |
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Boosted 460 big block!
I Will Always Be The Honey Badger
> Redbulldidlo
06/03/2015 at 13:40 |
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302 ALL THE WAY. FE’s can be built into great engines, but cost major $$$ if want power. And if you have to do machine work anyway, you could look for a 351 Windsor out of a truck. Stroke it to a 408 with some decent heads and make 550hp on premium quite easily.
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crowmolly
> Redbulldidlo
06/03/2015 at 13:45 |
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Given the parts cost the 302 is probably the better bet, but I’d look into stroking it vs. turning the crank. 347 stuff is not that uncommon.
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Redbulldidlo
> I Will Always Be The Honey Badger
06/03/2015 at 13:53 |
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I’ve got the 360 and the 302 already, for free. I’m not really interested in going and purchasing another.
Birddog
> Redbulldidlo
06/03/2015 at 14:02 |
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302 or 351 for certain, if only for the weight. The 360 is around 650lbs compared to around 450-500 for the Windsor.
Sell the FE to a Ford Truck guy.
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I Will Always Be The Honey Badger
> Redbulldidlo
06/03/2015 at 14:53 |
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Then I’d probably try and sell the 360 to somebody who’s restoring something and put money into the 302. Unless you want to keep both engines.
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I Will Always Be The Honey Badger
> Redbulldidlo
06/03/2015 at 14:57 |
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And unless you’re getting a great deal at the machine shop, I’d take a look at one of these 347 stroker kits.
http://www.summitracing.com/int/parts/esp-…
$959 for a complete Eagle rotating assembly.
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Redbulldidlo
> I Will Always Be The Honey Badger
06/03/2015 at 16:02 |
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Well, this 360 is out of a 71(I think) F-250 that’s in my yard, and it was originally just going to go back in.