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I don't rememberFord every making a 360. I know Dogde does and depending on how old the engine is, can mean the difference between what could be the problem....military_stang
The Ford 360 is old technology and there aren't a lot of parts out there for them. Does it still have points in the distributor or has it been converted to an electronic ignition? It could just be some burned points. I think he should just ditch that motor and go to a 302 or if he really wants a b*std, the hard to find 351 Cleveland.
So I take it he doesn't want much power? From a 360 to a 302?? Why would he do that? Yeah the 302 is a good motor but not as strong as the 360/390/351. And with a 351 you got windsor and cleveland to choose from. There are a lot more options rather than downsizing.
ford made a 360 and a 361.. they are oldschool FE bigblocks (332 was the smallest BB).. tell him to ditch that motor for a 390 or somthing the 360s are notorious for burning valve seals. and dont have a whole lot of power. slam a 390 in.. dont have much help otherwise though. sorry
Or he could go 427,428, 429 or 460. There are tons of 302's out there and they will make, in m experience, more power than a 360. The windsor is an option too, but there aren't very many of them out there any more. A block is getting harder and harder to find. Just because you are dropping C.I.'s doesn't necessarily mean you are losing power. A good swap for him to do would be put a 302 Fuel Injected H.O. out of a late 80's mustang into it.
He had a 390 in it but snapped the crank in half so this is what he has until he gets his 390 rebuilt
its the same motor the bore and stroke.. is the only thing diff...same heads and crap..sum have HO heads but thay are the same
I thought there was some sort of budget here. The 302HO parts are almost double the price of parts for a regular 302. A good cheap motor would be the 360, 390 or 351, and if he looks in the right places ( www.fordification.com '67-'79 only) he'll find the right parts/motors for great prices. As for anything bigger as you listed, just figured a little better than 6mpg would be preferred.
i think the only bad motor ford put out in v8 are 351M and 400M just like chevy and the 305 .....351W can be a bad ass motor ......same with a 302,289,351C..you can get get easy HP out of a 302 and 351w
only the 390s dont burn valve seals like a 360 does.
got it running don't know what the problem was but he fixed it!
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