Ok, I finally got on and posted my thoughts on an engine build up, would everybody post their thoughts on mine
Mine is a little different and here is why, I have a 76 F250 with a 390 4V and C6. I am an aircraft mech and sometimes gypsy around following the contracts. I need a truck that is dead-nuts reliable and starts every time with a tool box and other necessary sundries loaded in the bed or trailer or both up to 4 or 5 tons. It has to be powerful enough to cross country and efficient enough I wont have to work three or four months just to pay the gas bills. My thoughts start with a mirror 105 block and a possibly a 428 crank for 410 ci (I am thinking a 445 stroker inhaling 445 ci of air uses more fuel than a 416ci inhaling 416 ci of air, even at cruise). Using an Al head with modern combustion chamber characteristics for efficiency ( the FElony head sounds like it fits the bill) and a hyd roller cam with all necessary machine work on block and oiling sys as required. Compression ratio will need to match with induction choices as follows, a properly sized turbo blowing through an intercooler (the '99 era Powerstroke Diesel intercooler seems to fit the dentside radiator support according to members of the FTE Forum) into a bread box type upper (like the old Cartech) on a dual 4V manifold or Jay Browns 351C adapter with a tunnel ram under the bread box. Fuel to be supplied by injection using a 5.0 computer with a reprogramed MAF and supplied using the Edelbrock 3605 - Edelbrock E-Street EFI Systems (if compatible). To maintain streetability on street gas, use a Snow Performance water/meth injection kit If all of this plays well together, then I would slide an E4OD tranny behind that with a tank for the water/meth solution in a 7 or 8 gallon tank mounted behind the spare tire in the bed.
what do you think?
