Before i put my rebuilt engine in i wantedto do a cam swap. The engine has been rebuilt stock. I am wondering How much lift the stock valve springs can take? Will it be able to handle the .447 lift or should i spend the 50 bucks more and get the cam/lifter/valvetrain kit? Joe

Am i able to just not hook it all back up when i swap my motor? Or actually go through and eliminate them from the wiring harness all together?

I need to replace my carb pretty bad. been to the junkyard and got one but its just as bad. Ive been looking at getting rebuilt ones and for a 1986 it would be 300 to 350 bucks. For earlier years before 85 its about 180. I know that my truck has a lot of stupid sensors built into the carb...

oes anyone recomend a good cam for these motors? or shouild i just get one and see? what was the stock compression of the motors?

I am getting a header for my 86 f150. I also want to get a cam for it, does anyone recomend one?Joe

it comes with all the wiring harnesses for the engine and tranny not cut or anything

mine ran just fine all winter but now that it is warming up it is acting like a pos again like it did last summer. But i kn ow i have a vacuum leak somewhere to fix too

well im just wondering since i can get a 2002 5.4 and tranny for 1000 with 120k on them.

Has anyone swapped a newer 4.6 or 5.4 triton and tranny into their truck? How much work was involved? ANY HELP APPRECIATED!!! Currently have the I6/C6 and its burning oil pretty bad. Have a motor to swap but am looking into maybe going with a newer motor for better mpg etcThanks Joe

yes i need a new carb is all

and will a flywheel and a c6 from a v8 fit my truck? i got a couple of parts to buy for my motor still and was just wondering about that too because i can get a good c6...

im putting a rebuilt I6 in. is this going to be a pretty straight forward swap? Onw thing i am wondering is where exactly do i put my hoist onto this thing to pull it out? its not like a v8...v anything to look for?Joe

its weird... im ny truck it says i have open 3.55s but i just did a sick nasty burnout and i lit up both tiers...

You cant really tell. this is the only pic i could find. the block is like corporate blue, the heads are chevy red/orange. Weiand intake, i had a 770street avenger on it but i took it off to put a 670 on it last summer and liked the better gas mileage, but it still isnt tuned right... i cant...

the actual power numbers are a mystery... i built it myslef and never really cared to dyno it. it isnt stock and it isnt radical. It was a hell of a lot faster when it had a 4 speed... honestly couldnt tell you the specs i built it over 4 years ago in hs did a lot of the work myself and i...

this is all youd be seeing

no its the other way around, my camaro is pulling the ford!!!

lol my camaro goes 150 no problem just a 355sbc... my truck i do 100... it aint so bad but i aint got huge rims... so no death wobble

i dont kn ow if ive posted here in this before.. this is my 86 f150 2wdheres my new motor

all i need is a carb that will bolt to the stock intake!!!! lol but a rebuilt is 300 bucks... is there anywhere cheaper then summit? im not really looking to spend too much on the motor cause in the spring/ next summer its going to be gone...

especialy since he is putting a 4 barrel intake on too it will change the curve a lot...

lol thats why im a dickwell. it fitswell

so far its been jolly good times looking through everything

the van rearend i have says it is a 24. that makes it a 3.73 but not a limited slip like i thought, but im pretty sure that it has limited slip... now im not sure anymore

i got a rebuilt i6 im looking at but it needs a carb. those rebuilt are 300 bucks from summit i cant find em anywhere else. anyone kno where to look?

How much work would it be to swap a V8 into the truck instead of putting an I6 back in? i think i need a new pedal. but what else? i can get a t-bird 5.8 from an 84 for cheap. that was going to be the replacement motor in my 83 but if i can put that into my 86 easily i will

im getting ready to trade a 350sbc for a rebuilt 300 for my 86. i hope its all good.

same my dad bought his new in 70 too. his hasnt run in 20 years, he turbocharged it back in 76 and about 21 years ago the crossover pipe blew off and hit the distributor.. it had been his dd since he got but its never seen snow.

its always started for me but i think i need a nwe starter, it goes into a dead spot sometimes and wont barely turn kt over and then other times it just fires right up

same with mine, they were all very close and all 6 had good numbers. half of my vacuum hoses arent connected either... i am just too lazy to do it but once it warms up it is usually fine. just a pita to get started.