the 352 was a good motor for the time ,but i would build a 390 for it, beter performance parts available and a larger bore ,had a 65 f100 nice trucksGood stuff!I have a 352 in my '65 Ford 250 and I'd love to build that up some day.
Yeah I agree bigger bore bigger stroke = better, especially for a truck motor.the 35
the 352 was a good motor for the time ,but i would build a 390 for it, beter performance parts available and a larger bore ,had a 65 f100 nice trucks
the 35
the 352 was a good motor for the time ,but i would build a 390 for it, beter performance parts available and a larger bore ,had a 65 f100 nice trucks
i have built 390s and 428s but will 428 cj heads work on a 390 block? seems like i read some were there may be valve clearance issues, i have a set of cj heads i would like to use them if possible?
my uncle had a 64 galaxie,3 duece 406 convertible. when was the last any one saw one of those? he also, at the same time had a duel 4v 406 64 hard top.the convert was going to be my first car. him and my aunt got divorced. just to piss him off she had the two cars crushed. kinda crushed me to. that would have been a sweet ride for a 16 year old.I believe you are backwards on the 406. 390 bore + 428 stroke = a 410, while 428 bore + 390 stroke = the 406. I've recently been intensely researching as I have a 360, gas guzzling, no a$$, turd in my 69 F250. Unfortunately, except for crappy performance, it runs perfectly with no smoke, no leaks, no ticks and uses less than a quart of oil between changes! It's difficult to justify tearing into it, but at the first puff, tick or drip it will likely become a 390 or 410. Luckily it has one of the better of best Ford service blocks with the thicker cylinder walls and higher nickel content castings. I'm not looking for a race motor in the truck and certainly realize that no matter what I do, fuel mileage can't be improved much with an FE, but have been led to believe that a proper build can give me better performance without hurting the mileage. I just want a good truck motor for regular duty and pulling an occasional single car flat trailer on 100-500-ish mile round trips. Of course, on the other hand, I could turn it into an aluminum headed 406 screamer for my Mustang and just find a nice 300-6 banger for the truck!Back in the day they used to refer to the 406 as a "baby" or "poor mans" 427. Here are a couple interesting reads:
http://www.woodyg.com/fairlane/finfo/390intro.html
http://www.mustangmonthly.com/techarticles/mump_1209_01_how_to_build_a_stroker_390_fe/
Happy Motoring,
Gene
yeah, i believe it was called a 352 special. it had a solid cam ,cast iron headers and chrome valve covers. i heard they were good motors. i dont know what they came out in .Not much bore difference. 352 = 4.00, 390 = 4.05. IIRC both use the same block castings. Difference is in the stroke. You can simply swap in a 390 crank with a .050" overbore and have a 390 or go with a 428 crank and rods and go 406. All the performance parts that fit a 390 will fit a 352 as well. As a matter of fact, some of the early 352's had very good cylinder heads.
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