captjanes

can someone tell me the years that the flaresides reg cab 4x4 were offered with the 351 and standard tranny? search is not showing me much.

fltdriver

92-96 for sure, finding them is a different story.

Bobby50

My research says 1992 to 1995, I have 1992 extd cab

GrumpyTroy

The F150s with a 351 (5.8L) and, regular cab and manual tranny were 1987, 1992-1995.

The 1987 would be the rarest, since it was the only year that generation had a Flareside box. The 351 was offered throughout the production of the eighth and ninth generations with both auto and manual trannies.

captjanes

thanks guys. so which year has the best engine for hp or to add power adders? I guess the F4TE roller block maybe?

GrumpyTroy

The 351W in the ninth generation had 200, 210 and 240hp with the latter being in the Lightening models. Depending what you'd want to do with it and how you'd want to increase performance, you could look at rebuilding it with the similar specs as the Racing Boss 351.

The 302 (5.0L) had 185, 195 and 205hp, but you might have more choices for performance upgrades, since it was a more popular engine and would have access to more aftermarket performance parts.

fltdriver

If you are looking to make more power you have to get one that has MAF, a MAP setup doesn't accommodate well to adding power as it can't adjust enough to make the available power usable, the MAF can.

captjanes

thanks guys. so which year has the best engine for hp or to add power adders? I guess the F4TE roller block maybe?

*** sorry duplicate

Chris_1

iTrader: (1)

They're all basically the same internally, the power management system is what makes the biggest difference (in stock form).
So like fltdriver said, you have to convert to MAF. Which means swapping in the engine + underhood wiring harnesses from a later model truck.
Not for the faint of heart or easily confused by electrical types.

captjanes

what year 351 would I be looking for?