1984 Ford F150
07-25-2007, 09:11 PM
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1984 Ford F150
Recently bought 1984 F150. 6 cylinder, 3 speed stick. Truck is stock. Thinking about upgrading motor to V8 w/automatic trans. Need input about hooking V8 to present 3 spd, or if V8 would require auto. trans. If so, how much horsepower will stock rearend hold before upgrade? Just a simple hobby, ride around town truck. Any thoughts on a Jasper engine/trans?
07-26-2007, 07:25 AM
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Recently bought 1984 F150. 6 cylinder, 3 speed stick. Truck is stock. Thinking about upgrading motor to V8 w/automatic trans. Need input about hooking V8 to present 3 spd, or if V8 would require auto. trans. If so, how much horsepower will stock rearend hold before upgrade? Just a simple hobby, ride around town truck. Any thoughts on a Jasper engine/trans?
07-26-2007, 08:47 AM
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hola, definately go with the v8/auto, i would recomend the 302 or 351w and you could probly find one of those easily
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07-26-2007, 11:22 AM
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JAsper is WAYYY Expensive. Believe it or not I got a good engine from Advance Auto. Well the second one was good.. Quick explanation. Installed the first engine. Had a lifter that would not pump up. They sent me another engine and paid me to put it in.. Been running good ever since. Since its a Hobby truck I would definantly drop in the v-8 with a C-6 auto tranny. I would do a 351w. Are ya looking to get some performance out of it? If so then TFS twisted wedge heads and a nice cam with a Edelbrock Performer intake and 650 CFM carb should fit the bill. That setup should net about 300 hp at the flywheel.
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