So I have 3 choices for engines, all 3 will cost me about $180 or so to get.
And the they are : 351W, 360 (from a F100), or a 460. Neither of these are going into my truck, just something to do as a hobby but eventually will end up in a vehicle. All 3 motors are not in working condition, but I will be rebuilding them anyways.
So with that over with, let the forum wars begin haha!

 

lol personally i'd go with the 460 because bigger is better but it all depends on what you're going to be using the engine for. racing, offroading, rock crawling, towing...

 

I say 360. You can't beat the sound of an FE...

 

460, nothing like a big block, but if you want to be different, go with a 360, with the 360 you can get a crank kit and turn it into a 390. You also have to remember you have to get the matching trans for the motor, transes are not interchangeable between a small block, 385 and FE engines.

 

460

 

My plan is to put the engine in a older ford truck or muscle car. Im not in a hurry for this to be done though. Like I said just a hobby.
Im really leaning towards the 360 mainly because its in the middle of the choices. Its big but not too big, it is easier to work with and probably easier to get parts for. Also either one I choose will be carbed.
However, continue to share y'alls opinions.

 

351

Stroke it. Forged everything.ARP everything. Matched top end.Maybe 10 lbs boost....and throw it in a light car and lay waste to most everything else on the road...hehe

 

The 460 with a cam and some spray or a turbo or two, would be a monster , i saw a late efi 460, with small chamber 429 heads and a big cheap cam dyno 502hp, with a fomoco iron intake, an out of the box holley, and the cheapest headers he could find. If you could find one a 4v. 351c would be an awesome piece too, the 360, FE stuff is way expensive, so no on the 360, unless its a dodge, always thought a 360 or 340 in a fox mustang would be fun, a Mostang. I just hate windsor heads. , and their stumpy connecting rods.

 

my uncle has a mopar 360 that he used to run in his 74 duster drag car that he said i can have, as long as it goes in a lil red express... i've been on the search since i was 15...

 

Only prob with big blocks is weight. You can stuff one in a fox body stang but it wont stop or turn...lol. Better as a truck motor imho. A friend of mine has a 502 BB in his 92 IROC and it just killed the handling on that car.