Turning a 351w into a beast on a budget without juice?

King Big Ben · 02-06-2005, 12:06 AM

I bought my 69 coupe a few years ago and Ive kept her pretty much the same since, except for a new speed demon. Right now the only performance parts she has are a dual exhaust (but stock exhaust manifolds), edelbrock intake manifold, electric fuel pump, and the new carburator. Shes basically a base-line coupe without the original engine or tranny, so no sense in keeping her stock.

I want to turn her into a street-monster but i only have a budget of about 3k (maybe more) and I hate nitrous. Any suggestions on how I could do this?

KiltedBanshees93GT · 02-06-2005, 04:09 PM

Well, some general ideas,
Smaller things:
Headers
GEARS
Petronix ignition to eliminate the points
TUNING (Hey, make the most out of what you've got)

Bigger stuff:
heads/cam/intake (lots of choices, lots of folks like ARF's, but I dont know enough about heads to recommend a particular brand. Make sure the pieces work together though. Someone like Edlebrock who sells matched systems is never a bad thing)
Quality rebuild, maybe bump the compression up. (or keep the comp lower if you eventually want to boost it)
Blower

Hope it helps.
J
BTW, what part of Tampa? We just moved up here from T&C about 9 mos ago.

rwhite65 · 02-07-2005, 12:20 AM

I am going to assume the engine is in good operating condition.

If it were my car and I had 3,000...after making many mistakes before realizing where the money should have been spent on my own car....

Aluminum heads and a cam
Gears
Shift Kit
If money permits, a stall T.C. and maybe ignition upgrades
Ryan

Coupe Devil · 02-17-2005, 02:31 PM

Ebay has 408 stroker rotating assemblies not for 599....

stanggirl777 · 03-09-2005, 04:06 PM

I would say a good set of aluminum heads would be the first thing I'd do...but also, I just built a 351W stroked to a 396 with about $3500. I found the stroker kit in Speedway magazine for $800. it was a really awsome project and the car runs really good now...

02-06-2005, 12:06 AM	#1
King Big Ben Registered Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Tampa Florida Posts: 14	Turning a 351w into a beast on a budget without juice? I bought my 69 coupe a few years ago and Ive kept her pretty much the same since, except for a new speed demon. Right now the only performance parts she has are a dual exhaust (but stock exhaust manifolds), edelbrock intake manifold, electric fuel pump, and the new carburator. Shes basically a base-line coupe without the original engine or tranny, so no sense in keeping her stock. I want to turn her into a street-monster but i only have a budget of about 3k (maybe more) and I hate nitrous. Any suggestions on how I could do this?

02-06-2005, 04:09 PM	#2
KiltedBanshees93GT Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Pigeon Forge Tn Posts: 611	Re: Turning a 351w into a beast on a budget without juice? Well, some general ideas, Smaller things: Headers GEARS Petronix ignition to eliminate the points TUNING (Hey, make the most out of what you've got) Bigger stuff: heads/cam/intake (lots of choices, lots of folks like ARF's, but I dont know enough about heads to recommend a particular brand. Make sure the pieces work together though. Someone like Edlebrock who sells matched systems is never a bad thing) Quality rebuild, maybe bump the compression up. (or keep the comp lower if you eventually want to boost it) Blower Hope it helps. J BTW, what part of Tampa? We just moved up here from T&C about 9 mos ago. __________________ ____________ '66 Mustang Coupe- AKA "Lenore" on disability for a (long) bit '93 GT Mostly stock AKA "Fawkes" Rice Haters Club Member #239 "I find your lack of faith...disturbing." "Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats." H. L. Mencken

02-07-2005, 12:20 AM	#3
rwhite65 Ride Hard Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Wyoming IL Posts: 1,094	Re: Turning a 351w into a beast on a budget without juice? I am going to assume the engine is in good operating condition. If it were my car and I had 3,000...after making many mistakes before realizing where the money should have been spent on my own car.... Aluminum heads and a cam Gears Shift Kit If money permits, a stall T.C. and maybe ignition upgrades Ryan __________________ 65 Fastback 91 roller 306, H/C/I AOD-Bauman, PI Stallion, 4.10's and traction loc 04 Grand Cherokee Freedom Edition 79 Ford F-250 4x4 - Restored

02-17-2005, 02:31 PM	#4
Coupe Devil Moderator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Myrtle Beach SC Posts: 1,643	Re: Turning a 351w into a beast on a budget without juice? Ebay has 408 stroker rotating assemblies not for 599.... __________________ 1990 GT, 347, TFS TW Heads, TFS Cam, TFS Track heat, Twin turbos, FMIC, T5. Built Ford Tough Moderator

03-09-2005, 04:06 PM	#5
stanggirl777 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Durango, Colorado Posts: 4	Re: Turning a 351w into a beast on a budget without juice? I would say a good set of aluminum heads would be the first thing I'd do...but also, I just built a 351W stroked to a 396 with about $3500. I found the stroker kit in Speedway magazine for $800. it was a really awsome project and the car runs really good now...

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