by bumpbug Wed Jan 20, 2010 11:18 amDid ford ever have a V8 in these vans, or is it that everyone puts them in? How hard is it to change from a 6 to a basic small block 8 ? Thanks for any info. Tim
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FORD V8 factory FACTORY OR NOT ?
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Well I Know They Diden't Come Stock With V-8'S .... Not Sure On the Conversion.... But From the Factory .. They Come with 6 Bangers ... 144 up to 240 .... Lots of 170's ..........
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Thanks, I know that some chevys did but wasn't sure about the ford's
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Dodge came with a 318 or a slant six. Ford never built a V8 for our early Econos. Personally I have done the V8 swap and while I used a pro built 347 stroker with over 400hp and 450 pounds of torque I will never do it again. To much trouble. Lots of mods, time and money and then you end up with poor gas mileage. I got 4 mpg. You are better off building your inline six. You can build a 170 or 200 to get close to 300 HP and still get 26 mpg. Less mods, less money and time and still a lot of fun to drive. My 200ci has 225HP right now which is more than a stock 302 and when it is done should have close to 300HP and 400 pounds of torque
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You get 26 mpg out of your van ? ? ? what gears do you have and what basic engine mods on your 6.
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Is there a good auto to put behind the 6 and how bout 4X4 conversion. I know they are doing it on the chevys.
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The Ford would be the same as the Chevy to Convert to a 4x4 .......
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I have to agree! Look gang Iv'e used the Ford 240 and it's newer 300 in trucks to tow cars with, never a problem ! Shoot the time Iv'e had them in vans from a 1967 Supervan Econoline to a 1978 Econoline . I currenty run a 300 in a 78 Ford F-100. I'd rather have it than the 302 anytime ! Anyone who has lived in the dessert can tell ya , use the dammn six ! Scrubba
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You can use a C4 tranny with the short tail housingbumpbug wrote:Is there a good auto to put behind the 6 and how bout 4X4 conversion. I know they are doing it on the chevys.
