What the dealers say? Go to ANY car dealer, and ask them to show you a 350 engine. It will be a Chevy or other GM product. Ask to see a 351. They will show you a Ford.

 

Ford

4.6L=281
5.0L=302
5.8L=351
and so on

Chevy

5.0L=305
5.3L=327
5.7L=350

The basic formuls is 61 cubic inches of displacement per liter

But each manufacturer will either round up or down depending on how they want to market the engine. Chevy made the 5.0L a 305 as opposed to Ford's 302 because of marketing strategy, i.e wanting to say they had the bigger engine and vice versa with the 5.7L and 5.8L

 

Where did I say anything about asking to see one? I was writing about the truck I owned and mechanic/dealer personnel who have referred to it during the course of repairs, etc. Perhaps they use a little verbal shorthand. In my first reply to you I assumed you were talking about engine size. Now I realize that you were really trying, however obtusely, to make a point about engine marketing.

Even though this is an engine forum and not a marketing forum and pretty much everyone including me thought we were talking with some admiration about our old (100K mile plus) Fords in this thread I defer to your voluminous posting history and consider myself, um, corrected.

 

I just turned 112,000 miles on my early 97. I bought used just over 3 years ago. Wasnt aware of the gasket failure when I bought the truck or probably wouldn't have bought it. Of course the 1st thing I did was change the gaskets. They were probably already done but wasnt going to take that gamble. I use the Castrol Syntec oil and have recently started running the high octane fuel in it. The fuel change alone made a world of difference. Going to be putting a waterpump in next week and seafoaming the engine. Thanks to this forum I have learned alot of extras to do to keep it running strong.. Thanks everyone for your knowledge.

 

Can you tell a newbie what seafoaming is ?? I'm not sure...
thanks



John...

 

Read through the forums they go into detail on what it is and how you do it.

 

You go get a sea snake, whip it madly about (being careful not to get yourself bitten) until it starts puking a greenish foam and shove it in your intake manifold.

By some accounts it actually rolls back your mileage and cures the common cold.

For best results, you should also have a turbonator professionally installed at Sears just prior to inducing the foaming sea snake, that way the scientifically engineered spiral fins will aid in breaking up the foaming sea snake so it goes through your engine faster.

 

Finally, just hit the century mark. It is a happy, yet sad day.

 

WOW I did it. It was a little difficult getting everything, but I was able to do it.. it went from 188k miles to 100k which is sweet.. and it's running better than ever, I'm even getting 32 mpg. I love it thanks for the info Yo..!!

 

Serioulsy Im getting some seafoam this week and doing it this weekend..I thought I'll do it at work ...(no one around) Thanks to all in the forum .. Love this place...

 

Do it at your house next to the neighbors I love to do it cause I hate them.

 

I will throw mine in there, it's just a '99 single cab with a little V-6, but it is still running strong after 147,000 miles. The only thing I have ever done is replace the power steering pump.

 

This is hard for ME to believe...my 2001 5.4 Lariat Super Crew w/ 140,000 + miles just towed my boat (4600lbs) back from the beach (5 hours) on less than a tank (21 gals)...took back roads all the way, so not pushin' to Interstate speeds...tach stayed mostly between 2-2500 unless hills...am I happy w/ this truck??... ...yeah, pretty much...

 

Kretinus...you are a sick person. It must be the air there in Boone County. The poor guy is now going to think he is going to be a dragon slayer or something.

 

I would settle for just being a Chevy Slayer.