So I have 86 f150(302 FI, AOD tranny) I ve been thinking about swapping them to a 351W maybe C-4 or C-6..???...I dont know yet about the tranny. What exactly im I looking at here? should I even bother with the swapp??
any help is greatly appreciated

86 f150 single cab, short bed

if yall need any other specs please let me know

 

what exactly do you need to know? assuming your going to go carburated you'll either need to get rid of the electric fuel pumps and put a mechanical pump in or a low pressure electric pump or get an adjustable regulator for the current pump(s). go with the c6 if automatic. or build up the aod so you have o/d. what are your exact plans? how much power you wanting? is it 2 or 4 wheel drive? whats it gonna be used for?

 

this truck is my daily driver, its a 2 wheel drive. for power I would like all I can get, I tow a small trailer every other weekend(haul stuff to the dumpster) my main concern if I need to fab anything up. BTW, I am going carburated

 

the 351 should bolt right in. the only problem is a stock aod will never hold up to it so its either gotta be beefed up or replaced with a c6(better than the c4). long tube headers are a must, plus an edelbrock intake manifold and a holley carb will probably be all you'll need. but i personally like stroker motors. are you gonna be doing the work yourself, or having a machine shop do it?

 

A stroker would be awesome!!, I actually looked into that but my buddy owns a junkyard so he will provide me with the 351 block or even a 460!!! thas a BIG maybe haha...and yes I will be doin most of the work my self

thanks for the input

 

I'd keep the aod and I'd get an efi 351 and build that. Your already efi 302 so it would be a simple swap. you could get everything you need from a donor. Exhaust manifols if you kept them or buy headers. just rebuild it all. for a rebuilt tranny abd engine youd be looking at 3-4 grand.