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...has a job!
So I discovered that a friend of a friend has a Triton V10 out of an 01 F250 Van with the automatic trans and all the wiring. Dude wants $400 for all of it.
I currently have a 351 Windsor that I'm converting to carburetion and will be using an m5od manual trans with.
Oh and this is for my '57 F100.
So do I grab the V10 for the balls factor or stick with the 351 for simplicity and reliability.
Here are some pros and cons as I see them:
351 pros: simple, cheap, reliable, four wires, simple fuel delivery system, classic good looks and performance, no rats nest of wiring, will use w/ 5 spd trans
351 cons: shitty HP (225 factory but can probably get it into the low 300s on factory heads), tuning carburetion
V10 pros: br00tal power 362hp/457ft/lbs, balls factor
V10 cons: EFi rats nest of wiring, weight gains, chronic problems with triton motors, more expensive parts, need high pressure efi fuel delivery, etc.
I'm leaning towards the 351, which I already have. But, the V10 is intriguing.
Weigh in...
I currently have a 351 Windsor that I'm converting to carburetion and will be using an m5od manual trans with.
Oh and this is for my '57 F100.
So do I grab the V10 for the balls factor or stick with the 351 for simplicity and reliability.
Here are some pros and cons as I see them:
351 pros: simple, cheap, reliable, four wires, simple fuel delivery system, classic good looks and performance, no rats nest of wiring, will use w/ 5 spd trans
351 cons: shitty HP (225 factory but can probably get it into the low 300s on factory heads), tuning carburetion
V10 pros: br00tal power 362hp/457ft/lbs, balls factor
V10 cons: EFi rats nest of wiring, weight gains, chronic problems with triton motors, more expensive parts, need high pressure efi fuel delivery, etc.
I'm leaning towards the 351, which I already have. But, the V10 is intriguing.
Weigh in...