390 horses

[15wildea]

I have a 390 sitting in my 72 camper special I want to set it up for the strip does any body have any ideas that wont break the bank. I was planning on putting on some 428 heads new headers a high rise carb a new camand hooking up a beefey er exaust system. im open to sugestions

[Russell]

You racing the truck or do you have some thing else to put it in? Sorry but I don't know anything about FE horsepower.

[Deaf Bob]

Cam for sure, strongly recomend you install an aluminum intake.. FE intakes break your back.. Install adjustable rockers (they ar non adjustable stock) 1958 331ci FE motor has the adjustables and will fit.. FE's are torquey, that is why they feel fast..

[TheSilverBuick]

Aren't 390 and 428 heads identical? At least depending on the year. There are stroker kits depending what budget you are working with.

[Deaf Bob]

Some of the upper scale 428 heads are supposedly better.. Yes they interchange.. I added a Baja Beast Crower cam (or something) to m 390, really woke it up with the intake too..

[cstmwgn]

Call Survival Motorsports and talk with Barry. VERY nice guy and will give you good advice on how to go with FE power.

[15wildea]

thanx

[milner351]

Call Survival motorsports for sure - and talk to cam research on the cam. There's endless possibilities - but most of them are not cheap. Edelbrock heads are a good choice, it's VERY expensive to go with a roller cam in and FE since they were never designed for one. 428CJ heads or PI heads are great if you can find a set worthy of rebuilding - but honestly by the time you put hardened exhaust seats and a good valve job and mill them.... aluminum heads start looking like a really good alternative.

[15wildea]

how about a tri power intake?

[JOES66FURY]

Drop a LS in it.....LOL....kidding, kidding...that would have really pissed off 38P....

No idea...Any FE motor I ever had I just used and abused....if you do work to it make sure to make a project thread so we can follow along.

[BKBridges]

427 FE with FAST XFI and tri power on a dove tunnel wedge perhaps? Kind of bank-breaking though...

[15wildea]

ya that's true I think Im just gonna go with a comps cam mutha thumpr an edelbrock performer rpm intake and a double pumper. does anybody have andy suggestions on a distributor.

[STINEY]

HEI conversion. Cheapest, easiest to wire up, and you can get parts for them everywhere. That's what the Jetboat 390 is getting.

[Scott Liggett]

ya that's true I think Im just gonna go with a comps cam mutha thumpr an edelbrock performer rpm intake and a double pumper. does anybody have andy suggestions on a distributor.

Skip their Mother Thumpr cams. Most get returned as the only they are good for is that neato idle lope. They are for old fart, fairground cruisers who don't care about horsepower. They suck for low/midrange torque which is exactly what your truck needs. Get one of their Xtreme Energy cams instead.

[milner351]

What Scott said - a lot of guys in the FE forum are very happy with the XE grinds all the way from the 270 to the 294 (I may be mixing up numbers)

I'm thinking the Thumper and Bootlegger cams are just marketing hype....