Ford FE 390 start after rebuild #2

[localcrew]

I had a 390 in a '76 F250. Tweaked it a bit with Edelbrock Performer Plus intake & camshaft. Roller timing chain. Headers. Some mild port matching. Holley 600 cfm 4-barrel. Great throttle response and power. Gas mileage sucked, of course. Hey -- fuel was cheap! I drive a diesel now. Great vid. I like the wrapped headers.

[harley1567]

love the sound i got one from a 64 thunderbird cant wait to put it in a truck

[musclecarpower]

Sounds good nice and smooth, look at my truck at- 76 stepside- it has a 390 to, it eats gas but it runs like a raped ape.

[bearkid4u]

niiiice!

so how are 390's on gas? im thinking about sticking one in my Galaxie but im still not sure yet.

[arnediesel]

Abt. 1,2 Liter/ 10 km . on highway .

[bearkid4u]

hmmmmm... very nice..

thanks..

[KingofComputing]

@arnediesel if my conversion was correct that would be 19.6 mpg on the highway? that's better than my 03 4.0 liter ford explorer does.

[tastyscabs]

shitty on gas, but oh man the sound gives you a boner when driving it, comes to a stop and it rumbles like a harley ..

[bearkid4u]

oh man now im regretting buying a 351 for my car=(

[1Bonehed]

@bearkid4u I had a '67 Galaxie 500 fastback with 390 Police Interceptor & it got around 15 MPG with a 3.89:1 ratio rear end & a C6 transmission. The car came stock with that setup, I wish I'd never sold it.

[schoolmaster1945]

Looks and sounds good...sounds like stock camshaft....