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Topic: What do you think of the 400m motor?
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cobraman_1994
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fuck, a free motor is a free motor. just check it out and see if its even worth the room in your garage. you do know what car in your driveway that be good going right
-------------------- 86 GT
Posts: 4882 | From: eldorado hills | Registered: Sep 2001
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Milesblown03
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Not necasarily a bad motor, but some areas need attention. The stock oiling system sucks, and the heads could use a little work. I remember an article in a old mustang magazine about a 400m builup. stock it puled like 100rwhp. THey rebuilt it, ported the heads, put a good 4V intake on it, some headers and an extreme energy cam, and it put out like 380 something RWHP... i dont remember the torque, but it was pretty good also. Have to use the big block trnasmisions though, since the bolt pattern mattches the BB.
-------------------- 99 honda 996 superhawk... 03 cobra:422rwhp,399rwtq (before pulley) New best,12.07@119.9(!!)mph on nittos (cant drive to save my life!)
Posts: 1002 | From: Hayward, CA | Registered: Jun 2000
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FasterDamnit
Bad Attitude
Member # 442
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Anyone can do basic head porting at home. I did it with just some articles and net advice for guidance. Here's how. Port Your Stock Heads! and here- Home Porting Archive Do a stock rebuild, add the cam, 4 barrel intake and carb, clean up the heads-no major reshaping, and a set of headers and anyone can match these results. It will make power by 5200rpm so no need for more than the stock oiling system and bottom end. I wouldn't advocate hunting for a 400 specifically for racing BUT for a great street/strip torque monster at a very cheap price it is hard to beat. And with the low RPM it should live a long life. Drop it into something light and you can see some great ET's. I plan to build one eventually- maybe drop it into a '60's Falcon. Cheap and fast! JL
-------------------- '92 LX T5 Looked stock, went 11's 11.90 at 115mph.
'65 Mustang 347
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Livin' in the Carolina Pines
Posts: 2971 | From: NorCal | Registered: Sep 2001
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Milesblown03
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Member # 27
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I think my next motor is going to be a 351C or a 400m. Got a set of 4V open chamber heads sittin in my back room that would be a good head for the money. I flowed em last year, and they flowed 276 cfm @.550 lift(intake) and 180 cfm (ex) with zero porting. With some exhaust work, could be a real power producer...
-------------------- 99 honda 996 superhawk... 03 cobra:422rwhp,399rwtq (before pulley) New best,12.07@119.9(!!)mph on nittos (cant drive to save my life!)
Posts: 1002 | From: Hayward, CA | Registered: Jun 2000
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