1977 Ford 400M Bored .030 over = 406 c.i.
(The 400 is a 351 with an extra inch of stroke gained from 1" increased deck height)
My "70's Smog-Motor"
This odd combination is the result of:
1. An article on a build-up in a Petersen Magazine "Engines"
2. A neighbor having one and a C-6 sitting around
3. My inborn love of a bumpy, rough V-8 idle and lots of cubic inches
Specs:
Crane Cam
-Advertised 288/292 Intake/Exhaust
-Actual 226/230
TRW Speed Pro Forged Aluminum 4.030 Pistons
ARP Fasteners
Sealed Power High Volume
Oil Pump
Crane Rocker Arms
Comp Cams Pushrods, Valve Springs & Retainers
Edelbrock Performer Dual Plane Intake & 600 cfm manual choke carb
March Pulleys
True Roller Timing Chain
Heads ported and polished Machined .025 off deck
Compression 9.5:1
Mallory Distributor
Streetdamper Harmonic Balancer
TCI 2,500 RPM Torque Converter
From the "Engines" article with stock exhaust manifold and all emissions gear in tact:
375 lb-ft torque at 2,000 RPM
456 lb-ft torque at 4,400 RPM
382 hp
I hope to have too much HP for this car and should have no trouble holding my own with you big block guys. It also has a really cool lopey idle Frank and Mike of the Ohio Cobra Club can testify to from their first brush with it. In between frustrating days of nothing fitting properly in the chassis, its ALL smiles.
-Steve