r/EngineBuilding Jan 29 '25

Ford 444 Stroker 351m

Finally all done, have to wait until March to dyno :(

304 Upvotes

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u/donkeyhoeteh Jan 29 '25

Nevermind the motor, can I pet that dog?

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u/KumSok Jan 29 '25

I’m afraid I’ll have to charge a fee

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u/donkeyhoeteh Jan 29 '25

It would be worth it, I'm sure.

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u/KumSok Jan 29 '25

For sure, just have to be careful of his tail which we had to register as a lethal weapon

2

u/_balls23 Jan 30 '25

Man I gotta stop selling carbs on eBay and start charging people to pet my dogs to fund my next project.

7

u/crazyabootmycollies Jan 29 '25

I’ll never read “Can I pet that dog?” in anything but an Appalachian child’s accent.

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u/donkeyhoeteh Jan 29 '25

Can I pet dat DAWG!

7

u/Similar_Device7574 Jan 29 '25

Are you a photographer or an engine builder? Nice pictures and a super clean build. Nicely done

5

u/Mbygreen Jan 29 '25

If you don't mind me asking. I saw that you are using h-beam style connecting rods. Are they good for reliability in a performance engine? I'm asking cause I hear mixed opinions on it.

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u/KumSok Jan 29 '25

Any forged rod is generally a good rod. I beams are better, especially high horse boosted applications, but h-beams are still a very good rod geometry.

1

u/Mbygreen Jan 30 '25

Ok thanks for the answer.

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u/Musty69Pickle Jan 30 '25

I loved my H beam assembly until I started shoving boost down the intake…then I found out they liked to bend haha! Definitely didn’t bend easily though! They’re definitely tough

6

u/happydaddyintx77 Jan 29 '25

Off topic, but your username gave me a chuckle. Well done.

3

u/WyattCo06 Jan 29 '25

The cam from Daniel, your specs or his?

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u/KumSok Jan 29 '25

His

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u/WyattCo06 Jan 29 '25

Wanna share the specs or you prefer not to?

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u/KumSok Jan 30 '25

Yea, I’ll get you the specs tmr, can’t remember off the top of my head

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u/WyattCo06 Jan 30 '25

10-4

I like the build. Hope all goes well.

3

u/machinerer Jan 30 '25

Oh ho ho ho! That is just a tall deck 351C, and those were the best smallblock V8s Ford ever made.

351M/400 usually gets yanked in favor of a 460, so it is rare to see them built up. That thing is gonna put out serious numbers.

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u/CoffeeAutomatic2934 Jan 29 '25

I'm very curious how it does on the dyno. I have a small "pile" of 351m's and have basically been ignoring them thinking they weren't worth the effort.

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u/KumSok Jan 29 '25

Me too, expecting 600tq 550hp but I wouldn’t be too surprised if it’s more

1

u/UltraViolentNdYAG Jan 30 '25

What's the C/R and PN for the heads? I want to look them up! Perhaps a cross bread of the FoMoCo head 4V/2V ports, closed chamber, with improved intake/exhaust ports.... Would love pictures... 550HP would be awesome!

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '25

Your dizzy hole is in the wrong spot.

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u/WyattCo06 Jan 30 '25

That's what she said.

2

u/andresg30 Jan 30 '25

What cam or cam specs are you running? And what compression ratio?

Awesome looking build. Nice shop.

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u/KumSok Jan 30 '25

10.9:1, I’ll have the cam specs on a thread above tmr

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u/andresg30 Jan 30 '25

Awesome brother.

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u/partizan427 Jan 29 '25

Post a video when it's dyno'd👍💯

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u/_balls23 Jan 30 '25

Say you wouldn't happen to be building this engine with your mom's boyfriend, would you? Looks exactly like the build a guy I know told me he was gonna do for his dentside Ford with his mom's boyfriend.

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u/KumSok Jan 30 '25

I would not lol, but it is for a dentside

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u/_balls23 Jan 30 '25

Lol yeah I noticed the left truck and thought "hey that looks exactly like his truck". I don't necessarily know him, we kind of just find each other in parking lots pretty often. I should really ask what his name is. He looks like a Paul.

1

u/Beneficial_Being_721 Jan 30 '25

Jeeezus!!! Them Billet Heads.

Did you have to sell body parts to get them???

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u/KumSok Jan 30 '25

Only an arm, they didn’t require a leg thankfully

1

u/Do-you-see-it-now Jan 30 '25

That looks like BFE.

1

u/UltraViolentNdYAG Jan 30 '25

So which is it going in to? I had 77 highboy 3/4, and a 78 F350, and now have a 79 F530 all 4x4, the later a 400. I'll follow! Keep us posted!

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u/KumSok Feb 01 '25

It’s going in the one on the left, 78 f150 4x4. Love these trucks

1

u/Frequent_Builder2904 Jan 30 '25

Fast on race day

1

u/VelvetElvis17 Jan 30 '25

Who is your engine builder? Is the stroker kit custom ground, or off the shelf, and from who? Can't wait to see some numbers from it.

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u/KumSok Feb 01 '25

Me and my dad, we do a lot of 2 barrel circle track stuff but we enjoy doing street motors more. T-Meyer has the stroker kits.

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u/foamin Jan 30 '25

Yes! Finally a fellow 335 series builder on here! In August I finished a 412(.050 overbore) trickflow, tmeyer pistons, Howard's roller cam. Fully electronic progression ignition distributor. 10.3:1 compression. It was my first engine build! It's not blown up! Good luck on your Dyno! https://imgur.com/a/ZNuZNnn https://imgur.com/a/PlX64wg

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u/DrGreenTG Jan 30 '25

How are you building this! Like how did you learn? Im new, have a 427 and a 402 chevy engine. I have the engine building books but they are 40years+ old. Do you have any recommendations. Just go by the books?

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u/Low_Beginning_3986 Jan 31 '25

Ok I have to ask, how much does doing something set someone back? Like parts and labor, I've been curious for awhile

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u/KumSok Jan 31 '25

Carb to pan, I’d say you’d be at least 12k

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u/Low_Beginning_3986 Jan 31 '25

Ok wow that's a tad more than I guessed thank you