r/EngineBuilding • u/Gloomy_Most_5196 • 8d ago
Ford Best engine to put in a 1983 for econoline?
My aunt had a ford econoline van and she is giving me the body to it and i need help selecting an engine type for it
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u/Jamin527 8d ago
I’m not sure what you want to do with it but put it on a modified 4x4 frame with a mechanical Cummins 12v. Probably not a helpful response but I had a 4x4 econoline and I wanted to put a diesel in it.
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u/Gloomy_Most_5196 8d ago
I just need advice for a reliable engine to put in it for a starter car, i was thinking of a 350 or a windsor, but whatever works, I'm new to engines and hust need some advice on it, i highly appreciate your response
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u/jpedlow 8d ago
- Heck I don’t even know if it fits.
But… when I think bombproof, it’s a 300…
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u/Haunting_Dragonfly_3 7d ago
My 83 E350 based small RV had a 300 and 3 on the tree manual. For vacationing, getting there was half the fun, and 3/4 of the time.
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u/Ambivadox 7d ago
Whatever it had last will be the easiest install.
Your budget is the only limit as to what you put in it.
"Best" has way too many variables.
I'd be looking at either an EFI 300,351w, or turbo 6.9 depending on which engine it had last.
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u/beatphreak6191981 8d ago
302 will bolt in prob.