Thread: 396 Chevy- 390 Ford

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Originally Posted by slincoln 3

32/40 Watch it with the lowly 390 comments lol. The 69 might catch wind of it and you don't want that....lol...

Originally Posted by slincoln 3

Wow you guys going old school now. You got me there I don't remember anything about 60's wasn't born and almost nothing about 70's only a child. So I will sit back as you all reminisce about the good old days. And I will learn from those older and wiser than me. Thanks

First - "I" didn't say it was lowly.. Bob Tasca Senior did! He's no longer with us either, but he and his dealership have had more influence on you and your car than you'll ever realize!

I hope you (& other readers) who were to young to have been there can read through this thread and realize how things have changed and worse how much we've been losing as time marches on.

Do you know why the FE was given that huge intake manifold?

Originally Posted by slincoln 3

That set up while fine in 70's when I was a. newborn . Will not net you same results toda.y. I promise you. Times they are a changing....

Really ?? i did not know this ? you are talking 390 a 396 that made 425hp on a dyno in the 60s still can do it in 2014 there is better ways to do it. yes the 396 engine is still being used i still machine them and build them and sell them .myself have had many bbc over the years i build and sell bigger stuff same with the fords still have a spot in my heart for the 396 as they took a every day beating from me and still was runing when in pulled it out of the car

Originally Posted by jerry clayton

any snow over there Pat???

nothing sticking.. how are you.. i am going to miss out on the PRI show this year. they need to have them carts that we could drive to see the show . my hips and knees were killing me i was triping on that thick carpet they had in them booths . burnt out my guts eatting oxycodone just to see it all so i stay in town have many engines to build one guy is getting set for some dyno time then go for the hill climb

First 34/40 let me say I was making a joke so. Second shame on Bob Tasca for saying such a thing(joking again ). Third I would say its cause the pushrods actually go thru passages in intake so the intake interfaces with head,distributor,valve train,valve covers and block..

Lastly my father was born and raised in Providence,RI. We are after all Italian and my father and grandfather new the family very well. And my 69 FORD. wears the Tasca Ford proudly between it tail lights. That's all most people see anyway thanks.

No Pat you misunderstood my post. What I was saying was about guys taking a 396/325 hp putting in a cam and throwing on some headers and then going racing. That said what I meant was their % of wins would drop in 2014 with that setup. That's what I meant by would not net same results snd thats a fact!!!!



I certainly know that 396 will make as much power even more now as it did in 60's.
We clear now cuz maybe I didn't explain it properly .
Oh and please take it easy your last post didn't sound so good. wow...

Originally Posted by slincoln 3

First 34/40 let me say I was making a joke so. Second shame on Bob Tasca for saying such a thing(joking again ). Third I would say its cause the pushrods actually go thru passages in intake so the intake interfaces with head,distributor,valve train,valve covers and block..

Lastly my father was born and raised in Providence,RI. We are after all Italian and my father and grandfather new the family very well. And my 69 FORD. wears the Tasca Ford proudly between it tail lights. That's all most people see anyway thanks.

First.. it was a weak attempt but I kinda knew that...
Second.. yeah. OK.

Third. I read once in Mustangs Monthly ( back in the 80's before they combined it) an article where they were chatting with a Ford Engineer who had worked under Henry himself! And he claims they knew that the first thing hot rodders swap out is the cast iron intake, so they gave the FE a huge one to help make the engine lighter once a rodder / racer got their hands on it.

Is that really true? Wow here I was trying to be all technical and really had no idea why. That almost doesn't make sense....lol Thanks