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Hello all,
I am new to this board. I am in the process of bringing a 1966 Galaxie 500XL back on the road. The car has a 390, C6 and 3.00 9". Color is black on black. Right now I am working on getting the car back on the road with the current drivetrain.
I am also entertaining the idea of a nice street/strip motor. I am open to suggestions but please note that I plan on keeping the engine a 390. I would like to see ~450hp at the flywheel.
I don't plan on using the original engine for this so I first need to find a block and am wondering which 390 blocks are better than others.

63 early but there all pretty equal i have a 68 Galaxie 500XL its white on red, the power is all limited by the heads.. get some flow and it will do wounders
http://forum.fastcompany.ca/showthre...=6221#post6221
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My plans
Motor:
SFI STD. TRANS FLYWHEEL
BALANCE CRANK KIT [LABOR]
TOTAL SEAL TSI RING SET
EDELBROCK ALUM. HEADS -(ASSEMBLED PAIR)
HIGH FLOW ALUM. WATER PUMP
ARP MAIN STUD KIT (got them)
HAMPTON BLOWERS (Ford 390 $3350.00)
NOTE: Normal Kits Will Require Internal Balancing
2HOLLEY 600cfm carbs.
MSD BILLET DISTRIBUTOR (or something like that )
8.5mm SILICONE WIRE SET
Trany:
b&m Stage 2 shift kit
B&m trans brake
super cooler