mjcracing

I have access to an old 390 out of a truck with a c6 attached to it....do u think this is worth building into a drag motor? would it be worth it or should i just find a 351?

ooticamitica

Well depends, the car wont be able to turn worth **** after you put it in, its a heavy engine but they are able to produce alot of hp, frpp has a 390 crate motor that puts out good numbers for what it has(its capable of alot more IMO)

mjcracing

well if i get it it would be strictly a race motor...also found a 84 notch for $200...so i thought about getting the notch, gutting it, throwing in the 390 and heading to the track...just didnt know if the motor was worth building or not

ooticamitica

well if you have a car just for track, it could make some killer power!

88BlueGT

If anything its far from a race motor.... why would you want a heavy *** motor and a heavy *** truck trans for a race car? think about it. thats the last thing I would put in a race car. I rather run a high revving 347 stroker with a C4 than a 390 with a C6. For a steet car, maybe. have fun. Drag car... no. Just my .02

mjcracing

thats why i threw it out there...to get everyones opinion...didnt know if any one else had tried it before...

90mustang5.8

it could be a good project to try, but iunno if the weight is gunna kill your time or not.

88BlueGT

For a nice street car, hell yea that thing would be a beast. And Im not saying it wouldnt perform at the track, by all means it will but if its a strictly dedicated drag car I wouldnt put a 390in it. Just my opinion, Im sure others will argue.

hellas85stang

any1 says a 390 isnt worth never built up 1 or dont know the history of the fe low riser////you can get 500 hp on a 390..and 400 easy with tons of torq,,yes there heavy but any say no,never done up1,or have no clue.. a build up in my book has 402 hp and 460lbs of torq...3400$ in all..very mild port stock heads 9.5 comp ,,,30 over pistons,lt headers a few otherthings..the 428 fe motor was a screamer and dominated alotta racers till the 385 series came out...take a 360 and put 390 crank in and its a 390///

88blackgt

390 will be quite a bit more expensive to build compared to a 302/351