I'm Putting a Stock Block Back in my F100... Here's Why

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[@KenW66]

I once had bad luck with small blocks, so I went to the big blocks. Now, no more bad luck. Love your videos and your builds.

[@kennethporst4359]

Is a 427 a big block?

[@600wheel]

@@kennethporst4359he wishes. That’s a very rare and very expensive block that unless you’ve got some deep-seated love for that motor and hate for your wallet there is not a whole lotta point in building, you can build a smaller or bigger motor (428 for example) and get the same power reliability and still afford to put fuel in the vehicle. The 427 is a beautiful motor but it belongs in the cars it belongs in or with people who just have enough money they can afford to throw it away

[@kelvinhill9874]

I love my 460.

[@johnpassmore8176]

Ford sm blocks suck. I went thru 5 sm blocks in my pinto. Went chevy. End of prob.

[@600wheel]

@@kelvinhill9874 that’s a very good motor, torque for DAAAAYS

[@mrbill8542]

5 engines in 1 year--couldn't it be your driving habits could it ???

[@christopherfulgham9285]

He sure does break a lot of engines.

[@mrbill8542]

@@christopherfulgham9285 That happens alot when you shift at 7000 rpm every gear!

[@garywinters2282]

Bingo, how else is he going to come up with content? I'm out unsubscrbing, it's gotten to silly for an old timer like me.

[@loweredyote8416]

Did you even watch the video?

[@kennethporst4359]

No don't be silly

[@chrishampton555]

The f100 the reason how I found your channel. So glad it’s back. I am about to start my journey into rebuilding a 67 f100 with a 352 in it.

[@jasonmyers3847]

I had one of those, too. Mine was that Forest Service green color. The best thing I did was replace that 352 with a nice 390. You'd be glad you did.

[@Ray56z]

352 can make a very mild street motor, but dependable. Like the other guy here said a mildly built 390 will provide a lot more. Look for a '62-'66 with a 4-bbl, from a Galaxie, majority were HO.

[@sleepinggiant90]

Been watching for about a year and honestly your content is pretty awesome! Anyway you could include some more details about the "bad machine work" and the details of what to check to avoid the whole 5 engine in 1 year issue? 😂

[@JaredR1996]

At this point I just want to see the truck back up and running. I’ll miss the previous engine dearly but for let’s get this truck out of the shop and back on the road where it belongs

[@kennethporst4359]

FACTS, perring like the horse that it is 🤟

[@cereus57]

Hey Craig, love the videos and glad you're getting back to the F100. More than happy to take the valve covers off your hands instead of them going in the trash!

[@thestreets5206]

Still looks like a too small a ring gap to me , lean would have melted the edges .... tidy build tho 👌

[@allenmichaud1605]

Totally ring gap. Popped that top off. Caused the heat. He'll yah

[@davidvaughn7778]

I had an 84 MB 300TD (mine wasn't in as good of shape) loved that car! 25 mpg no matter how fast you went, and was super predictable on snow and ice.

[@erikrunas226]

Brother...you rock!! Keep the videos coming.

[@blueduster74]

I’m so glad I put an AFR gauge in my Duster 340. It’s run great the whole time but WOT was 13.2. Not death lean but still playing with fire. At a nice 12.3 WOT now with the 10% ethanol fuel we are stuck with. Made 331/325 to the wheels. I still miss JBA but I’m enjoying SC.

[@93jake81]

oh thank god. halfway though the video and i thought you were going to put a completely bone stock 302 back in the f100. glad to hear that you’re just using the block out of it nothing else 😅

[@1052scot1]

Hi Craig. Just like to say thanks for doing video on the truck. I hv not watched your videos fir over a year now simply because you were more interested in her riding cars. I encourage you too focused on restoring f100's or just trucks similar to Ford Era.

[@hanknipper3921]

Glad to see you back on the F-100 young man

[@carsareaddictive7450]

5 engines in 1 year.... Keep revving them like a 16 year old hopped up on mountain dew & it'll keep happening, guaranteed!

[@ColeBriden-pl3fr]

Ya but revs are fun

[@ljshoreslokal]

Exactly. These old 302 blocks weren't meant for 7k+ revs and to make them reliable up there costs a lot of money. I'd rather build up something with more cubic inches and broad power curve than a screamer that'll give up the ghost often.

[@neilbrown82]

​@@ljshoreslokal yup better engine platform needed Also efi would help

[@dash456789]

Funny seeing the 300TD in the video. I’ve had at least one W123 diesel since 2009, and I’ve had my current 300TD since 2013. Nowadays mine has a manual swap, 7.5mm mw pump, and HX30W

[@mrmoss149]

" My watch was holding it up... Doing ALL the heavy lifting" can't stop LMFAO. Been there- still funny as fuck to watch others. Thanks, Craig

[@WrecklessEnterainment]

I’m glad it’s not just me messing with old small blocks in old pick up trucks lol I just put together a 318 for my 78 Dodge D100 that will be running here soon

[@josephsamsor1698]

Not sure how it goes about replacing a 302 for a 460, but the idea sounds cool to me. If it’s simple (mainly with keeping the 5 speed), maybe it would be fun to try a heads/cam basic build and just see what it does. I know the goal is a more “race car” set up, so a 460 doesn’t suit that but for a fun street car it could be cool.

[@trevbev]

I remember when u drove this truck to highschool with open headers, came along way 👍

[@bensymington5550]

❤❤ Love your videos, awesome con tent

[@bryanmoseler6963]

Thunderhead289 was talking in my head when you said afr gage

[@johnnymoody2740]

I can't wait to see some work going on with the Galaxies

[@thematt4104]

I got lucky with my 302 block for my 70 F-250. Thing came out of a boat with only 150 hours on it and was still a virgin block with stock cross hatching!

[@robfoster9791]

Hey. Just started watching your content a few weeks ago. Enjoy all of it. Thanks for putting your builds on here for us to watch. Keep up the good work and stop breaking motors hahahaha just kidding.

[@cuervojones567]

thanks for bringing the f100 back an like the cut g

[@mrmoss149]

"I have a problem". The first step towards recovery. 😆 😆 😆

[@arkhsm]

And I, on the other hand, had a 302 that was a '70. It was in some car that FORD made. I bought it from a guy who had it in a '28 Model A Hot Rod pickup. I put it in a '71 Aussie Falcon, then into a '37 Pommie Ford Anglia Hot Rod, and lastly, another Aussie Falcon. That's one engine in 5 different cars.....must be a record !!

[@codysherrill9742]

Probably more of a knock issue than “lean”. Might want to go to a colder plug and or better fuel like e85. Love the truck, good luck!

[@mesomellow]

You need a engine sponsor lol. But I absolutely love your enthusiasm for never giving up. You should build 2 so u can cut down on time lol.

[@jacobjohnson3198]

So he sucks at building engines and keeps destroying them and he deserves an engine sponsor? Must be nice to suck and get rewarded

[@bobmanzi7712]

great stuff thanks

[@johngraves9201]

I went through 4 different 351w trying to find a stock bore when I built my 408 stroker. Pain in the butt.

[@OtisENGINEuity]

If you ever decide to go boost on your truck, find yourself a Cleveland and a set of 71 CJ2V heads.. they aren't actually 2V other than having an open combustion chamber, the ports are the same size as the 4V, perfect for boost. They also have larger valves too.

[@explanger527]

One can never have too many 302s. Too bad you and I are on total opposite sides of rhe country. I'd love to have another 302 on hand. Good luck on everything brother and keep it going.

[@christopherwedemeyer2993]

I beat on so many 302's, 289's and 351's. Only problems I ever had was breaking stock oil pump driveshaft and blown head gaskets from cold engine burnouts.

[@jessecordell1313]

Seems like this may be a 🦶 foot problem, but I love the videos and will keep following. I mean what’s the point if your not gonna feed it all the eagles!

[@robertironside3166]

Not wondering... know it's an ongoing favorite, pet project. That fly by on the highway... nice bit of footage... looking squat and fast :-) Waiting for Galaxie and then Fairlane vids [please soon] :-))

[@dirtbikexguitars]

Hey next time you're moving engines from the bed to the stand like that, just put the stand on the engine first and lift the whole thing out so you don't have to struggle and risk injury lol.

[@dirtbikexguitars]

I would like to note, I meant for the truck not Mercedes lol

[@kennethearlreese3771]

Craig, I'm curious why not move up into 351/Windsor, instead instead of big which definitely would have been more costly. I been watchn your videos for awhile, you and your crew are hilarious, even when dealing with stress of trial n error to locate another 302 block.

[@troysgarage]

finally the F100 is BAAAACK!!!!! Can't wait to hear it ROAR again!

[@t-rodzgarage]

Those mexican block 302's are tough engines. Something about the metal that was used to cast them.

[@willkincaid5841]

Im not a huge ford fan but after the black widow x pipe video ive been watching. Keep up the progress man truck sounds badass

[@travis9928]

It’s the whole nine0nine!! 😂

[@karolinakountryboi6617]

I was actually heading South into San Diego and seen that hiboy going down the interstate with those parts in the back, that’s crazy

[@joehdah5395]

that merc wagon badass

[@somebodyelse5820]

Craig! Maybe the reason it went lean and destroy that piston was because your fuel pump couldn’t keep up with the amount of fuel you were using. If you put a bigger carb on it, put a better fuel pump in it as well. Also, just throw a 390 fe in it and be done.

[@wyattbozarth54]

Jealous of the shop setup fs. Respect the grind fire crotch

[@TooinsAZ]

5 engines, maybe you should consider an extended warranty 😂😂

[@600wheel]

In my 1989 fox body I’ve got the block that came with the car you know the one that can’t take 600 fly wheel horsepower I’ve got it girdled, blue printed, and a stage 2 race grind, there’s not a 90° angle in the block anywhere and I’ve been running that thing at 600 wheel horsepower with a blower for 10 years no problem Edit I forgot to point out I can spin it to 7000 but I try to shift at 6500. Yeah brother you got some bad luck

[@alltherpm]

I can beat that I built my 347 with competition rotating assembly (eagle), .700 lift solid roller cam afr 220 heads srp flat tops for 93 octane, screw in freeze plugs,on holley efi, been together 20yrs, 10.90 at 135mph, 540 at tires, 480ftlbs torque, stock 83 triple x block, 50,000 miles on engine build

[@johnmenter4028]

I wish I was closer. I definitely could use one of those blocks on my 95 f150 specifically the Mexican block

[@michaelpate5426]

He will never keep a motor in his truck until he stops driving balls against the walls every time he gets in the the damn thing

[@twogunz8533]

That’s ideal lol driving me crazy

[@zach9515]

Will you ever put a Crown Vic IFS in the truck?

[@joesmith2465]

we have broken 4 in half they all still ran and we just swap everything to another block till we went to dart block they just can't last over 600hp and over 8000rpm also nice truck I have a 68 f100 short box still deciding direction of build.

[@DanzigDemento]

Knew a guy in the 80’s that would get Chevy 350’s out of the junkyard, throw his intake, heads and cam in it drop it in his 78 Z-28 then romp the $hit out of it for a month or so till it blew up then repeat. Who knows how many motors he went through?

[@RK-nr8qf]

Go head and drop you a good ol 385 series block in that badboy.

[@1gatomon]

You should let the machine shop assemble your short or long block. They will get things right. I stopped assembling my engines a ways back. Getting an assembled block also comes with a guarantee...

[@600wheel]

Right up until the point you race it

[@konnerkramer329]

​@@600wheel if your machine shop wont warranty and engine because it was raced you need a new machine shop

[@600wheel]

@@konnerkramer329 well if you’re paying to get a race engine built yes but you didn’t say that in your original comment a race engine is more expensive a engine is a more complex build a race engine should come with a warranty but if you buy just a basic engine from a machine shop generally if they find out you’ve been racing it your warranty is out the window. I will also admit the last time I had a race short block built was 10 years ago, it is still running fine and I have realized in the last six or seven years engine building companies like blueprint and such have come up with much better warranties so I stand mostly corrected😂

[@600wheel]

@@konnerkramer329 PS my machine shop built me a late model 5 L short block from of my 89 fox that’s running a Paxton Novi 2000 blower at 600 wheel horsepower give or take depending on conditions and it’s been doing that for 10 years and everybody says those blocks are supposed to crack before 600 flywheel so I think my machine shop knew what they were doing. I don’t even remember asking about a warranty because back in the day if they knew you were road racing most places would just laugh especially ones you strapping a blower on

[@alltherpm]

​@@konnerkramer329 there is no warranty on race parts, it b stupid 2 do, the warranty is it will run

[@MrTwincam316]

Look at that 6 series tucked in the corner 😮

[@chrisseymour426]

You should write a sponsorship proposal letter to some companies to fill that blank space on your walls. Have them throw some parts and/or money your way in exchange to hang their banner in your workspace.

[@Threads1220]

I have a problem with small block chevys as well witch really sucks because it's my favorite engine platform and I just can't keep one running for long without something stupid but catastrophic happens every time

[@coyoteslugger3936]

Why not get a junk 351w the short can take a lot more abuse than 8.2 short block. Plus, 351 is a bigger block, more low-end torque.

[@Grady_OBS]

i herd some good music playing in the background lol

[@foxbodybuild6637]

Order a long block from Power Train Porduct and swap heads and cam. Save a lot of time and money.

[@kevind3185]

. Put some Bigger Lung's under those Heads and let the engine take a deeper breath. So you don't need to spin so many RPM. 351W blocks are cheap.

[@danielsmith9500]

Me and my oldest brother had a 76 f100,78f150, and 79 f150 and my brother destroyed four 302, in the 78 ,but the 79 has a modified 400. The 400 never let go but due to the bsck tires being completely bald he lost it in a rain storm and totaled it. I found him a Yugo and gave to him after he totaled the 79. Sad but true he beat the crap out the yugo and she took every thing he put it thru

[@brokearse2011]

If you build a new motor would it be worth either buying the 7.3 godzilla motor or look into thw 351 cleveland especially for parts here in australia we just about perfected them after 20 years of use in falcons and or racing cars

[@cajunroadwarrior]

My Dart 427 make a lot of piston slap noise at start up. As soon as it reaches 160 and above it's quiet. Makes me wonder how much these Mahle pistons expand?

[@alltherpm]

Shit bore job, I've got 347 the engine that everyone complains about, barely any skirt, no piston slap and 20 yrs together, c it on my channel

[@mraycgz]

You need a long banner on that wall with your name and all your socials on it. Can’t hurt.

[@classicstangbrn8964]

Hey Craig why not a 351w, I thought you picked one up a while ago. You know , no replacement for displacement.

[@c10elite37]

How much for the flat top piston 5.0 block that you cant use I have a head bolt broke on mine ?

[@gsl-zh4tw]

I can’t seem to find a contact on your website... do you still have the factory valve covers from the 71’ engine you disassembled in this video?? If so I’d like to obtain them from you...

[@thememeking8079]

I missed the f100, also when will you work on the galaxy again and drive it again

[@johnbutler5881]

I need one of the 302

[@radginger2694]

Larger carbs = more air = leaner AFRs. Remember you want velocity over volume. Size your carb properly and you’ll be very impressed with the results throughout the rpms vs oversizing your carb to where it’ll only pull good in high rpms.

[@alfatasteless]

Actually that's not necessarily true. Too large a carb and the engine can't draw enough air through to maximize the efficiency for the venturi size so it will actually run rich.

[@davidvaughn7778]

Some guys do equate bigger carbs with more fuel, when they could get more fuel (fatter) by changing the jetting. The Harley crowd loves to go right to changing the carb out for bigger when they have only done small mods like pipes and air cleaner.

[@2wheelhoon813]

@@davidvaughn7778 I had a ttr125 as a kid. Couldn't fit your finger through the carb it was so small. Than put one on forget the size but it was a flat slide for a 125 2 stroke. Fit the bike perfectly. Clamped right in. Stock boots. No cutting or anything. Throttle cable even worked. After i got it jetted with a vacuum gauge I got it running really good. Bike had less torque but made literally twice the power up top. Within a few minutes I learned the hard way small air-cooled trail bikes didn't have rev limiters because I spun it so fast it kicked the rod out. Ended up buying a crank for 30 bucks and a set of cases for 40. Rebuilt than sold it. But I'll never forget how much top end it had. This was the first time I modified something that made a massive improvement in power. I have a Sporter I'm planning on putting a big dyna carb on hoping for similar results

[@davidvaughn7778]

@2wheelhoon813 I had a couple of 883 sportys( an 04 and an 05, one was stock CV carb. The second was a Mikuni HSR42 on it. The 2005 ran better and was faster than the 2004 with the Mikuni. The Mikuni was just a bit big, although it's the recommended carb for the 1250 kits everyone does. I was always fiddling with the Mikuni to get the bike to idle cold and then after it warmed up. At least it had the adjusters on thumb screws so you could do it without a screwdriver.

[@2wheelhoon813]

@@davidvaughn7778 lately the 1275 is the go to big bore. From what I can tell zippers ain't doing so hot and a veteran owned and ran company called hammer performance has stepped up. They have 90ci big bites now but you have to bore the cases. It's cheap and easy to do but requires the bottom end to come out and split so most settle for the 1275. Mine is a 883 but I have a 1200 conversion with 10:1 weisecos. I ported the heads and intake. Everything else is stock besides a velocity stack on the carb with no filter. Drilled jets and very short drag pipes pointing down at the ground. It ran a PB of 12:61 at 103mph in the 1/4 mile but the clutch was slipping hard in fifth. All in all I thought that was really good. I think the only reason it was as fast as it was is the 883 has 31 degrees of timing verses the 1200 only has 28.

[@dominickjohnston5881]

Why not get a dart block? Or a 351w or 351c?

[@user-dd4bm8iy5w]

Are kb positions any good I have a 406 SBC that was being built and I have kb positions just curious if there any good 😮

[@Jon_2218]

Craig, you need to have your own garage door built and installed so you can get in and out of your shop side at your leisure and convenience.

[@PatinatruckGarage]

Holley dominator = full send 😂

[@leonardwalters154]

Keep your toes out of the secondary this time ,any updates on the galaxy?

[@justing7880]

Maybe use the big blank wall as a trophy wall. Hang all the pieces of destroyed engine/trans you can. Call it a wall of remembrance.

[@jadenwomack5242]

Patiently waiting for the crown Vic swap 🙄🙄

[@josephsamsor1698]

OG fans will know lol

[@landonlarkins]

5 in 1 year is absolutely crazy craig 😭

[@dustyearly3220]

He'll ya bro

[@mraycgz]

You could run that oil through a paint filter at least.

[@332ARA]

Build a 300-6 with a custom LS head!

[@RadDadisRad]

I broke my Ford back in 2017 and it’s still dead. I’m selling it because stock is simple and I hate fixing stuff.

[@kennethporst4359]

You should learn how to fix stuff, that way you don't loose stuff

[@brotherskrillrc6042]

Need a rev limiter to keep your 7500rpm shifts from happening unless built for high rev shifts 😂

[@guhfluh]

Everything to do with ring gap. Read up on KB pistons next time. 😉

[@89Interceptor]

when are you gonna upgrade to a boss block? also couldnt you just re sleeve your old blocks?

[@tg2963]

You should put a built 300 i6 with a turbo in the f100

[@smarternu]

The thing needs a 7.3 IDI turbo.

[@jeffreymissal]

Make sure to post the video of rebuilding a Mercedes turbo-diesel. haha

[@robertclark813]

Take the old one that came out your truck and make a tabletop stand for it or make it a table put a top on it

[@jasonk2264]

5 engines in 1 year. Break in period means nothing to this man 😂😂

[@joewiechowski6660]

Man I must be lucky because I’ve been turning 7500 rpm on a stock bottom end 302 in my 77 f150 for 5 years and it’s still ripping around

[@motownXJdad9565]

Craig, you think your right foot has nothing to do with 5 engines failing??? LOL youre living that high RPM life brother

[@mblake0420]

Luck? Have you noticed how you treat them? Or maybe ford or both? Rip diesel injectors

[@mikemartin1532]

When that engine ran lean I'd love to know what the afr was 6 maybe lol

[@alltherpm]

8,000rpm hmm maybe its the rpm, and id hafta argue with u on ring land lift, the pistons not melted its broke from ring

[@bakwudzgarage]

Try to find a low-mileage or virgin bore mopar LA 360.. I went through 5 of em to find a good builder.. the way she goes on the old stuff 🤷‍♂️

[@jeramiakins6232]

If you take 2 drywall screws and a 1x or 2x and put it under the skinny pedal they may last longer. But where is the fun in that. Lol