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Another thought is with 400HP plus you will need to beef up a transmission that can handle it,more expense, also the '52-54 Fords have a very shallow rear wheel well so unless your go a narrowed 9" (more $$) you won't get much of a tire in there to handle the HP. Figure another $3k needed in your budget minimum.A '54 Customline weighs in at 3240 pounds with a 239 Y-block a 5.0 weighs almost 180 pounds less or 90 pounds less than a SBC,less weight is like free horsepower.A goal of 300-350 Horsepower will make it within your budget of 4K for an SBF and transmission.