Thread: 352 2bbl vs 4bbl

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Welcome to the site!

This is a great place and there are no “dumb questions”. We sometimes check people’s attitude if the questions are asked incorrectly, but love to share our ideas. Several of the Ford guys on this site have blue ovals tattooed on their forehead and have forgotten more than I would ever know about these FE blocks but I have a bit of experience and exposure (vicariously through Ford friends mostly!)

I love those 60’s Ford trucks. I had a friend with a 65 F-100 that punched his 352 .090” over giving him +/- 370 cubic inches. He put on the Edelbrock 7105 with a 750 Holley, aftermarket cam (no idea – may have been from Comp Cams) and a set of Headman Hedders with 2-1/2 inch exhaust through Flowmaster 40’s and that thing really came to life. It was still Ford dependable and yet would just smoke the daylights out of the hole. He had a crossover pipe just at the transmission in the exhaust and that truck sounded like it had a 500 cubic inch monster in it!

The Edelbrock 7105 Intake Manifold RPM fits FE Ford 352-428. It is designed for “high performance” street use with an rpm band from 1500-6500 rpm. This manifold fits standard FE cylinder heads as well as Edelbrock Performer FE aluminum heads and 427 low and medium riser cylinder heads. It is a dual plane manifold that is advertised to “build low and mid range acceleration while optimized runner paths make exceptional top end horsepower.” It has a standard flange carburetor mounting pad (square bore) and will allow you to bolt up about any Holley or Edelbrock aftermarket carb.

You can run a lot of different carburetors from a 600 cfm Edelbrock to an 850 cfm Holley. As has already been noted – to remove the original cast iron intake will require a friend (or two) as it is a monster and a half. If it were me – I’d gunk the daylights out of the engine bay and pressure wash it before touching anything (remember to cover the distributer with a plastic bag and then wrap aluminum foil tightly around the plastic bag - Nothing worse than moisture in the distributer cap!) Changing the intake is an all day sucker as also noted – the pushrods run through the manifold (hmmm… now there’s an intelligent design!).

Headman Hedders - http://www.hedman.com/products makes a nice set of headers. Part number 89100. They’re dear ($400 plus!) but the quality is superb and they fit right the first time. They will not fit California trucks with emissions controlled heads, but as you’re in Florida, the trucks you’re looking at are probably okay.

Have fun and keep us informed.
Glenn