Hey guys, I've been curious about the 400 ford. I'm tired of all these Chevy guys thinkin' the 400 chev is some sort of god. By design, a 400 ford is a much better engine. Long rods to accomodate the stroke, heavy crank, and a block built to handle it all. The reason the 400 gets it's bad reputation is because there are not really any pistons available that make better than 7.9:1 comp. Does anyone know anything about building a 400 Ford with Cleveland 4bbl heads, cleveland cam, and cleveland pistons on bushed 400 rods? It seems one could build a budget, all ford motor that would torture any 400 chev on the street. You could really do alot with 4 inches of stroke. What do you all think?