Thread: motor swap

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Originally Posted by Louey

Ah, Do you know what OR means ???
#3 post, after yours:
Or, you could beef up the springs if the Falcon is a 6. Change frame mounts, Beef up rear springs, from 4 leafs to 6, and install a 351W. Much simpler.

Are we alert yet ?

There is no frame in a '63 Falcon. And the springs have nothing to do with getting the motor in place other than being in the way. With a S10 clip change, one call to Eaton Detroit Spring will have the correct springs on the way the following day and off-the-shelf headers are available.

There is probably a way to do it if you use cast iron exhaust manifolds and beat hell out of the shock towers with a BFH, but the stock manifolds will give up about 60 hp to a good set of headers. If I had to use manifolds, I'd re-think the whole project in the first place.

And for the last time in this thread, the OP did not ask about installing a 351W, he asked about installing a 350. Now, I took this to mean a 350 Chevy, but Jerry Clayton said the OP just said 350 and maybe it could be another kind of 350. Well, I guess it could be a 308 Hudson poked and stroked to 350, but I doubt it. It could also be a 350 Pontiac or 350 Buick or 350 Oldsmobile, but I doubt that also.