[lil_zedwick]

has any one heard anything on puting a v10 in an mid 50's for tuck? i'm interested in starting a custum on a 56 and i'm trying to decide what engine and tranny to use

josh

[Robinson Robin]

well at the risk of anoying ford fans I think all the triton engines are poor at best. I think there would be some much bettter and sympler options

[antirice]

its possible, last year at the NSRA Nats. North, one of the swap meeters had a '35 ford with a Ferd V10, it was a sight to behold

[Tim Feeley]

I think a Ford 400 would be a better choice! There is a lot of power available
in that engine with some easy mods. I have one in a '54 ford pickup and it will go faster than either the steering or suspension will handle....let alone
the brakes and I have a 9 inch rear in it. I have a 2000 F350 with a V10,
you can get more, cheaper with the 400 or a 351 w.

[woodz428]

I say choose the one you want but don't let the naysayers fool you. We have a V10 in a 2000 F350 platform RV and towing a 24 ft. trailer with a car it never lacks for power and returns mid teens mileage, I seriously doubt that any 400 could do that. I'm a long ime Ford builder (since the mid sixties) and I was impressed.

[Tim Feeley]

I am in agreement with do what you want, I am putting a 390 in a '27.
I like to see a Ford in a Ford. My F350's V10's best mileage so far is 14.5mpg
with a 3.73 rear and I am not pulling a motor home with extras! Neither
does my neighbors V10 motorhome. Did you put a chip in it? Tim

[Robinson Robin]

Woods is the first person I ever heard clam that the triton v-10 is a good engine.

[woodz428]

First, I'm not a fan of the triton. Too much crap for me, I get enough of that working on sport bikes. But you might want to do a search of threads,there was a thread about a month ago with several people having good success with their tritons. I would say that 14.5 is about mid teens, and that's about what we get, no matter how we try (even taking it easy), but we only use it on the road and with the air that the RV moves it doesn't even notice the trailer.

[fatslapper]

robinson robin i agree i worked on many a ford v10 they are a crap engine bad mileage even worse power i saw better power out of fords v8 (which are also terrible)

[comet boy]

There was a '50 ford shoebox in Streetrodder with the triton v10 in it. it wasn't finished though just all polished steel. It was very cool.

[woodz428]

Fatslapper, from your avatar, I can tell that was a totally un- biased opinion.

[uturnoneighty]

At the FunFord weekend in Houston there was an SN 95 Mustang with a V10 stuffed in it. It looked cool and the owner smiled when asked about power, but for a street rod like your `56, I think a donor Cobra motor would be your best bet, it gives you plenty of power and brings it with todays technology. I am doing a `55 F1 now and it will be powered by a 5.0 EFI or a blown Lightning engine and an AOD-E.

[fatslapper]

lol woods428 nice call i dont like ford sorry for pushing my opinion im sure ford nuts hate the chevy 350

[4 Jaw Chuck]

How could a hotrodder hate any engine?

Beats me.

Heck, I even like Briggs&Stratton engines!

[Viper_Fan]

Well I would not go for a ford V-10 I would try to get my hands on a viper engine and do something different and plus mor hp and tq and it will be reliable to.