360 crate motor.

[CactusKid]

Hi, I'm new here and I hope I'm not double posting. I looked for a similar post but my wife is yelling at me to get to bed so here I am. I have a 72 f-100. The engine knocks over 55-60 mph. A mechanic said I need to find a decent crate motor so here's my question. Any good ideas for sources? e-bay concerns me because of warrenty issues. I want something that doesn't have problems so original motors just plane scare me. I want to know who makes either a new version or rebuilt with warrenty motor and are there versions which have improvements since the original motor was produced? I'm a landscaper not a mechanic so I ask you to take pity on me. Thanks.

[binder56jd]

the . uh. fe clan. which is reeeaaalllll big here, will blow all kindsa smoke north up ya


a 360 can be bilt


do your research and there is some good machinery cats here


otherwise---sell it to an fe guy and get ya a good smallblock and blow their doors off

[CactusKid]

Ok I know you can't give a for sure answer without seeing it but is rebuilding out of the question or does the knocking (generally) mean overheating at one time and it's time for a new motor? Bear with me I am much better at tree trimming than engine repair.

[thebannister8]

just because i was feeling like taking a lazy route 5 years ago..i went to kragen and bought a long block for my 67 mustang...a 6 cyc 180 ( i think ).....4 years later, a ton of miles and whole lot of fun, she was still running like a charm..so last year i got a 6 cyc 240 longblock for my 67 f100...runs perfect....both came with a 2 year 20,000 mile warranty..and were relatively inexpensive..works for me for putzing around town...would i buy a longblock from them with the intent to actually work it hard...no.......

[sideoilerfe]

You can have your 360 rebuilt if the knock hasn't caused any bad damage. Sounds like it knocks at higher rpms right? Have a good machine shop rebuild it for you and it'll run another 37 years.

[convincor]

fill out your profile so we know where you are.
Guessing buy you user name, I'm thinking AZ maybe???
This guy doesn't have one listed right know but has a nice 390 for $3695.. 400hp, complete pan to intake. And he's got great feedback..
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/FORD-428 ... 0288112627

[CactusKid]

Im in the southern San Joaquin valley near Visalia, Ca.

[70shortwide]

wow i used to live in visalia

[fordman]

a crate enigne is just going to give you a plain stock enigne without any mods fo rany kind of power. if you want any kind of power rebuild the one you have . or buy a used engine and rebuild it. a 390 is a better engine to build other than a 360. or what i mean is you can build a 360 into a 390 very easily.

[willowbilly3]

Tell wife to stop yelling or you may buy new crate wife too.
Having worked around this stuff for many decades I do not recommend the parts store rebuilds. You may get a decent one but most of them are a 30,000 mile engine at best. Find a reputable local machine shop and have them do it. Expect to spend way more money than the "crate" engine because they have professionals doing the work, not illegal aliens.

[sideoilerfe]

Tell wife to stop yelling or you may buy new crate wife too.
Having worked around this stuff for many decades I do not recommend the parts store rebuilds. You may get a decent one but most of them are a 30,000 mile engine at best. Find a reputable local machine shop and have them do it. Expect to spend way more money than the "crate" engine because they have professionals doing the work, not illegal aliens.

[DuckRyder]

If you are just looking for a stock type engine, then Jasper engines (and probably ATK as well) offer both 360 and 390's. Jasper builds a nice engine nowdays and they do warranty them. It will cost a good bit more than a parts store rebuild, but it is a good bit better as well.

I also think motorcraft still offers them.

If you want something other than stock, then by all means follow willowbilly3's advice.