Another Repower Recomendation

pwollsch · Post by **pwollsch** » Fri Jul 06, 2012 6:01 pm

1974 f36 with Chrysler 280's... They are the M400 model... I hate this, since all info online refers to 318's and 383's....

Looking for Recomendations.... I plan to keep her for another 8-10 yrs.

Paul

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Fri Jul 06, 2012 6:09 pm

most F36 s conv. came with 440s or 454s

rossjo · Post by **rossjo** » Sat Jul 07, 2012 6:21 am

318's will be marginal.

Larry (PlanSea) here in Charleston has the F36 with the M400;'s. They run well with 20x16 props, but he has fought cooling issues for some time with the double sided pump setup. Other than that, the 400's work well and sound great.

Why not replace with Chrysler Big Blocks (or rebuild your 400s)? Will fit, enough power, same accessories, etc.

Commissionpoint · Post by **Commissionpoint** » Sat Jul 07, 2012 12:08 pm

Didn't S&R put 6.0's in his?

I'd find out how those are going for him. Thats the last F-36 repower I can remember hearing a lot about.

pwollsch · Post by **pwollsch** » Sun Jul 08, 2012 6:12 pm

I really like the 400's performance. A rebuild seams like the best way, would cost less, just not sure on how deep to go. Still need to find where my oil loss is.

Big D · Post by **Big D** » Sun Jul 08, 2012 6:18 pm

pwollsch wrote:...Still need to find where my oil loss is.

Done any testing? A leak-down test might steer you in the right direction - upper or lower end.