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Well I will jump in and give my .02 I have a said "big cubed" ford engine and I hope your pockets are deep. Do yourself a big favor go talk to a race engine builder (not your local parts store) Do your homework on the complete build up and if you have this engine built have enough money on hand for repairs. As for Nitrous I firmly beleive everything should be on juice, I have it on my bogger my street truck my sandrail and soon to be on my sled! It works on everything!!! One last thing price out a block for this monster they are huge money and not for the faint at heart. In the engine building department Hairy Kanary has been there and done that, experience is a huge asset in everything. Good luck oh and take video of the first time out!!

Why not just drop in a 514 crate motor and add a 150 shot of NAWWWWWWS
ok lets be reasonable here..... have you heard of the trickle down effect? thats when you over build a part of yer rig and other stuff starts breaking.
I have seen what 400+ hp does to a stock D60 shaft when you add a spool (you can break them at will with 44" boggers), sure you can go 14bolt but what about the front? alloy shaft's get real pricy when you go thru 3 or 4 set's a year.
Ya i know yer gonna upgrade everything but there are "reasonable" limit's of what you can expect and i dont think you can forsee all the headaches of big power, big rubber and a lead foot.
Just think about a 4000lb buggy, 14bolt, D60, 514, and cut 52" michellin's, light fast and way more fun when you dont care about putting it on it's side for the camera.
Yes power is fun.... more power is a freekin blast but think this thru before you break out the cheque book, power costs money in more way's than one.
Hope you can get this figured out

Wolf, explain to him how long it took you to get your EFI setup right.

Why put engine builders' kids through school if you don't need to? I've got a buddy that's dropped almost $40000 american on his pickelfork race boat in the last three years. An "engine builder" in Havasu helps him get 107 MPH every spring and takes more of his money. He's got a 14-71 blower with a chiller and all his money can't keep that poor big block together any longer than the chicks can keep their tops on. Last fall he gave all of it up, runs a stock ZZ502 that comes with a 1 year warranty from my parts department for $10000 and he's got 40 hours on it, not 3 or 4 before bearings. Yeah you have to pay to play, but goldilocks nobody will care how badass your rig is when it's getting towed from shop to shop or pulled out of the bush by someone with a stock rig and a big winch. Before you all roast me for comparing a race boat to your conversation, how sweet would it be to hit any dealer or retailer in north america and not have to try and choke money out of your rebuilder over the phone. Anybody can build you an engine but it's a select few who put their name on it when it counts.

thanks for the continuing info guys , i guess my bronco could be considered a boat to those infaor of small trucks, keep the tips coming

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Ok there was this racer dude on this forum a while back (that fawker could FLY...no bull...I saw a video of him racing) and he built an amazing 430 hp motor for $1000

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Anyone seen little pocket rocket latley?????
I would be game for the same deal.

funny shep well the way i see it is if you want to build something that will turn heads and kick ass strengthen the frame of a ford ranger and stuff like a done up 460 in it with the drivetrain to match.

thanks for all suggestions and help guys feel free to keep dropping lines