'91 F250 XLT Lariat

Well, it may be my DD but it's a build! It's a '91 F250 XLT Lariat 4x4 to start off.

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- It has a 5.8L (351ci) Jasper crate engine with the RV cam for that low end torque. We replaced the old engine when it blew a head gasket at 175,000 miles. Shorty headers, gutted cat, Dynomax Super Turbo catback with dual pipes. It only cranks out to 3,500rpm and (approx guess) makes ~250HP at 3k rpm. Torque is ~350ft.-lbs. somewhere around 2,000-2,500rpm. Not too shabby, I say.

- Original E4OD automatic with a shift kit and beefed up internals to withstand a Powerstroke engine's torque.

- Original axles, 9" in the back with 3.55 gears and a posi. TTB front end. I think a Dana 55 diff?

- The most payload I've had in the bed was around 3 tons of gravel, max I've towed it was scaled in around ~16,000lbs GCWR.

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My dad bought it in '96 totaled. We have all the original dealership papers. It was a work truck when it was new, it's a work truck now, and always will be. I grew up in the middle of the seat. My dad bought it for towing the Westwood Middle School Panhandlers Steel Drums band and the UHS Marching Bad all over the place for competitions. As of 11/14/11, it has 198,000 miles and (like any 20 year old truck) needs a little rust here and there taken care of lol

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I have a special place in my heart for this one. Over the years I've named this one Leroy, and he's my boy

Nice looking Ford! I need to pick me up an older truck! Gotta move first though!

cool man. me and my old boss did a frame on resto of one of these trucks a few years ago when i was working at a custom shop. we also wrapped the two tone around the front of the bed and the back of the cab. i also built a hydraulic lift for a dump bed.

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Leroy! It's about time he got a thread on here!

dlinsbeck wrote:

Nice looking Ford! I need to pick me up an older truck! Gotta move first though!

Thanks! You do! It's great to have something that you really don't have to worry too much about!

StitchWerx wrote:

cool man. me and my old boss did a frame on resto of one of these trucks a few years ago when i was working at a custom shop. we also wrapped the two tone around the front of the bed and the back of the cab. i also built a hydraulic lift for a dump bed.

That looks sharp! btw, was that shop down by the Westover Triangle?

Alex98CVPI wrote:

Leroy! It's about time he got a thread on here!

Yup! It just occurred to me how much I've done to him over the years lol

why yes it was like... bad experience? lol

StitchWerx wrote:

why yes it was like... bad experience? lol

lol nope, never done business there. But at one point in time, my body shop was there!

did you work at kellys?

StitchWerx wrote:

did you work at kellys?

In a way lol My uncle run's the body shop and the building it's in now (Dulaney Oil) is my dad's company.

I was gonna call, but I'll just ask you! The online E85 locator says Dulaney's has E85 -- is that true?

tkromer wrote:

I was gonna call, but I'll just ask you! The online E85 locator says Dulaney's has E85 -- is that true?

Yup, there's not enough of a demand for it for us to have a whole pump and large tank dedicated to it but we do sell it. Give us a call on Monday and talk to my dad, Mike, about price and all that fun jazz. Our hours are from ~6am-4:30pm.

Let me rephrase that, we have a small tank and pump dedicated to it but it's not a full size service station pump. It's right beside the retail outlet in the building.

I need about 20 gallons a summer for the Sky. E is higher octane [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

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I need about 20 gallons a summer for the Sky. E is higher octane [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

Sweet! Shoot us a call or stop in and we'll see what we can do!

I think I finally found what's in this crate engine! When we got it, Jasper never told us anything about it besides that it had a stump-pulling cam and is a streetable/reliable workhorse blah blah blah the usual selling points lol

This crate engine sounds just about right!
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I DO know mine is the 2v variant so it makes "allegedly" 240hp and 340lb.-ft. of torque in-which mine specific engine should be slightly more having a full exhaust with headers, gutted cat, and catback. I'm thinking 245hp maybe 250hp and 350-355lb.-ft. of torque.

I even found what I believe the cam is, the part number is "E7JE-6250-AA" which has the description of "lots of low end torque, etc." and is 208/224 @.050" .453"/.453" lift 115.5 LSA.

No too shabby of an engine that we got for around $4k and has gone almost 30,000 miles with no troubles.

Bout time you made a thread for the truck lol. my 93 f150 is about to roll over 186,000 miles. wanna take them on a road trip? haha

You finally figured out what engine you put in Leroy almost 3 years after installation? Nice, lol! [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

91foxbody wrote:

Bout time you made a thread for the truck lol. my 93 f150 is about to roll over 186,000 miles. wanna take them on a road trip? haha

lmao we'll see! Have them tow the Foxes to the races!

Alex98CVPI wrote:

You finally figured out what engine you put in Leroy almost 3 years after installation? Nice, lol! [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

Yeeeeeeaahhhhhh lmao I believe it's this or at least similar.
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Oh yeah, also finally confirmed it's a TTB Dana 50 front with a Ford 10.25" in the back with 3.55 gears.

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Gonna tackle this tomorrow

i need to do that to my f150 too

Nice, lol!

Verdict: WOW. Huge difference, all the old plugs were white except one which was burnt but dry. It actually tachs up where the real hp is, lot more responsive, lot more low end torque, no valve rattle even with 87 octane. It's fantastic

Now go give a tune up to your other cars, lol...except the Fury...

right on man.

Alex98CVPI wrote:

Now go give a tune up to your other cars, lol...except the Fury...

lol it already had a tune-up a year or so ago :P