Hey guys,

Brand new to the forum. Been looking at 351s in junkyards to drop in the truck (59f100). Looking for 400-500 horses for a street application.figured stroker on a 351w would do the trick. Guy at a junkyard told me to keep the y block and go twin turbo. I don’t know much about twins other than I love my Ford Taurus Sho. Throws out 435 horses and gets great mpg. Should I consider going this route? How much more costly are we talkin, bc it would be cool to keep the Y block. Guess it all depend on how much more it’s going to cost... I did see the adapter plates for an AOD..... I’m $1000 in just at the adapter lol. Plus whatever else it will run to make the aod work. Im going to beef it up to handle the added horsepower during the rebuild. That cost was factored in for the 351 as well. I have a factory automatic, so I’ll keep it that way, at least for now. I’ve built my wife’s 68 into a solid runner. If I still love the truck in a few years I’ll tjrow the aod in her car and grab a t56 or something.