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Old trucks tend to break automatic shifters. They wear out, get hard to move and make a truck a pain to drive. There are plenty of automatic floor shifters in the aftermarket. Some come with extended handles and really fit trucks well. Others are connected by cable, so you can put them on an existing or aftermarket console.

Nothing adds power as quick as a good set of headers for your 351w. Headers are usually easy to bolt on and make good power for the investment and time to put them on. Another option to increase how far your valves open is a set of Crower 351w 1.7 roller rocker arms. They allow the same 351w cam and allow the valves to open further with the same amount of cam lift.

If you’re truck has a 351 C or 351 Cleveland, valves are available through the aftermarket through Milodon. They come in a few sizes to make your 351 Cleveland valves flow again. Milodon valves are stainless steel and typical Milodon quality.

Here is a good source for ARP 400-1202 header bolts. They’re sometimes hard to find, but if you need them, you can get them here: ARP 400-1202 header bolts

Speed Suppliers has a good story about Flowmaster and their available exhaust products. It covers about everything that Flowmaster offers from mufflers to catback exhaust to full systems.

JEGS has a good list of street rod accessories and dress-up items on their site that you can use to hook your hot rod up with some of the best functioning and looking speed parts.

A lot of old Ford trucks have 2 barrel carburetors. Holley makes a good replacement series of 2 barrel carbs for your old Ford to get it back on the road!

If you want some answers to common carburetor questions, check out this new carburetor article. There is also a good article up with just about everything you need to know about tuning a carburetor. It’s a great article with lots of good advice on setting up a carbureted fuel system.

There’s a short article on rocker arm ratio in the tech section of the JEGS website that clears up a small mystery. I’ve never looked into using rocker arms with a different ratio. It’s a simple idea, but worth the short read.

Check out the Tech Articles section that JEGS just added to their website. There are several good in depth articles there now. It looks like they will be adding more over time.