std bore is 4.050
no you cannot bore it to 340 but you can put a stroker crank in it and get to 390, 396 and even more
Passenger side, front of engine.
.017
about 6 quarts
i think somewhere i heard that the 390 v8 actually has 390 hp, but im not sure
broken engine gasket.
Depends on the C6 transmission you have. They made several variants for different Ford Engine types for the FE and 385 Big Blocks. So For a 390 you will need a C6 that mates to an FE engine.
Fords 6.2 liter gasoline V8 engine is ( 379 cubic inches ) It is a Single Over Head Cam design where the Ford 390 was an Over Head Valve / pushrod design engine
It is a 410 horsepower engine but ford rated it at 315 hp for insurance reasons!
Yes, it it s very solid dependable engine but is a gas hog.
Yes there are freeze plug(S) on a ford 390. There is more then one on each side though I don't recall how many, I believe there are 6.
For the FORD 390 cubic inch V8 engine : firewall 4 - 8 3 - 7 2 - 6 1 - 5 front of vehicle