351C in a Fox?
02-07-2007, 05:55 PM
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351C in a Fox?
Anybody dump a Cleveland in a fox?
How come you never hear much about this motor? Windsors are like ********, eveybody's got one....but not the Cleveland...seems like that motor has been all but forgotten.
How come you never hear much about this motor? Windsors are like ********, eveybody's got one....but not the Cleveland...seems like that motor has been all but forgotten.
02-07-2007, 11:31 PM
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Not as many go fast parts in the Cleveland, and nearly everything is interchangeable between the two Windsor motors. The cleveland is a good motor, but has its shortcomings. There are a lot of parts available for it, but most of the good stuff is expensive. I've never done the swap, and probably never will.
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02-09-2007, 07:42 PM
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I'm kind of a retro guy....I love seeing big blocks where they don't belong, or rare/odd motors in normal every day cars.
What I'd love to see is a 429 SC/J in a fox, that'd be sweet....or a 460 in an SN95.
What I'd love to see is a 429 SC/J in a fox, that'd be sweet....or a 460 in an SN95.
02-09-2007, 08:28 PM
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A friend of mines Dad has a 550hp Cleveland, that he may put in
a fox but he has no time. He is a mechanic and had it in his 67
stang and it came in his old Montego. Very high compression
set up, bare streetable.
a fox but he has no time. He is a mechanic and had it in his 67
stang and it came in his old Montego. Very high compression
set up, bare streetable.
03-12-2007, 11:21 PM
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What's wrong with a 351W? You don't hear about the Clevelands because they're simply NOT AS GOOD a swap. There's a reason people use 351W's. I wouldn't build up a Cleveland just to be "different." Seems like a waste of money.
03-14-2007, 02:14 AM
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Uhmmm, why WOULDN'T you want to do something different?
Imagine Troy Trepanier never built Sniper just because a Viper engine is more than a few thousand dollars.
*bitch slaps midnighter
*, smarten up dude.
Imagine Troy Trepanier never built Sniper just because a Viper engine is more than a few thousand dollars.
*bitch slaps midnighter
*, smarten up dude.
03-14-2007, 09:08 AM
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Good call on the 502 Chris!
Or maybe a 400M
03-15-2007, 02:14 PM
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Rep Power: 669 I am simply trying to offer reasonable advice. Some people spend too much time trying to be different and less time doing things right.
03-15-2007, 06:43 PM
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Rep Power: 671 i got a 351m/400 in my backyard..... it will likely stay there, got it for free and i never turn down something v8 that is free.
and there are still go fast pats for the 351c, if i had a hoped up 351c your damn straight i'd drop it into my 90 lx.