Thread: 351W or 351C?
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12-05-2008 05:49 PM #1
351W or 351C?
I race in circle track racing. I want to knwo which motor is lighter a 351C or 351W? Please and Thank you
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12-05-2008 06:20 PM #2
Windsor is the lighter, mainly because of the heads, blocks are actually close in weight.Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, Live for Today!
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12-05-2008 06:47 PM #3
Thanks for the information
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12-05-2008 07:11 PM #4
Cleveland makes more power tho
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12-05-2008 07:25 PM #5
the cleveland in the long run would make the better motor
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12-05-2008 07:38 PM #6
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12-05-2008 08:01 PM #7
The better engine for what? What kind of car, what rpm range do you want to run in? what is the weight? and a gazillion other questions.....Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, Live for Today!
Carroll Shelby
Learning must be difficult for those who already know it all!!!!
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12-05-2008 08:56 PM #8
Clevelands need a good oil pan for circle track racing
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12-06-2008 06:10 AM #9
Tried to find parts for anything but a 'W' engine lately? Inexpensively/reasonably priced?Dave W
I am now gone from this forum for now - finally have pulled the plug
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12-06-2008 08:28 AM #10
the w engine seams to be the one to build ? every one i know that runs the 351 use the w engine the 351 c heads are abit big less your going hi rpm engine???Irish Diplomacy ..the ability to tell someone to go to Hell ,,So that they will look forward to to the trip
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12-06-2008 10:07 AM #11
Then of course with the right combination of parts a 351W can grow to 427 and in a few cases even bigger.Dave W
I am now gone from this forum for now - finally have pulled the plug
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12-07-2008 05:16 AM #12
Cleveland parts are expensive, you can get the same power out of a Windsor for equal money (but more parts). Then there's the Clevor. C heads on a W. Probably just as pricey, though.
The C is a peaky engine, where the W pulls strong all the way, just not as much top end. Had 'em both, much prefer the Windsor, but I'm talking street engines. Gave up racing years ago, ran a 302 Fairlane stock car.
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12-07-2008 06:19 AM #13
Tigers83; I've built my share of clevelands and can tell you the there is good and bad for both motors. The cleveland is a great motor for building alot of power.
I don't post alot any more cause I'm tired of fighting with other people that have opions that don't know what thier talking about. I've got a couple of people that I really trust
on here for thier Input. Techinspector, Dave Severson, Mr. Mustang and one or two others. It's like Dave said what do you want to do with it. Clevelands have come down alot in price in the last few years. They have two differant kind of heads for a cleveland,2V and the 4V. Depending on what you want to do, will determine what head you use.
If you want a broad power motor, use the 2V head. This will give you a great street strip motor you'll have alot of fun with, and enough power to spank just {about} everything out there. If you want a all out race moter, just for the strip, use the 4V heads.
These heads are awsome for top end power above 4000 RPM's they build all kinds of HP and torque. Both kinds of heads need a good intake, carb and some headers.
I've never seen a street Windsor 351 leave a street Cleveland 351.
Your gonna have to build the crap out of a 351W to beat a stock 351 Cleveland. Kurt
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12-07-2008 10:05 AM #14
One of the best things about the cleveland motor is the smaller main size--
And I definitely agree about the 2v / 4v head statement
And you need a good oil pan on any engine that is run in any extreme conditions
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12-07-2008 12:53 PM #15
Irish Diplomacy ..the ability to tell someone to go to Hell ,,So that they will look forward to to the trip
Welcome to CHR. I think that you need to hook up your vacuum advance. At part throttle when cruising you have less air and fuel in each cylinder, and the air-fuel mixture is not as densely packed...
MSD 8360 distributor vacuum advance