Thread: Time again for a Clevor????

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Ya Dave I know some of the old 289 heads had a cresent shaped water ports.
I had to do something about them years ago when I did a Mexican style boss 302.
I thought it was just something with the head gasget? But it was a long time ago.
Lamin8r; I've got a 351 Cleveland thats got all the good stuff in it, but only have the stock 4V heads with double springs good valves and guid plates. You have to rev the
piss out of them to get to HP range. With those new heads it would be able to pull all the way thru the RPM range. The engine has not been run yet, Still have to purchase
March pully set up and Webber carbs I want, mostly just for looks. HE! HE! HE!
Kurt

I didn't know you could put a 351C/M or 400 crank in a windsor block. What all would you have to do to the crank and bolck to get it all to work? what connecting rods would you use?

Originally Posted by hudsonj94

I didn't know you could put a 351C/M or 400 crank in a windsor block. What all would you have to do to the crank and bolck to get it all to work? what connecting rods would you use?

the c/svo main s are 2.750 the windsors 351/400m are 3.000 same size as a 460 the alot of cranks are made for the 2.100 sbc rods

Isnt a 400 crank longer than a windsor? Would you have to do any machining on the block? Would you use the 400 pistons or the windsor pistons?

Originally Posted by hudsonj94

Isnt a 400 crank longer than a windsor? Would you have to do any machining on the block? Would you use the 400 pistons or the windsor pistons?

never done the 400 with 400 pistons in a 351 W but why would you do all of this just use the 400 block ? you would use the piston for what ever head you end up with . the two i work with are C/ svo mains 2.750 windsor dart blocks thati will use a windsor heads with a scat cranks chevy rods. C heads could be used with the C typ custom pistons

Originally Posted by hudsonj94

Isnt a 400 crank longer than a windsor? Would you have to do any machining on the block? Would you use the 400 pistons or the windsor pistons?

Many moons ago, had a good machinist with a crank grinder used to make our stroker cranks for the Windsor's out of 400 cranks, then as Pat said use the Chevy rods and some custom pistons from Wiseco...