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Old Mar 6, 2011 | 02:00 PM
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Hi, I have a 76 F250 Ranger highboy with a 2" lift and I am about to pick up a
351 cleveland 2V to replace the 302. I want the truck to be able to haul a boat and camper so I was wondering if it would be worth picking up 4v heads or would the 2v heads be sufficient? Thanks.

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Old Mar 6, 2011 | 02:31 PM
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for towing i'd stick with the 2v heads. The 4v heads have huge ports and need lots of rpm to make power
 
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Old Mar 6, 2011 | 08:25 PM
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Ok thanks for the reply
 
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Old Mar 6, 2011 | 10:33 PM
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no problem and welcome to the forum
 
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Old Mar 6, 2011 | 11:20 PM
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Try getting the aussie closed chambe 2V's or Edelbrock heads to keep port velocity up.

The closed chamber helps with detonation issues that open chambers can have at higher cr's.
 
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Old Mar 6, 2011 | 11:37 PM
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What towers did ya use to get the 302 in there?
 
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Old Mar 7, 2011 | 08:42 AM
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othThe guy I got it off of put the 302 in. I will ask him about that. Will the 351 mount right up to the bellhousing?
 
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Old Mar 7, 2011 | 10:55 AM
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I don't think so, but I know there has been a thread covering bell housings for small blocks and the clevelands, and NumberDummy broke it down by part number.
 
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found it - if that doesnt help its a good place to start (could go through the original posters previous posts to figure out the one referenced)

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...ith-a-sbf.html

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Ok great. Thanks for the help
 
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What did u use to mount 351 Cleveland in the highboy mounts/ perches
 
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Originally Posted by goodtimesrol
Hi, I have a 76 F250 Ranger highboy with a 2" lift and I am about to pick up a
351 cleveland 2V to replace the 302. I want the truck to be able to haul a boat and camper so I was wondering if it would be worth picking up 4v heads or would the 2v heads be sufficient? Thanks.

Lance
I have a 351c implanted to a 77 f150 plow truck. its 2v and runs and pulls great. push snow with a yard of sand in the back no problem.
 
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