351c - 351w - 351m differences
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From: iowa
http://www.geocities.com/infieldg/v8enginesizes.html
orhttp://raceabilene.com/kelly/hotrod/engine.html
orhttp://raceabilene.com/kelly/hotrod/engine.html
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Originally Posted by fordeverpower
calazo, you are crazy if you think a 351w is better for performance than a 400. But if you want better gas mileage its the way to go.
Engine sizes!!!!
http://classictruckshop.com/engine_sizes.asp
And yes I know the 351c wasn't in trucks!
Engine sizes!!!!
http://classictruckshop.com/engine_sizes.asp
And yes I know the 351c wasn't in trucks!
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Originally Posted by 73XAFalcon
The 351C was in trucks. It was sold in F100's in Australia and New Zealand up till early 1983 when the local supply finally ran out. You could also get the local 302C in the F100.
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what is a 302c? and Australia doesn't count!
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Originally Posted by fordeverpower
what is a 302c? and Australia doesn't count!
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i have a 351 windsor with block numbers d9ae-6015-ed-23
i know d is 70's and 9 is year.
would like to know the rest. ford is not much help.
all the experts out there, someone shold know.
i know d is 70's and 9 is year.
would like to know the rest. ford is not much help.
all the experts out there, someone shold know.
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Originally Posted by myddad
i have a 351 windsor with block numbers d9ae-6015-ed-23
i know d is 70's and 9 is year.
would like to know the rest. ford is not much help.
all the experts out there, someone shold know.
i know d is 70's and 9 is year.
would like to know the rest. ford is not much help.
all the experts out there, someone shold know.
"A" is for Full Size Ford, "E" is for Engine, 6015 is the Basic Part #. I've never seen a suffix like ED 23. Normally the suffix is something like ED2B or GA or even a single letter. It denotes a revision to the original casting.
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Well to start off with the 351 Windsor is bassed off the 302 with the main difference is the 1/2" longer stroke but is still has the 4" bore like the 289 and 302. This makes the engine height taller so it has its own unique intake manifold that only fits a 351W.
Heads can be interchanged. The valve covers have 6 bolts one them.
The 351 Cleavland has a block of its own. It has staggered valves with 8 bolts to the valve covers. The front of the engine has a housing casted on it for timing chain and gears. The heads on them were two basic kinds, two barrel heads and four barrel heads. The size of the ports and valves were the difference with the 4-barrell's being larger to breath better.
The 351 M shares the same block as the 400. The 351 M is a 400 block with a 351 Windsor crank in it. The 351 M has taller cylinders so it has a wider intake on it than the 351 C. I guess the 351M was a result of the Windsor plant couldn't keep up with a demand or so I've heard. The Cleavelands were designed to have heads that breath better than the FE's and small blocks. I have one of each of these except the 351 C, and they are all great engines. It doesn't take much to wake up a Cleaveland.
Also the 351 Windsor has the same transmission bolt pattern as the 302. The 351M has the bolt pattern as the 429/460. Theres the differences in a nutshell.
Heads can be interchanged. The valve covers have 6 bolts one them.
The 351 Cleavland has a block of its own. It has staggered valves with 8 bolts to the valve covers. The front of the engine has a housing casted on it for timing chain and gears. The heads on them were two basic kinds, two barrel heads and four barrel heads. The size of the ports and valves were the difference with the 4-barrell's being larger to breath better.
The 351 M shares the same block as the 400. The 351 M is a 400 block with a 351 Windsor crank in it. The 351 M has taller cylinders so it has a wider intake on it than the 351 C. I guess the 351M was a result of the Windsor plant couldn't keep up with a demand or so I've heard. The Cleavelands were designed to have heads that breath better than the FE's and small blocks. I have one of each of these except the 351 C, and they are all great engines. It doesn't take much to wake up a Cleaveland.
Also the 351 Windsor has the same transmission bolt pattern as the 302. The 351M has the bolt pattern as the 429/460. Theres the differences in a nutshell.
