If you could have...
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From: Corydon US of A
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[updated:LAST EDITED ON 27-Nov-01 AT 10:18 PM (EST)]If you could have any of these engines in their stock form what would it be??
351W
351M
351C
302
289
390
400
460
oh and dont forget to mention why
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351M
351C
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oh and dont forget to mention why
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Laughing Gas
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From: Fayetteville, NC
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>If you could have any of these engines in their stock form
>what would it be??
>
>351W
>351M
>351C
>302
>289
>390
>400
>460
>
>oh and dont forget to mention why
Well...lets see here. Tough choice on two of them. If I had to choose one for the street I would go with the 302. The 302 is very light is capable of pushing 500+ hp with the right mods. For the 4x4 scene....no doubt the 460 for the low end torque and over all hp potential.
>what would it be??
>
>351W
>351M
>351C
>302
>289
>390
>400
>460
>
>oh and dont forget to mention why
Well...lets see here. Tough choice on two of them. If I had to choose one for the street I would go with the 302. The 302 is very light is capable of pushing 500+ hp with the right mods. For the 4x4 scene....no doubt the 460 for the low end torque and over all hp potential.
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I would go with the 351C in a car (i.e. Torino) as it will run circles around a 351W (the 351W still has a place don't get me wrong). I would go with the 390 or a 460 in an F-250 or F-350 for brute power and torque.
I would put a 351W in a late ('86-'93) Mustang for the most cubes that would easily fit and that is still easily converted to EFI
Fordy
I would put a 351W in a late ('86-'93) Mustang for the most cubes that would easily fit and that is still easily converted to EFI
Fordy
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I'd go with the one you didn't list. I like it because it'll outlast all of the above, and usually gets better mileage. Just a bid of a dog without any mods...oh, and two less spark plugs to buy too. 
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460.
Why mess around with anything else. Plus it too will easily go into a mustang.
Chris
79 F-150 Lariat: Long-bed, 2wd, 460 (intake, headers, cam, early heads), C-6 (shift kit)
79 Mustang: 460 swap under way, balanced rotating assembly, forged pistons, truck rods, c-8 heads ported, Lunati solid lifter cam, more stuff...
98 Chevy Silverado ext. cab 4x4 (work truck)
95 Lexus SC300 (wife's baby)
Why mess around with anything else. Plus it too will easily go into a mustang.
Chris
79 F-150 Lariat: Long-bed, 2wd, 460 (intake, headers, cam, early heads), C-6 (shift kit)
79 Mustang: 460 swap under way, balanced rotating assembly, forged pistons, truck rods, c-8 heads ported, Lunati solid lifter cam, more stuff...
98 Chevy Silverado ext. cab 4x4 (work truck)
95 Lexus SC300 (wife's baby)
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I'd like to see a stock 460 try to keep up with a stock 427/428 Cobra Jet....
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From: Alabama
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haha, I don't think I've actually seen a stock 460 so I don't know, but I doubt it would keep up w/ a 427/8.
Chris
79 F-150 Lariat: Long-bed, 2wd, 460 (intake, headers, cam, early heads), C-6 (shift kit)
79 Mustang: 460 swap under way, balanced rotating assembly, forged pistons, truck rods, c-8 heads ported, Lunati solid lifter cam, more stuff...
98 Chevy Silverado ext. cab 4x4 (work truck)
95 Lexus SC300 (wife's baby)
Chris
79 F-150 Lariat: Long-bed, 2wd, 460 (intake, headers, cam, early heads), C-6 (shift kit)
79 Mustang: 460 swap under way, balanced rotating assembly, forged pistons, truck rods, c-8 heads ported, Lunati solid lifter cam, more stuff...
98 Chevy Silverado ext. cab 4x4 (work truck)
95 Lexus SC300 (wife's baby)
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All things considered I think the best "bang for your buck" would be from getting an older (70-72) 460 if you're putting it in a truck. Sure the 427/428 CJ motors are good but they are pricey and hard to find and you'd need to swap out the tranny too. If your truck already has a 351M (or 400) then the swap to a 460 is relatively painless, you can use the existing tranny and the older 460s with the higher C.R. are torque and hp monsters.
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ive drivin them all but the 351c and the 289, i would have to say i like the 460 the best, for the all around torque, and hp,especially a nice warmed over 460 thats why i got two of them, i also have a 351,
thats why i got two of them, i also have a 351, 
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I would choose the 351W.... Parts are cheep, power is good, and I have one in a '84 F-150 "LIMO" long-bed, extended-cab, that will beat most new chevies. I would put one in my 67 F-100, but I hapened to come across a 302 for FREE!
