351 M
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351 M
Now, Bubba, be nice. Someone out there told this guy that the 351M was named after his uncle Merlin, and 460 guy took him at his word.
Poke around a little bit, 460. Bubba has his site, as well as a lot of good posts in this forum.
Poke around a little bit, 460. Bubba has his site, as well as a lot of good posts in this forum.
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351 M
Heh heh heh. I guess I should have used a smiley.
Merlin is a new one (to me) in our unending quest for the meaning of the mysterious "M." Maybe I'm out of touch, but I haven't heard Merlin used as an engine name since the Rolls-Royce V-12 in the Supermarine Spitfire.
Oh, what do I think? I think the 351M has one tragic flaw (it's not a 400) and one redeeming grace (it can be converted to a 400).
Merlin is a new one (to me) in our unending quest for the meaning of the mysterious "M." Maybe I'm out of touch, but I haven't heard Merlin used as an engine name since the Rolls-Royce V-12 in the Supermarine Spitfire.
Oh, what do I think? I think the 351M has one tragic flaw (it's not a 400) and one redeeming grace (it can be converted to a 400).
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From: The Big, Oregon
351 M
Hey, at least nobody refers to it as Mazda! I always heard of it as Modified, though. As in, a 335 series, modified for a big block pattern.
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From: Jax FL
351 M
lol, did someone say big block? i got into an argument the other day with the Mr. ford know it all in my neighborhood. he was telling my son that the 400 was a big block. so i was cleaning a spare set of 4V heads, i asked him what these were and he said thats easy 351 4v heads, i took out the 2v 400 heads, he said 351 2v heads. then i took out the spare 400 block and put the 4v heads on and asked him how do small block heads fit on a big block motor? it seems i had stumped him.
