what year trucks or cars came with the 351c motor in it, im told that the 351c is better than the 351w.

 

>what year trucks or cars came with the 351c motor in it, im
>told that the 351c is better than the 351w.

The 351C was produced from '70-'74. No US F-series trucks ever came with the 351C.

 

so that means that it would be near impossible for me to get one in north carolina unless i had one shipped one over seas.

 

It's very easy- find a truck with a small block, and put a 351c in it. The will drop in without any problems whatsoever, they use flexplates/ flywheels/ balancers for pre-82 302's, 289's, and 351w's, Windsor motor mounts, bellhousing, etc. I am dropping one into my truck in the next few weeks. I guess I should change my name to Ford_EIGHT now, huh?

Jared

 

i know i can put one in my truck, thats my plan. but finding one looks like it will be a major problem. that and i need to know if there are a lot of performance parts for them. im hoping to build my engine myself and hopefully get over 350hp and way more torque out of it.

 

>i know i can put one in my truck, thats my plan. but finding
>one looks like it will be a major problem. that and i need
>to know if there are a lot of performance parts for them. im
>hoping to build my engine myself and hopefully get over
>350hp and way more torque out of it.

You're probably better off finding a 351W than a 351C. Since the Clevelands were only produced for 5 years they are relatively scarce altho' not impossible to find. The only thing "better" about the Clevlands is the heads. They flowed much better and made more power stock than any stock Windsor heads.

The Windsor has a much stronger bottom end and now days the aftermarket support for Windsors is much bigger than the Clevelands.

Now in order to "save face" in this forum I do have to mention that if you want to make more torque then you need a longer stroke. The 400 has the longest stroke of any pushrod V8 motor that Ford made. With a basic rebuild, the right cam and some flat top pistons 350+ Hp and 450+ lb/ft of torque is very realistic. Of course you would have to swap out the trans or bellhousing for the bigger bolt pattern.

 

A 351c in a truck has one problem. The exhaust. You will have to get the downfalls custom made, or keep trying different style 351c headers till you get some to fit. You can try the 351m/400 style header, but when I tried these, the passemger side collector hit the bellhousing in the starter area.

 

351c's aer not that hard to find, if you know where to look.

 

Back in the early '70s, the 351C 2V was nothing special. Most of them were used in 4-door sedans and station wagons (a lot more than in Mustangs and other "sporty" cars).

If you're looking in the junkyard for either a 351C 2V or a 400, most any early-'70s full-size or mid-size Ford or Mercury sedan or wagon is a good candidate.

You can find lists of the vehicles equipped with M-block engines (351M and 400) at the following URL. Before 1975, most of the car models equipped with the 400 were also available with the 351C 2V.

http://home.earthlink.net/~bubbaf250/history/history10.html